Someone I know spent $5,000 for a resume and head hunter service. After getting the new resume and waiting for results, time had just slipped away. Months and months passed with no return on the investment. This person finally reviewed their resume, edited it themselves, and used good old fashioned networking to secure a high paying and satisfying job within a month.

When I heard this story, my jaw dropped. I couldnt believe that people would pay so much for something so simple. The issues that I have encountered are that many people are not sure what a resume is supposed to look like or what information should be inserted into it. As a hiring manager, the most common dont do things I have come across are typos, a generalized objective statement, and hobbies and interests outweighing skills and experience.

Qualified candidates have problems securing a job just as much as the average person out there. The reason behind this is because their resume doesnt sell key skills. Key skills need to be outlined by action words, and although the candidate might be qualified, they are commonly overlooked. Resumes need to be in an organized format, clear and concise, and one page. The resume is just an advertisement to get to the interview.

The interview is where a person needs to concentrate on selling themselves and their skill sets. It is tough in this day and age to do that with the behavioral interview process stepping into the scene. This process asks specific questions such as, Have you ever encountered a situation where you have seen anything unethical or dishonest. The most common answer is, no, I havent. Wrong answer! When interviewers hear that, you have just turned them deaf to the interview.

It is important to get advice and speak to professionals if you want the inside scoop to the interview process and how to overcome these certain questions. At Your Interviewing and Resume, hiring managers work with you one on one to ensure that you understand how to sell yourself as well as answer the question in the correct format. This company was created to assist people with quality and needed information as well as low prices to capture every budget. We arent here to break the bank, we are here to help.

Robyn Kelleher
http://www.yourinterviewing.com