A resume serves the sole purpose of marketing an individual to the potential employers. It should therefore be written in the best way possible for you to achieve that dream job. There are basics that you need to consider when writing any kind of resume.
Writing something appealing to the employer
Many employers do not have a lot of time to read through your resume into detail and they usually brush through seeking for key items that are relevant to the specific job. In reality one should write something simple and appealing to the employer so that he can give you that chance of contending in an interview and this gives you a chance to have a smooth career transition. A long and boring resume discourages the reader and therefore a successful resume should be all about creating the first impression. This can be done by using key words and hitting straight to the point in the sense that you leave the employer with no option other than to call you for an interview to know more about you. What you should avoid most is the personalization of self but try to put the information in a way to suit the particular job.
Items of interest to the employer
Some of the key items that capture the eye of a resume reader can only be structured by the use of key formats and this should be the subject of your interest. There are many types of formats available but each should be used for individual jobs. When changing careers in a professional job it requires you to show the level of experience you hold and therefore, this happens to be the key item of interest to an employer. The format should focus much on the experience in that particular field and minimize other issues which tend to be personal. For example, when a job is restricted to four years experience make sure that the resume has proved beyond doubt that you have the four years at work in that particular field.
The employer's screening of the posted resume is very fast. This therefore calls for hitting the nail on the head. Everyone wants to employ people who have been successful in earlier jobs and no one wants a failure or a starter. The achievements part is also of keen interest to the employer. It is important to note that you may have the experience of a field but have never achieved anything or carried out any innovation. Therefore purpose to show the employer what innovations you have in the past made in order to convince him that you will be of benefit to the particular institution if employed.
If there is career change advice that you have to adhere to is the consideration of the goals and objectives of a company. This is in the sense that the resume sample should always be set in a way that you are geared to what the employers are seeking you for. The employers seek for persons who enlisted what he can do and what is in line with the institutional objectives.
Finally always understand that every resume should be a one-of-a-kind communication and should be fit to the individual’s situation and purpose to do exactly as per his or her wishes.
David Couper is a career coach and writer who for the last twenty years has worked in Europe, Asia, and in the USA with major organizations including the BBC, Fuji Television, Mattel, Sony, and Warner Bros.
He has successfully coached individuals at all levels including CEOs of major companies wanting a new challenge, frustrated souls wanting to make their dream come true, and front-line employees laid off and desperate to get a job.
David has published seven books. His works on interpersonal skills, counseling in the workplace, and management issues (published by Connaught, Gower, HRD Press, Longman, Macmillan/Pearson Publishing, Oxford University Press) have been translated into Swedish, Polish, and Danish, and published in the UK and the USA.
David has a degree in Communication, a postgraduate qualification in education, is certified in a number of training technologies, and has a Masters in Psychology. He is a member of the American Society of Training and Development, Society of Human Resources Professional, Writers Guild and the British Academy of Film and Television.
He has dual US/UK citizenship and speaks French and Japanese.
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