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MONDAY'S TIP: Naming Your Resume Is Important
Well we are in the world of digital everything. And everything gets saved online or uploaded or emailed. And trust me I was one of those people that originally thought that some of it was just a fad. (yes RecruiterGuy/Chris I can hear you saying I told you so from a 7 year old conversation!)
By now we all know that recruiters or internet robots are surfing the web and looking for our resumes. They are looking for keywords within our documents that we have uploaded to our blogs or our websites or our family pages our our communities or or or.
This is good, no doubt.
But did you know that what you name your resume could make all the difference in the world as to whether or not somebody decides to open it AFTER it is found? For sure.
A simple example could be how I spent the slower part of my Saturday. I was online looking for a project manager for a local job I am working on filling. I am pretty good at searching through just about any search engine you can throw at me or digging through just about any job board I get access to, after all it is my job right?
When one search result pulled back three strong matches named as such:
There at many things to consider when creating a summary of your professional life. Sometimes it's hard to remember that these one or two page summaries aren't what convince anyone to hire us but are instead what get us past the recruiter or that gatekeeper. Making sure that your resume is "typo free" and making sure that it has a focus is important. This little tip could give you the edge on getting that resume noticed enough to be read before that other girl or guy that is just as qualified as you.
After all it is a competition with your peers. Your goal is to land that perfect job with that perfect company. Take this tip and give yourself that little leg up. Focus that title on your best strength or the type of job that your resume is built toward getting you. "Java Developer.doc", "Chemical Engineer.doc", "Marketing Director.doc", "HR Consultant.doc"
By now we all know that recruiters or internet robots are surfing the web and looking for our resumes. They are looking for keywords within our documents that we have uploaded to our blogs or our websites or our family pages our our communities or or or.
This is good, no doubt.
But did you know that what you name your resume could make all the difference in the world as to whether or not somebody decides to open it AFTER it is found? For sure.
A simple example could be how I spent the slower part of my Saturday. I was online looking for a project manager for a local job I am working on filling. I am pretty good at searching through just about any search engine you can throw at me or digging through just about any job board I get access to, after all it is my job right?
When one search result pulled back three strong matches named as such:
- Marsha-Resume.doc
- Project Manager FORTUNE.pdf
- Resume.pdf
There at many things to consider when creating a summary of your professional life. Sometimes it's hard to remember that these one or two page summaries aren't what convince anyone to hire us but are instead what get us past the recruiter or that gatekeeper. Making sure that your resume is "typo free" and making sure that it has a focus is important. This little tip could give you the edge on getting that resume noticed enough to be read before that other girl or guy that is just as qualified as you.
After all it is a competition with your peers. Your goal is to land that perfect job with that perfect company. Take this tip and give yourself that little leg up. Focus that title on your best strength or the type of job that your resume is built toward getting you. "Java Developer.doc", "Chemical Engineer.doc", "Marketing Director.doc", "HR Consultant.doc"
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Comment by Kristine on October 8, 2008 at 2:18pm - Another great suggestion, thanks!
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