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Write You - Does Your Resume Stink - Take This Test to Find Out
This is the third article of a three-part series. I'm illustrating the marketing challenges of PrescottWeddings.com, a small business.If you don't remember anything else about marketing, remembe
1. Does your resume include "meta" information like an "objective", "professional summary"
Every once in a while you come across an individual who has an entitlement attitude. They feel that they’re blessed with unusual ability that far exceeds the rest of God’s creatures and that the people they’
I've reviewed tens of thousands of resumes in my Human Resources career. I've seen virtually every kind of resume imaginable (I got one two weeks ago that included a mug shot - not recommended).
For any job search to be successful you need to get attention quick. You have just a few seconds to make a positive first impression. Once you make that first impression you have to communicate, quickly, a number of reasons the person should call.
The typical resume (about 98% of all resumes I see as an HR Consultant and former HR Director) does a terrible job of communicating information to a hiring manager that will make them pick up the phone and call. Take this simple 4 question test to see if your resume is one of the stinkers:
1. Does your resume include "meta" information like an "objective", "professional summary"
A company that uses catalogs for marketing should remember that the design of the catalog is very important. If you want to become successful in the industry that you are in, you must make sure that your cat
For any job search to be successful you need to get attention quick. You have just a few seconds to make a positive first impression. Once you make that first impression you have to communicate, quickly, a number of reasons the person should call.
The typical resume (about 98% of all resumes I see as an HR Consultant and former HR Director) does a terrible job of communicating information to a hiring manager that will make them pick up the phone and call. Take this simple 4 question test to see if your resume is one of the stinkers:
1. Does your resume include "meta" information like an "objective", "professional summary"
After years of running various small businesses I have finally come to conclude that people are bad for your profits! What made me arrive at this conclusion? Well obviously it’s a very broad statement & pe
The typical resume (about 98% of all resumes I see as an HR Consultant and former HR Director) does a terrible job of communicating information to a hiring manager that will make them pick up the phone and call. Take this simple 4 question test to see if your resume is one of the stinkers:
1. Does your resume include "meta" information like an "objective", "professional summary"
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1. Does your resume include "meta" information like an "objective", "professional summary"
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1. Does your resume include "meta" information like an "objective", "professional summary" or "summary of qualifications"?
2. Is your phone number, address and job dates the only numbers on your resume?
3. Does your resume talk about job duties or responsibilities in prior jobs divorced from actual business results delivered? Does each line of your resume answer the question, "So tell me about another business problem you solved?"
4. Do less than half of the lines on your resume start with a bullet?
Grading the test is easy. If you answered yes to ANY of these questions your resume stinks.
These are some of my biggest resume “pet peeves” - the bigger and most common mistakes made on resumes I see every day. Scan your current resume for these problems; if you find them, re-write your res
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