how long does a hiring manager look at your resume? an average of 7 seconds what does this tell you?
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WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR RESUME? Education Experience Skills It is about “selling yourself” How will you be an asset to this company, organization, institution?TRANSCRIPT
HOW LONG DOES A HIRING MANAGER LOOK AT YOUR RESUME?
An average of 7 seconds What does this tell you?
AN EFFECTIVE RESUME
WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR RESUME?
• Education• Experience • Skills
• It is about “selling yourself”• How will you be an asset to this company, organization,
institution?
NAMEADDRESS
EMAIL, PHONE• Objective: one sentence relates to the position
• Education: Name of School, city, state dates
• degree, graduate hours (Cum Laude)
• Experience: (above education once have experience)• Job Title, Employer, City, State dates
• Duties and responsibilities (last job first)• Action verbs
• Skills: relevant to employer/jobCertification, dates
• Activities: (omit later in life?)• Name activity, dates
• Awards: (omit later in life?)• Name of award, place awarded from, dates
• References: (optional)• Full name, phone and/or email
TIPS/SUGGESTIONS
• Simple is better: 1 page unless, 12 inch font, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins• No exclamation points, please!!!
• Be consistent & clear• No errors…. Proofread, proofread, proofread• Customize your resume• Recent• relevant to that job
• Show case accomplishments • Sell yourself using ACTION verbs
• Do not lie
WHAT RECRUITERS THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW (FORBES MAGAZINE)
• Impress the robot• What words?
• Do your homework• Company and industry specific
• Quantify your accomplishments• Numbers matter
• Be consistent online and offline• Resume versus social media
• Check back every two weeks