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Resume and Interview Tips

Your Resume - How to Write it Effectively
By:Alita Moore

There is a difficultly that arises every time you write your resume. You agonize on what to include and what to leave out. Questions like what to highlight also arise.

Though it may be termed reasonable by others, it's quite pricey for other people to pop out $90 to $200 every time they want their resume to be written decently by professionals.

The other biggest challenge is that you cannot have a generic resume. It's important to tailor it to the job you're applying for. Therefore it's quite daunting to keep up with writing resumes for different jobs that you apply for.

Of course, if you have the requisite skills of writing an effective resume; it can be just a breeze.

Enough said about the challenges.

How do you write an effective resume? The one that will stand out and get you multiple calls for an interview from potential employers? Ok, let's begin ...

Your Resume - How to Write it Effectively

Before you hit your computer keyboard, you have to ask yourself...

What's my Objective?

Indeed, what do you want to achieve with your resume? You should unambiguously tie the position you're applying for to the skills and experience you possess.

Once you're clear on your objective, the content of your resume will resonate around your objective.

Right at the top of your resume, state your objective or what others would call summary statement.

Be Brief and to the Point

Remember that your ultimate goal is to get an interview from a potential employer. Hence you should be brief and to the point. Its fine to state your accomplishments - but do not elaborate. You can save that for the interview.

Use Bullet Points

You will want to use bullet points.

Remember this is not a High School essay.

Lengthy paragraphs are a total bore. They will ensure that your resume is tossed to the trash can/recycle bin quite quickly.

The Hiring Manager is not only perusing your resume (there are other thousands). If its a pain to read it - the consequences as you can imagine will be ghastly for you.

So ensure that you isolate main points which contain important information by utilizing bullet points.

It becomes easy for the reader to absorb the important information you've highlighted.

Remember that you will deal with the specifics when you're called for an interview.

Utilize Action Words

Use words like commissioned, compiled, charted, amplified, augmented e.t.c

Why are these words important?

Believe it or not, sometimes your resume may be run in a computer program - and if these words do not stand out, your resume will be tossed aside. Ouch, that would hurt!

Ensure that you use keywords related to the job you want. If you do not include them, your resume may be regarded as a mismatch.

If you're not sure of the keywords to use, revisit the job offer and check the keywords used in the job description.

State Your Achievements In Real Terms

Avoid being too general. Example, "I saved my organization thousands of dollars." Hiring Managers are not psychic for God's sake.

How about, "I reduced operating costs by $20,000 in one financial year" Now we're talking in real times. So mention important points without being lengthy.

Magnify Your Strengths

Tailor your strengths to be in sync with what the potential employer wants.

Maintain A Positive Tone

Leave out irrelevant details like your age, gender and religion.

The Hiring Manager only wants a person who will perform.

So don't set yourself to be discriminated because of age and your gender.

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