How to Make Your Resume Stand Out
Scrap overused buzzwords on your resume if you want to stand out from your competition. So many people describe themselves in their resumes as go-getters, multitaskers and team players that those words likely won't grab a job recruiter's attention. Instead, use your resume to focus on how you have lived up to such descriptions in your previous jobs. For example, a real go-getter ought to be able to cite specific job-related tasks he has accomplished, such as exceeding a company's sales goals.
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Forgo the cookie-cutter resume approach in which you send out numerous copies of the same resume to employers, because experienced job recruiters know a cookie-cutter resume when they see one. Customize your resume to focus on the skills and experience that a job ad cites to show recruiters that you have a particular interest in the job they're offering.
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Do away with the all-about-you career objective that appears at the top of many resumes. Place a career objective at the top of your resume that tells an employer how your goals fit into their company. Resist the common objective format in which job seekers say they want to advance their careers. Focus instead on how you want to use your education, experience and achievements to bolster a company's operations.
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Let the body of your resume tell an employer what you can do for a company even before you get an interview. Don't just list your current and past job titles and duties on your resume; instead, cite how you used your positions to your employer's benefit by listing specific company goals that you met or exceeded or ideas you implemented to increase productivity.
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Stay ahead of the computerized tracking systems that CareerBuilder.com reveals are being used by an increasing number of job recruiters to weed out unqualified job applicants. Get through such tracking systems successfully by using key words from the employer's job ad in your career objective as well as in the descriptions of your experience.
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