Making your resume stand out from your competitors:

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–        Insert WOW statements that give specific examples of how you excelled in your job.

–        Put in information that can then specific dollar amounts percentile or comparisons such as increased output by 30%.

–        Began composing your resume with an end in mind what message you want to give to the reader.

–        Concentrate upon job accomplishments rather than job duties.

–        Always include cover letters with the resumes.

–        As you compose your resume. You want to cater each of them to include the buzzwords that are also in the job description.

–        Include a career summary.

–        If you don’t have an education degree, then put an experience of certifications.

–        Don’t put down your interests that do not contribute to your application.

–        It is not necessary to put in references.

–        One way to help your resume to get past the automated rejection process is a put in buzzwords in the resume that match requirements. For some of the skills that you don’t possess you might consider putting keywords in and then highlight those words and save them in white. This will result in the text being hidden in the resume, but the automated system will still catch the resume for having those words.

–        If you have an expired certification then maybe have held xx certification.

–        HR managers will often tell the hiring manager that all applicants must meet the minimum requirements of an application to be considered for a position.

–        Some people highlight in bold areas of the resume that they want the reviewer to pay attention to.

–        Most resumes are not copyrighted, so if you see some good examples of phrasing, go ahead and borrow from that resume

–        Does the resume make sense to you?

–        You need to set your resume with what you expect to accomplish in that resume

–        reading your resume out loud can help catch misspellings and incoherencies

–        Create a T diagram between your resume and the job description. Left side job description right side resume then start making similarities that are truthful.

–        For job that you really want, one way to maybe stand out from others is to print out a hard copy your resume and send it priority mail.

If you have ideas to add to this topic, please feel free to share them. Thanks.

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