By Dawn Warnaar
dwarnaar@warnaarwriting.com
September 15, 2007

Do research the company with which you are interviewing before the interview. The interviewer may very well ask “So, what do you know about our company?” Be prepared to give a better response than “nothing.”

Don’t be late! If you are unsure of the location try to drive by a few days ahead of time so you know right where it is. Plan for traffic and any other unforeseen issues. Arriving about 10 minutes early is ideal.

Do dress up! This is one of those times when it is better to be over-dressed than under-dressed. Go for the business suit. Gentlemen, wear a tie and be clean shaven. Ladies, keep the makeup natural and don’t overdo jewelry.

Don’t be negative about your current or past employers. Focus on the positives.

Do bring a copy of your resume and cover letter that is unwrinkled and printed on resume paper. You get extra points for addressing the name of the interviewer on the cover letter.

Don’t lie—on your resume or in your interview. This ranks as one of the top turn-offs among HR departments and interviewers.

Do get plenty of sleep the night before so you appear fresh and your mind is sharp and prepared to respond to all the inevitable questions!

Don’t be shy! This is an appropriate time to “brag” about your skills, accomplishments and what a tremendous asset you will be to the team.

Do follow-up with a brief thank you note to the person(s) who interviewed you within 1-3 days after the meeting. It is perfectly acceptable to send this via email. Few people take this important extra step. This keeps you on their radar, shows good follow-up skills and sets you apart from all the other candidates who didn’t send a thank you note.

Just as a strong resume won you the interview, strong interviewing skills can win you the job. Be prepared, be confident and follow-up!

By Dawn Warnaar
dwarnaar@warnaarwriting.com
September 15, 2007

Change your font. Most resumes use the Times New Roman or Arial font. An easy way to make your resume stand out is by trying different fonts that are still professional. Tahoma, Verdana or Century Gothic are good alternative fonts.

Fix the flaws. Check and double-check for typos, spelling and grammar errors. Either use periods or don’t—pick one way and go with it throughout the entire resume.

Don’t include a picture. Trust me, just don’t! Some employers won’t even consider a resume with a picture due to Equal Opportunity and discrimination laws.

Specific is terrific. General statements like “Implemented new programs to cut costs” are boring to read. Get specific to highlight your accomplishments by rephrasing the statement to read: “Implemented an employee referral program to cut recruitment costs by over 30%.”

Customize. Does the help wanted ad include information on what they’re looking for? Match the job requirements to your qualifications. (For example, state their requirement and then explain how your qualifications meet that requirement).

Add action words. Here are a few suggestions: streamlined, implemented, planned, led, organized, managed, created, developed…you get the idea. Instead of saying “Responsible for leading an action team to address employee concerns,” say “Led an action team to attack employee satisfaction concerns, reported feedback to management and suggested solutions to improve employee morale.” See how the first one is very passive and the second one gives a very descriptive picture of the task?

Delete unnecessary info. It’s great that you enjoy working out in your free time and that you’re active in your church, but it’s not really relevant to your career. Stick to naming activities and accomplishments that are significant to the job requirements or highlight your qualifications. Ensure you’re providing accurate information. Falsification of information on your application is a good way to get fired before you’re actually hired! It’s good to “brag” about your experience and achievements but don’t lie.

Try to keep it to two pages. One page resumes are a bit unrealistic unless you use a tiny font, but most hiring managers won’t read past two.

By Dawn Warnaar
dwarnaar@warnaarwriting.com
September 15, 2007

So you submitted your resume, now what? Good follow-up skills are just as important as having a great resume and cover letter and an integral part of scoring an interview.

Do your research. Try to find out the name of the hiring manager. If you can address your resume and cover letter to that person, there is a greater chance of it being seen and not getting lost in the shuffle. If the help wanted ad didn’t specify, check out the company’s website and try to get the name and email of the person who heads up the department to which you are applying. This will also let you know who to follow-up with after you’ve submitted your resume.

Follow-up via email. If you don’t have the email address, then go ahead and make a single phone call about a week after you have submitted your resume. Inquire about the status of your application and when the company expects to select qualified applicants for interviews. Be polite and thank the person you speak to for their time. (Yes, this may seem like a no-brainer, but you’d be surprised how many people call to check the status of their application and have a less-than-enthusiastic tone or are border-line rude).

Interview Follow-Up Thank You Letter. This is perfectly acceptable to send via email. Very few people take this important extra step. In my most recent position as an HR Manager over sixty people originally applied for the job. Only four got interviews and only two of those four got second interviews. A few weeks after I’d started working my boss shared this information with me. I asked him why he chose me over the other applicants. His answer? You guessed it! The follow-up thank you email. There is a fine line between good follow-up and being an annoyance. Read the help wanted ad and adhere to the application directions. Many request “no phone calls please.” If so, don’t call daily to check the status of your resume. I once had a woman who really wanted an accounting job with my past company. She emailed about bi-monthly to check in and express continued interest for several months. That really impressed me and I expressed this to the accounting department head. The woman with good follow-up was hired for the next opening in the accounting department. Bottom line: Address your resume to the hiring manager if at all possible. Follow-up via email about a week after you’ve submitted it. When you score an interview, send a thank you email 1-2 days later and finally, adhere to the application instructions.

By Career-Climbers
admin@career-climbers.com
September 30, 2007

If you want a job, you need a resume. It’s that simple. Even if your best friend’s mom is the CEO of Viacom, you still need one. More specifically, you need a Professional Resume. Sound easy? It’s not. Unfortunately, by the time the majority of people realize they should seek the assistance of a professional resume service, it seems like it’s almost too late. By then, they’ve already combed the Craigslist, Monster and Dice job listings and sent their defective resume to tens, if not hundreds of potential employers. Fast-forward to several weeks later and unsurprisingly – still no interviews. But it’s never too late! At this point, there are two options: Take the time to learn how to properly prepare this superior career tool or just hire a professional resume service to do it for you. Look, this is your career we’re talking about. One spelling or grammatical error will drop your resume into the circular filing cabinet (a.k.a. trashcan). In fact, if you don’t include the key search terms employers continuously use for popular online job search engines, then they won’t even have a chance to SEE your resume! You can’t hit a homerun if you don’t get to step up to the plate! While we strongly recommend contacting a professional resume service, we know some of you are adamant about doing it yourselves and we are here to help. Read on for a few important tips. Also, please review our sample resumes to get a more detailed idea of what your resume should look like.

OBJECTIVE

Keep it to one sentence, spanning no more than two to three lines, basically informing your future employer of your career goals. Be specific about your skills. And this is NOT the time to be humble. If you have strong communication skills, state it; if you’re an accomplished leader, state it. When it comes to the job title, be careful not to be too specific unless you are absolutely sure you know exactly what you want to do. Or you can tailor the job title to each position you are applying for (but be VERY careful not to mix and match the job titles and potential employers!!!)

PROFILE

This is one of the most integral yet overlooked sections of the resume. If an Objective is your tag line, the Profile is your introduction. It tells the employer what you feel are your strongest qualities, and what to have to offer to the company. We have found it to be most effective for a resume to contain anywhere from three to six bullet points under Profile.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

If you’ve got it, flaunt it! If you were an integral member behind a large merger, it should be in the resume. If you’ve achieved or exceeded your sales quota, this is where it should be. But let us caution you: Do NOT confuse professional achievements with job duties. You were required to perform your job duties; even though YOU may think those duties were extra important, it may not be considered an achievement.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

This is the most important section of any resume. While there are variations of style, font and substance, generally, it should be in chronological order. It should contain the employer name (unless it’s confidential), the years of employment, job title, and job descriptions. Not only is this section the most important, BUT it is the portion of the resume that most do-it-yourselfers get WRONG. It is NOT a report, it is NOT a summary, and it is NOT a paragraph; it is a DESCRIPTION. The best advice we can give you is to review as many samples as you can. (Feel free to take a look at some of our samples!)

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

If you’ve authored 50 different articles or publications, you should put them on a separate sheet which is NOT attached to your resume. On your resume itself, indicate “Additional articles or publications available upon request.” If you have more achievements then you can count on both hands and feet, the same rule applies. Depending on the extent of your education and professional training, these can usually be grouped together. If you’ve taken a zillion ongoing education and management or sales training courses, you do not have to list all of them. You may include a statement such as “Select List” or similar verbiage.

PAGE LENGTH

Ask any two professional resume writers, and they will tell you two different things. With that said, trust us: one page max. Your interviewer wants to have one page in front of her or him and one sheet only. (Think of it this way – if a potential employer loses the second page of your resume or it becomes detached for some reason, do you think he or she will take the time to call you and ask for another copy? Or if the potential employer has 20 resumes to go through and it\’s 5pm on a Friday. When he or she comes to your 2-page resume with 8 pt. font and .25\” margins, do you think your potential employer will be happy? Exactly.)

By Judit E. Price
jprice@careercampaign.com
December 02, 2007

Getting the cover letter right is still important as the job hiring process has moved inexorably to cyber spaces, it is easy to forget some fundamentals about marketing yourself.

Job board resumes tend to be simple text-based documents, key word oriented, with some limitations that reduce the opportunity to truly express individuality. They also are a limited job resource as the ‘hidden job market’, those positions uncovered the old fashioned way, networking and personal contact, still predominate.

As a career counselor I am often amazed (and appalled) at how little many clients understand about the importance of job search fundamentals. In fact, almost every level of position demands quality material, job search and networking strategies, intense research, interviewing skills and negotiation capabilities. Too many of my clients still exhibit dismay that they have posted their resume on all the important job boards, but fail to garner interviews or useful interviews. Unfortunately, it is often after a long and fruitless job search that they come to me discouraged and frustrated. And, as frustrating as this is for job search candidates within their own industry, it is even worse for career changers, especially those who have been in one company or one industry for a long time.

For many clients, once we determine a new career direction, too often we need to start over with the basics such as how to write a resume, a cover letter, a broadcast letter and other job search material. Although the subject of this week’s article is the cover letter, I believe too many people have gotten off track with appreciating the importance of the fundamentals.

Email and the Internet are wonderfully useful tools, but are not substitutes for careful, thoughtfully crafted, professional documentation. That process starts with the cover letter. Cover letters in the past tended to be letters of transmittal, brief notes that introduced the resume. However, today the cover letter has become an important component of the marketing communications package. It is a way to provide focus, list relevant experience and introduce credentials in ways that relate directly to the company and position. It is critical to convey why someone should give you the job and to do that you must sell your qualifications. In past columns I have emphasized the importance of research into prospective employers.

The cover letter is a powerful way to tell the prospective employer that they are not part of a blanket mailing campaign looking for a few responses. Rather, the cover letter should convey the idea that you have taken the time to research the firm and are familiar with the organization and its strategies and have decided that here is a match between your interests and skills, and their needs. A good cover letter should create an interest that serves as an incentive to read the resume and hopefully extend that interest to a call for an interview. The key is relevance and that takes forethought. All this must be accomplished without lengthy text and long paragraphs that tire the reader. Nevertheless, it is important to create a theme that describes in a clear and logical way who you are, what position you seek, the value you bring to the organization and your track record of success. The cover letter is not a historical narrative, nor can it be a simple lifting of sections of the resume. Key elements of the resume can be communicated, but in ways that are more than repetition, to convey other skills that contributed to specific achievements. The skills that exemplify achievements should be relevant to the new position. Some clients believe that more is better and must be constrained from writing lengthy job description, point-by-point details of virtually everything they have done.

My job in working with clients is to identify and convey those qualities that would be important in any position. Teamwork, competence, action orientation, innovativeness are some of the important attributes that are valued. Specific skills and attributes should be tailored to the specific letter to each prospective employer.

Ask for the interview. The whole purpose of the cover letter and resume is to obtain an interview, so indicate your desire for an interview and let the recipient understand that you are serious and will follow up with a phone call.

Finally, the writing, style, tone and presentation should reflect the best that the writer can convey. Professionalism is essential for effective communications and the higher the position the greater the importance.

By Dawn Warnaar
dwarnaar@warnaarwriting.com
January 24, 2008

Your resume is your means to sell yourself to an employer. It must be enticing enough for the hiring manager to want to take the time to interview you. Avoiding overused and cliche phrases will not only make your resume stand out but it will show that you put extra effort into showing the employer what your demonstrated skills are. Whenever possible include specific examples that are result-oriented and give concrete numbers to demonstrate that you truly do posses the skill. Here are a list of commonly overused phrases and examples of better alternatives you can use to improve your resume. Some of the items are position specific but you can adapt them to fit your industry and position.

Overused Phrase: Excellent Communication Skills

Better Alternatives: Possesses superior communication skills, both verbal and written; Communicated on a professional and technical level; Conveyed quickly and effectively ideas in an influential manner.

Overused Phrase: Possesses Great Leadership Skills.

Better Alternatives: Provided decisive, proactive operating leadership in numerous project situations; Conveyed quickly and effectively ideas in an influential manner; Thrives working in a team environment and in positions of leadership; led a team of seven associates to develop a program to involve line level employees in decisions that affect them; Transitioned employees and managers through an internal merger in March 2007.

Overused Phrase: Highly Committed and Motivated Employee.

Better Alternatives: Recognized for superior work ethic and high levels of productivity; Honored as “Employee of the Year” in 2006; Awarded a $500 bonus for working overtime to meet end-of-month closing deadlines; Completed two DOL Wage & Hours Division Audits in 2006, resulting in no fines or penalties; Initiated production of a semi-monthly Employee Newsletter to help keep employees better informed. Fully responsible for its creation and distribution.

Overused Phrase: Implemented Programs to Cut Costs

Better Alternative: Created and implemented an Employee Referral Program to cut recruiting cost by over 1/3, increase quality of applicants and reduce turnover.

Overused Phrase: Excellent Follow-Up Skills.

Better Alternatives: Track and verified all personnel completed all training, medical, equipment and paperwork requirements; Created postcard mailer to send to all applicants to inform them we had received their application.

Overused Phrase: Team Player

Better Alternative: Collaboratively prepared benefit packages for a total 3,000 document requirements collectively for each of the organization’s nine divisions; Worked with a group of corporate HR associates to coordinate and conduct a successful Annual Open Enrollment that provided employees with a chance to meet with providers and ask benefit-related questions.

By Dawn Warnaar
dwarnaar@warnaarwriting.com
January 24, 2008

So you’ve applied for a job with a great resume and you’re well qualified so you feel confident you will get a call back. Keep in mind that dozens, even hundreds, of other potentially equally qualified applicants have applied as well. A job search may take many months or even a year in the current job market. Don\’t be discouraged. Being prepared is the best way to land a great job. It\’s a tight job market out there. The unemployment rate is at an all time low. When you\’re applying for a job, you are doing nothing more than selling yourself on paper. Making your resume stand out in the sea of applicants is quite the challenge. Industry insiders estimate that 80% of job seekers do not have a resume and that the remaining 20% have ineffective resumes. Begin by reviewing your resume to ensure there are no spelling or grammar errors. Is it formatted in a manner that is eye-catching yet professional? If not, perhaps it is time to go back to the drawing board or hire a professional resume writer. As an HR Manager, I can tell you what to put in your resume…and what not to. Few resumes that come across my desk stand out and most are laced with errors. Some of the most common errors I see that create a negative impression right off the bat are: No cover letter or arguably worse, one that is only a few short lines. A cover letter gives the hiring manager some insight into your personality and work ethic. Sell yourself shamelessly but accurately. Give hard numbers that show that you get results! No body in the email of an electronically sent resume-just an attachment. This one drove me nuts! Don\’t bother sending your resume if you can\’t take the time to write in the body of the email. Cut and paste your cover letter into the body of the email at the very least. An un -customized cover letter. Even worse was when an applicant had left the cover letter addressed to the last place they applied to. Customizing the letter to the hiring manager with a specific name shows effort and that you care about how you come across. Try to include a bit of information in the cover letter that shows you did your homework on the company to which you are applying. Obvious spelling and/or grammar errors. Give it one more look over, just to be sure! A head shot picture on the resume (especially unprofessional ones). Unless you\’re an actor or a model just don’t do it. Trust me. Sending the resume from your current work email it just looks unprofessional. You would think this is common sense but NEVER apply for other jobs from your current work email. Use your personal one. If you don\’t have one, sign up for one it\’s free! No relevant work experience for the position for which the applicant is applying. Be realistic and don\’t waste you time or the employers by applying for a position for which you are not really qualified. Follow these tips and you\’ll greatly improve your chances in your job search. Be realistic, be prepared and be confident. Finally, if you do score an interview, follow-up with a thank you letter to the interviewer. Few people take this important extra step. It shows good follow-up skills and keeps you fresh in the employers mind. I was the only one of sixty people who took this step when I got my HR job. Good luck!

By Dawn Warnaar
dwarnaar@warnaarwriting.com
January 25, 2008

In college I had a professor who advised our class to go to the bank and open a “Go to Hell” account and save up at least six months salary in it. He said that if you ever came to a point in your life that you absolutely hated your job, you could simply tell your boss to go you know where and still have money to pay the bills (not that I am advocating this). In all seriousness, try to figure out why you hate your job. If it is something unchangeable and not temporary, begin the job search. I would never recommend quitting before you find a new job. No matter how much you hate your current job, do you really want the stress of not having enough money to pay the bills? Next, I would seriously consider having a professional write you a resume and cover letter. I guarantee it will shorten the amount of time it takes you to have interview offers. I own a resume writing service and a friend of mine recently came to me, frustrated that she hated her current job. After weeks of submitting resumes to no avail, she came to me for help. I wrote her a resume that highlighted her skills that came in handy to almost any industry she would apply to. Within a week she scored a great job in a completely different field and she loves it. Resume writers spend every day writing resumes and they are experts on what employers look for in a resume and cover letter. Their goal is to make you stand out and get you interviews. Most resume services offer to re-write your resume for free if you don\’t have job offers within a given length of time. I offer this to my clients but I have never had anyone request to have theirs re-written. In fact, most of my clients find jobs almost immediately. Think of it as an investment in your future. It\’s probably the most important document to your career. The key is actively job searching after you have the resume in hand. There are so many great job-search sites on the web today. Use it to your advantage and spend at least an hour a day searching and applying to positions you are interested in and qualified for. Being pro-active about finding a job you love will pay off in the end. Life is simply too short to spend your days working somewhere you hate.

By Derek Greene
June1, 2008

Is your resume good enough? Is it getting the response you want?

If you think the answer is “no”, you probably need to take a good hard look at it again. What seems to be the problem? Well, take the effort to sense your strengths and weaknesses by conducting a thorough assessment of your resume. To do this effectively, ask yourself in an honest way the following questions:

• Did you clearly express your personal brand? Clarity of thought is important. Since your resume goes to a review process along with probably over a dozen others, your aim is to flaunt your personal brand—that is, to effectively demonstrate that you are the best choice.

• Is your value proposition easy to read and understand even by just making a quick look at your resume? Making your message clear is just as significant as demonstrating your personal brand. Many human resource executives admit that they have read thousands of resumes but merely spend a maximum of 10-15 seconds each to be able to grab their attention. Even in just a short time, the resume instantly goes to the garbage heap if it is not worth the value.

• Do the qualifications indicated in your resume address the specific needs of your target employer? Can you make a difference? Employers are eager to find this out, whether you are applying for a managerial or an entry-level position. Remember that it pays to make a good impact that owes to your broad experience.

• Does your outlined accomplishment clearly show your abilities that makes a compelling impact? Like the point raised earlier, show how you have done something like that in the past. To illustrate how you can deliver a positive impact, discuss your accomplishments by stating the challenges you have faced, the actions employed, as well as the results garnered.

• Did you use an active voice? When crafting your resume, it must have a sense of action and movement. Prefer using action verbs whenever possible, especially when you start making each bullet point. This would liven up your resume.

• Is the resume design easy to the eyes and draws it to important data? A good resume design is as critically important as the key information being presented. Sometimes, the applicant disregards how the resume would look like. Remember that deciding, on the part of the hiring manager to interview you or not, merely takes a few seconds. Thus, make your resume easy to read without sacrificing your talents to craft it in a unique and interesting way.

• Are you impressed? Now, be brutally honest with yourself. Be tough. Pick up your resume. Play the role of a hiring manager then, read it carefully. If you don’t feel like hiring the person, perhaps no one else would. So the tip to remember is: write and revise your draft to come out with only the best.

• What do other people say about your resume? Ask for feedback from trusted people, but ensure that you ask those who have hiring experience. Don’t ask them what they think of it; instead ask the impression it gives about the person after reading it.

Derek Greene has 10 years of experience working as a workshop facilitator on subjects that include corporate staffing, career development, and human resources. He holds a master’s degree in economics.

Resume Writing Companies and Resume Writer
What does professional resume writing company offers? How does a resume writer work? How significant are their services to the general public? These are the most common questions that we encounter when we hear the term resume writing company and resume writer. Let me give you first a brief description of what a resume stands for.

Resume Writing as a Career
For people aspiring to be a resume writer, several concerns must be taken into consideration. Writing is not a game neither a hobby. It is a profession for individuals who possess huge interest and passion in writing.

How to Assess Your Resume
Is your resume good enough? Is it getting the response you want?

What to Do When You Hate Your Job
In college I had a professor who advised our class to go to the bank and open a “Go to Hell” account and save up at least six months salary in it.

Top Mistakes to Avoid When Applying for a Job
So you’ve applied for a job with a great resume and you’re well qualified so you feel confident you will get a call back. Keep in mind that dozens, even hundreds, of other potentially equally qualified applicants have applied as well.

Alternatives to Commonly Used Resume Phrases
Your resume is your means to sell yourself to an employer. It must be enticing enough for the hiring manager to want to take the time to interview you.

Three Suggestions on Writing Your Own Resume
Though allowing a professional writer to compose your own resume could be an advantage, learning the basics would let anyone draft their own like a professional.

Skills for Career Success
Getting the cover letter right is still important As the job hiring process has moved inexorably to cyber spaces it is easy to forget some fundamentals about marketing yourself.

The Art of the Resume
If you want a job, you need a resume. It’s that simple. Even if your best friend’s mom is the CEO of Viacom, you still need one. More specifically, you need a Professional Resume. Sound easy?

The Importance of Follow-up
So you submitted your resume, now what? Good follow-up skills are just as important as having a great resume and cover letter and an integral part of scoring an interview.

Easy Ways to Update your Resume
Change your font. Most resumes use the Times New Roman or Arial font. An easy way to make your resume stand out is by trying different fonts that are still professional. Tahoma, Verdana or Century Gothic are good alternative fonts.

Interview Do’s and Don’ts
Do research the company with which you are interviewing before the interview. The interviewer may very well ask “So, what do you know about our company?” Be prepared to give a better response than “nothing.”

Resume Accepted Guidelines
A resume is the first line of defense for your education, experience, and accomplishments. It serves as a self-marketing tool that if done correctly will lead to a plethora of interviews and potential job offers. Each resume that is sent to a respective firm should be concise, grammatically perfect, detailed and truthful.

Resumes that Catches Employees’ Attention 100%
Hiring managers are the ones tasked by companies to employ workers. They are the ones who have the duty of choosing who to call for initial interview. Picking a job applicant depends on first impression alone. First impression comes in the form of a résumé that’s why it pays to make sure of doing it right and striking the first time.

Cover Letters: It Makes – Or Breaks – Your Applicaiton
Two to four seconds is all it takes for employers to scan your cover letter. If they are not able to see what they are looking for, your document—meaning your cover letter and your résumé—will be put to waste. Hurt? But that is the way it is. Cover letter makes—or breaks—your chance for interview.

Getting Ready for the Interview
At last, you are finally given the chance for the interview. Ready to go? Not yet. Aside from putting your self to a good night rest, you must be prepared for the interview.

Resume Checklist
Great way to start is to write a résumé—comprehensive at that. The résumé is where your future with work lies. Why? It gives employers the first impression of how fit you are on the job you are applying for

Job Hunting While Employed
Employed but eager to resign and find a new job? That is something not wise. Let the job hunting begin without quitting from work— just yet. Get hold of your job to have more control in negotiating with your potential employers—especially about paycheck. But bear in mind—you should not lose focus on your current job while doing the ‘exploration’ and you should keep everything a secret. Or you may get busted.

On Internship
You think spending 120 hours—or more—doing your internship just to get a good grade is such a waste? Think again.

Try Networking, It Works!
This is a true story: One day, Ms. Jane realized she’s already bored with her work. She thought she will not be able to perform her work effectively because she felt drained and unchallenged. She called few of her friends to ask if there are vacancies in their respective companies. All of them promised to help her and asked for her résumé. Day two, one of her friends ask her to report to their hiring manager. Day three, she took the exam and was interviewed. Day four, no action happened. Day five, she was asked to report again to her friend’s office—and got hired! Day six, she resigned from work. Day seven, she had her first day at her new work.

Your Resume, Your Ad
You advertise with your resume…nothing more, nothing less.
Begin with an objective statement that greatly underscores your qualifications and goals, including how you meet employer needs. Be a bit cautious when adding more objective statements, although you might need to do so. Remember: you only have 10 to 20 seconds to impress readers.

Impress Your Boss—A Dozen Ways!
Do what is supposed to be expected of an employee. Everyday, make a short list of work priorities so that you will know what your boss needs the most. With that, if he asks for something, you will be able to face him and say, “Here, sir” rather than, “Sorry, I’m not done yet”, because it may bring disappointment to your boss.

Resume Writing Strategies
Today’s job market is increasingly competitive that a jobseeker should display aggressiveness in his overall job search campaign. How is that possible? Present the best resume. But what is the definition of a best resume? Really, the answers are endless, but one fact still remains—resume is your career-marketing document that you should try developing in its highest standard possible.

Your Resume At A Glance
Resume is the most important tool in job hunting. It is a jobseeker’s ‘brochure’ and ‘initial point of sales material’. Therefore, you should be extra careful—and more importantly, factual—when writing your resume. You must take into consideration that hiring managers receive a hundred of resumes every day and that they only scan and ‘judge’ your resume in three to five seconds. If your resume fails to catch their attention in such a short span, you can kiss your hiring chances—or your career—good bye! It is best that before sending it to your prospective employers, you must check—and double check—every thing that is written in your resume.

Writing An Accomplishments-Driven Resume
High-impact accomplishments statements found in resumes is what make job-seekers’ qualifications sell. Employers are in fact looking for proven track record of accomplishments instead of those who perform only basic job functions.

Tips In Writing References
References are known as the last part of a resume. Oftentimes, applicants unconsciously inscribe the clause “references available upon request” which may give the wrong impression that he/she cannot put any reference. You do not need to write the references in the resume. Just be ready with your list.