Build A Better Career

Job Seeking, Employment, Resume, Interviewing, Careers, Education, and Starting your own Business

        

How To Make Your Resume Compete In A Tough Job Market

If you’ve been seeking a new job but not getting the phone calls and interviews you’d hoped for, perhaps it’s time to consider a resume makeover.

You cannot rely on your old, outdated resume if you want to compete in a highly competitive job market. It is essential for you to have a well-written resume to use as your best negotiating tool.

A well-written resume will do exactly what it is suppose to do; get you in the door for that all-important interview with your prospective employer.

So your first line of defense is to throw out the old resume and bring in the new. Well maybe not throw it out, but give it a resume makeover.

A resume makeover will grab the attention of your prospective employers by focusing on their wants and needs, not yours. This is one of the most deadly mistakes a resume can make.

This seems to be a most common and deadly mistake in most resumes I’ve reviewed. Another is to make requests even demands such as salary requirements to your prospective employer during the interview process.

You will want to negotiate your salary requirements after the interview. If the employer asks you during the interview then the best answer is to follow up with a question, “What will the salary pay in this position?”

Your professional resume writer is advantageous to you because they know exactly how to make you shine. They will set you high on a pedestal by highlighting your unique skills and experience and will know how to pull out your most important strengths in a professional manner. In other words, put the “WOW” factor into your resume.

They know exactly how to add the “WOW” factor to each individual resume and set you apart from the rest of the job applicants. They know how to focus on the employers needs and not yours.

A well-written resume makeover will get you the interviews and the dream job you were looking for. Do not let your old, outdated resume pass you up and allow your dream job to go to the next person in line less qualified.

About the Author:

Leave a Reply







Forbes.com: Work News
Updated :

A Woman's Guide To Making More Money
Failing to negotiate your salary could cost you more than $500,000 throughout your career.
Author : Tara Weiss
Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:00:00 GMT

Giving At The Office Without Going Broke
It's a classic dilemma: To chip in or not to chip in. How to handle office donations with grace.
Author : Tara Weiss
Publ.Date : Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:51:13 GMT

Are Women Better Entrepreneurs?
Forty-six percent of private companies are owned by women. That's great for the economy, but it may mean trouble for corporate America.
Author : Margaret Heffernan
Publ.Date : Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:00:00 GMT

The Week Ahead: July 31-Aug. 4
Murdoch brings pols together; Burger King, Kodak and International Paper report earnings.
Author : Forbes.com staff null
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Jul 2006 14:24:54 GMT

Leadership In The Wild
Adventure racers hike, bike and navigate hundreds of miles of treacherous terrain. What they can teach you about working under pressure.
Author : Hannah Clark
Publ.Date : Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:00:00 GMT

Blog Marketing
how to earn money fast
Take Your Business To The Next Level
Sound strategies for each stage in a small company's development.
Author : Christopher Steiner
Publ.Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Can Aging Internet Companies Reinvent Themselves?
Wharton's brightest on the future of AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft. Growth lessons abound.
Author : Knowledge@Wharton
Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:00:00 GMT

Meet The Fastest Growing Company Ever
Andrew Mason figured out how to inject hysteria into the process of bargain hunting on the Web. The result is an overnight success story called Groupon.
Author : Christopher Steiner
Publ.Date : Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:40:00 GMT

The Best Benefits Package For Small Businesses
It's hard to grow without strong talent. Here's how to attract and retain it.
Author : Maureen Farrell
Publ.Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Growth Lessons
Don't let fears of a double-dip recession paralyze you. Calculate, plan, commit and grow. We'll show you how.
Author : Edited by Brett Nelson
Publ.Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:00:00 GMT

RSS feeds
Increase Website Traffic