With talk of major layoffs, redundancies at the moment the job market will get more and more competitive.

Your Resume will now be even more important when looking for that Job.

Too many of us send out badly worded and formatted documents.

If you want to get noticed you will need to spend time to make yourself stand out in the crowd.

I have been in the recruitment industry for the last 11 years and I have seen many Resume's.

Most Resume's are a dry list of qualifications, responsibilities and dates lacking in any hint of unique personality. Result .... DULL!

You have just 17 seconds to empress the reader otherwise you will find your Resume will end up in the NO pile.

Your resume must show your personality and make the reader want to read more and ultimately want to interview you.

Please remember to spell check your Resume and always get someone else to read it before you start sending it out to future employers.

Also ask people that you know to read through it and ask them for their honest opinion (not someone you know who will say its great not to hurt your feelings).

Your Resume has to tell the world who you are and what you can do. Never put content on your Resume that the reader can say "so what" when they are reading through it. You want them to be thinking "great - exactly who were looking for".

Please take your time, make your Resume short and concise.

One very important point to make, remember to tailor your Resume for EVERY job you are applying for.

So many Resume's are written in a generic way. If you want that specific job isn't it worth spending some time making sure you look like the perfect match for it.

Good Luck in your job search.

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