Resume Help:
The Biggest Mistake is ...
Not seeking adequate resume help is often the resume writer's biggest mistake. Instead, they focus on creating their perfect resume. The real secret here is to realize the resume is a selling document and that YOU are NOT the BUYER. So whatever you can do on your own can only ever be a small part of the story.
Everyone who writes a resume needs another pair of intelligent and experienced eyes to view it from the prospective employer’s perspective.
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Spelling and Proof Reading
You really MUST ensure that your resume has neither spelling nor grammatical mistakes. However you do this is fine but you must do it.
You can:
- Use trusted software (like MS Word) to do a first check
- Use a good dictionary and thesaurus
- Ask trusted family, friends or colleagues to proof read it for you
- Check the usage of words in job advertisements
These examples of resume help will rarely cost you more than the price of a cup of coffee.
Tip: According to surveys even a spell checker misses 7 out of 10 errors, so you must proof read your text. The problem is that your mind skips words, especially after multiple readings, so try reading it backwards! This way you can easily focus on the words themselves rather than their meanings.
Resume Review
In addition to being error free, your resume must tell a story that is relevant to the job advertisement you are responding to. Here you should ask an experienced employer or a proven resume writer to review your resume bearing in mind the specific job you are applying for.
Things to look for are:
- The overall structure and format of your resume
- Whether the assertions match the job requirements
- How you include evidence to support your assertions
- A review of your keyword usage
This step can cost money if you use a professional resume writer, but not usually very much. Family, friends, colleagues or mentors can often do a good job for you for free. Also, if you get a chance to get interviewed by a job agency, they will often help you to identify changes to your resume to improve your selection chances.
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Resume Writers
You may think that employing someone to write your resume for you is not appropriate for any number of reasons. Only YOU can weigh up whether you will do a better job yourself or whether you may benefit from using an experienced expert.
If you were a well-managed business considering using an external service, you would look at the benefits and make sure they outweighed the costs by a substantial amount. In the case of a job seeker, you might consider that getting that new job might get you an extra $5,000 per year, say, in extra salary. Taken over the rest of your working life of say 20 years that adds up to around $100,000 overall! The cost of a resume writer is maybe a few hundred dollars. Only you can decide the best course of action.
The options on offer include:
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Free online resume building sites
(indeed free and useful for formatting your resume)
- Free resume writing software (again free but take a little time to learn how to use them)
- Purchased resume writing software (not free, but not expensive either, but again may take even more time to learn how to use)
- Professional resume writers (some are excellent and cost a bit, whereas some are not so good and tend to be cheaper)
The choice is yours and you will have your own reasons for deciding your best course of action. If you want to ask any questions of me on this subject, click on our
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Just a thought but if you are looking for a good resume writing service you might try the following:
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Career Coaching
If you are confused and need more than a little resume help because you are not sure about the job you are applying for
or
If you are not satisfied with the current direction your career is taking you
or
If you are simply stressed out in your current job and you feel you want a change
Then a career coaching service may be worth considering. If you want any further resume help or want to ask any questions of me on this subject, click on our
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Resume Submission and Distribution
The best resume help I can offer here is that there are many tricks to resume submission that you can find out about on the net. My advice is to "keep it real" and submit your resume carefully. Either submit your resume directly or submit it through a respected agency.
Regarding resume distribution services that are advertised on the net, again I would advise that you to only submit your resume through respected online agencies that have an established reputation and a formal code of practice.
Resources and References
For more resume help or related information try one of the following sites:
Make your career change, plan for promotion or recover from redundancy at
www.your-career-change.com
It also provides how to work out what you want; self-marketing; write great CVs and cover letters; interview skills; find unadvertised jobs or start a small business online using your specialist knowledge and experience. Or even think about retiring.
For Personal and Career Development:
www.the-personal-development-nlp-career-and-team-building-network.com
provides personal and career development advice and guidance. It also covers NLP,equality and diversity, team building and CV /resume writing.
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