You’ve doubled
checked your grammar, spelling and formatting; but there may be few things
you’ve overlooked that could give your resume a significant advantage over the
competition. Below are three ways
you can upgrade your resume and significantly increase your chances of winning
that coveted interview:
1.
Make
sure your stated objective focuses on the needs and desires of the
employer. Most objectives talk
about what the job can do for them; but fail to mention how they plan to
benefit the potential employer.
Tell the employer how you will use your skills to benefit their company.
2.
Make
sure your resume lists accomplishments and avoids mostly listing the
responsibilities/duties you had at a former job. For example:
Instead of saying “Worked with over 200 clients as a personal injury
attorney,” the job candidate may want to say, “Worked with over 200 clients as
a personal injury attorney and settled five personal injury cases for a total
of $2 million.” Showing the
employer exactly what you accomplished is more effective.
3.
Optimize
you resume for the search engines.
Many recruiters and employers are using keyword searches as one of their
tools when searching for job candidates.
Job candidates who want to show up in those searches should research the
top five keywords for the job they’re looking for and include it in their
resume. For example, if you’re an
immigration attorney, you may want to include keywords such as immigration,
deportation, naturalization and citizenship in your resume.