resume writing course - part 5
The next key element of success is usually overlooked - even
by many professional resume writers.
I believe your resume is never good enough.
No matter how well-written it is, no matter how carefully you
have outlined your value proposition, no matter how
action-packed it is, it is never perfectly positioned
for every job opportunity because each employer is
different.
So, the resume you have created using my system should only be
used when doing a mass mailing to recruiters
or employers.
When applying for a specific position, you should go back to
the principle I taught you in the first lesson: Put
yourself in their shoes.
Do whatever you have to do to find out what issues the company
is facing (or what opportunities they are trying to
capitalize on).
Understand the company culture. What kind of place is this to
work? What do they value?
Find out as much as you can about the position. And if all you
have is the job posting, study it carefully to identify
the needs and concerns.
The more you can address your resume to the specifics of the
position, the higher your response rate will be.
This takes us back to the analogy I started out with - that of
marketing a product. You must approach selling yourself
in a resume in the same way a marketer approaches selling
a product in a brochure.
It may feel a little uncomfortable
at first to blow your own horn quite so blatantly,
but trust me ... no one else is going to do it for
you. And once you do it, you'll see results and hopefully
be encouraged to keep going.
That's the beauty of this resume writing system - making these changes
gets instant results. That in turn boosts your confidence,
which in turn has an even more positive effect.
I can't give all my secrets away for free - that wouldn't be
fair to the people who bought my book! - so I haven't
even touched on the design changes that can further
enhance your results (or the design mistakes that can
cost you interviews) but I hope I've covered enough
to get you thinking about your resume.
If you're serious about making your resume the best it can be,
check out my book. I have packed
all my inside secrets into the book along with tons
of real-life resume examples from people in all walks
of life and at all levels of the corporate ladder.
The download is instantaneous, so
you can be learning all my secrets just a few minutes
from now and because the recession is hurting so
many people, we've discounted the book by $7.
Tomorrow, I'll give you a resume checklist you can use to evaluate
your current resume.
Best,
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take my word for it - start reading "The Complete
Guide to Resume Writing" now and see for yourself.
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Here are quick links to the entire course:
Part
1:"The #1 problem with 95% of resumes and how you can
avoid it."
Part
2: "How to Show Employers Exactly Why They Should
Hire You!"
Part
3: "Boost the response rate to your resume by 50% or more
with a simple shift in focus."
Part
4: "The secret ingredient that the best professional resume
writers use to spice up their clients' resumes."
Part
5: "The simple changes that will ensure your resume gets
a great response every time."
Part
6: "How to evaluate your resume to ensure it's the absolute
best it can be."
Part 7: "How
to use these resume writing techniques to ace your interviews." |
