One Fast Way To Evaluate Your Resume

One Fast Way To Evaluate Your Resume If your resume is not getting the results youd expect based on your skills and experience, maybe it needs to be evaluated. All the information could be perfect; perfectly bland. Heres a fast way to evaluate your resume, and its based on the way it will be evaluated when it reaches that VIP looking for someone to fill a position: Pick up your resume and scan it for 30 seconds, then cover it and write down what you remember.   Actually, thirty seconds might be longer than most HR people look at it, but they have developed serious speed reading skills. What do you remember about your resume? What stands out? Now consider that your resume is something you are familiar with and it was probably hard to remember what you said about yourself. Imagine what its like to read through hundreds of resumes in an attempt to find the best candidates to call in for interviews! These people dont know you, and they do know what they need in the position. Be Memorable and Consistent The keywords that need to be there are the words used in the job ad, because thats what they are looking for. But you are offering a unique spin on that because of your individuality. Build on that uniqueness by presenting yourself with synonyms of those keywords where its appropriate and keep a consistency throughout your resume by answering the question in their mind: Why should I hire you? Another way to say the same thing is, who are you and what do you bring to this position? If the answer to the question in their mind isnt obvious, then you need to work on your resume until it can answer that question with fast and clear.