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How to get employers to read your resume and call you for an interview
Did you know that your first impression with an employer is not the first 5 minutes of your interview—it’s the first 3 seconds when they look at your resume. Does yours include a statement that’s so powerful it transforms their initial scan into a lengthy read and a direct call to you?
It must. If you can`t cause an employer to stop dead in the middle of their first cup of coffee you won`t get that call. No call. no interview. No job offer. Job hunting is that simple!
Intuitively you know that looking for a job is a sales and marketing activity. Is your resume the best it can be? Is it designed to be used as a marketing tool?
Yes, your resume needs to be a reflection of your past experience but it also needs to represent you as a unique individual who can contribute value to the employer.
Does your resume convey who you are as an individual? Because face it, personality counts just as much as your credentials - especially in an ultracompetitve job market.
In today’s post Wall Street credit crunch - bank failure - meltdown world, you need to create a resume that makes you get noticed. This is especially true if you`re a victim of the latest meltdown or at all involved with the mortgage finance business. [Wachovia, Bear Sterns, Washington Mutual, Merrill Lynch Lehman Brothers American International Group
You Inc. — Extreme Resume Makeovers 2009 will show you how to stand out from the crowd and make that difference. Within these 78 pages you`ll find two real life makeovers and 25 other 1 page Guerrilla Resumes which landed each of it`s owner a well paying job. Often in as little as a week.....
Source:
http://guerrillajobhunting.typepad.com/guerrilla_job_hunting/2008/11/need-a-game
It must. If you can`t cause an employer to stop dead in the middle of their first cup of coffee you won`t get that call. No call. no interview. No job offer. Job hunting is that simple!
Intuitively you know that looking for a job is a sales and marketing activity. Is your resume the best it can be? Is it designed to be used as a marketing tool?
Yes, your resume needs to be a reflection of your past experience but it also needs to represent you as a unique individual who can contribute value to the employer.
Does your resume convey who you are as an individual? Because face it, personality counts just as much as your credentials - especially in an ultracompetitve job market.
In today’s post Wall Street credit crunch - bank failure - meltdown world, you need to create a resume that makes you get noticed. This is especially true if you`re a victim of the latest meltdown or at all involved with the mortgage finance business. [Wachovia, Bear Sterns, Washington Mutual, Merrill Lynch Lehman Brothers American International Group
You Inc. — Extreme Resume Makeovers 2009 will show you how to stand out from the crowd and make that difference. Within these 78 pages you`ll find two real life makeovers and 25 other 1 page Guerrilla Resumes which landed each of it`s owner a well paying job. Often in as little as a week.....
Source:
http://guerrillajobhunting.typepad.com/guerrilla_job_hunting/2008/11/need-a-game
