Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Society of Broadcast Engineers, inc.
Newsletter Article Submittal
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Category: career and
job-search tips
Title: Three Things
Every Recruiter Looks for in a Resume
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Three Things Every Recruiter Looks for in a Resume
If you are in the
middle of a job search, recruiters can be either your friend—or your foe. They make the choice to keep you out of the
hiring process or to introduce you to corporate hiring decision makers. The quality of your resume is a key factor in
determining how recruiters will treat you in the job market.
There are three
things every recruiter looks for in a resume:
·
Focus
·
Core
competencies or transferable skills
·
Accomplishments
If your resume lacks
any of these crucial elements, then you are probably not capturing the
attention you deserve, and you are missing out on important interview
opportunities.
1. Focus
Since recruiters’
time is at a premium, they must know your career focus within seconds of
opening your resume. If your career
focus isn’t clearly stated, you can’t assume the reader will take the time to
search through your resume for clues.
Most recruiters consider “Career Objective” statements worthless if they
contain no real information about the specific position you are looking for and
the industry expertise you offer. The
best objective statements are concise and to the point.
2. Core competencies
or transferable skills
Once a recruiter
understands your focus, he/she will want to know if you have the required core
competencies or transferable skills to accomplish the job. A thorough research of employer job
descriptions will help you identify the core competencies your resume must
feature.
You’ll capture and
hold recruiter attention by including only those core competencies relating
specifically to your focus. Be careful
not to muddy up your personal marketing message by including extraneous skills. If you remember the all-important rule of
relevancy, you’ll go a long way toward keeping the reader’s attention on your
key skills.
3. Accomplishments
Once your resume has
made it through the initial screening for focus and skills, the recruiter will
want to know how you stack up against other candidates. Remember, with record-high resume response to
job openings, recruiters need good, solid reasons to recommend you for
consideration over the mountain of other candidates. Clear, concisely stated accomplishments are
the best way to distinguish yourself from your competition.
Whether the recruiter
works for one corporation or represents many corporate clients as a third-party
recruiting consultant, he or she must be able to give valid reasons for
promoting you as a viable candidate. You
can make their job infinitely easier by including the information they need—and
bring your resume to the top of the candidate pile. When your resume sells itself, you gain
advantage points, and make the recruiter look good as well.
For optimum impact,
write accomplishments that illustrate the strength of your core competencies,
transferable skills and focus. An
accomplishment is only valuable to your resume if it promotes the skills your
target employers are looking for.
Remember the rule of relevancy as you craft each of your accomplishment
statements.
In today’s extremely
competitive job market, employers rely heavily on recruiter to screen out the
crowd of applicants. Allow them to
present you as one of their best candidates by letting your resume present your
best abilities.
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Deborah Walker, CCMC
Resume Writer ~
Career Coach
Find resume and
job-search tips in the article archive at www.AlphaAdvantage.com
Email:
Deb@AlphaAdvantage.com
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Thank you
Deborah Walker, CCMC
888-828-0814
Deb@AlphaAdvantage.com