The Resume Quiz

I received some words of encouragement for the last blog I published...so on that note, I figured I'd give it another go-round...

Does your resume have an objective or summary statement?
-My resume is targeted to my current career goal and includes my desired job title in a career summary selection.
The most effective resumes have an objective or summary that includes a clear job target. This enables hiring managers to understand your career goals and qualifications at the beginning of the resume.

How did you figure out which key words to add to your resume?
-Incorporate industry buzzwords that you know apply to your career goal...review a number of job ads to see if there are any other frequently used terms that apply to your qualifications (i.e., good for use in electronic applicant searches such as sales, project management, financial analysis and education [MBA, BA, BS]). Hiring managers have reported using soft skills such as self-starter and specific company or school names as keywords.

Does your resume relay the significance of your accomplishments?
-Provide specific examples of how employers benefited from your performance, include measurable outcomes of work.
Providing quantifiable accomplishments help employers understand the impact of your job performance and can predict your chance of future success.

Avoid listing personal information such as marital status, hobbies (unless they have some direct impact on the desired career goal).

Do not use personal pronouns "I", "Me", My". Removing such pronouns makes a resume more concise...hiring managers will already assume you're referring to yourself.

Describe your ideal job and ideal company.
-Employers are looking for candidates who's main concern is to contribute to a potential employers success, and use the opportunity to reiterate how you will add value to an employers operation.

Have your resume professionally reviewed to ensure perfection. It pays to solicit feedback from as many people as possible, as one typo could cause the demise of your possibility to be hired.

DeLunte Lewis
Career Consultant
Career Solutions