Careers & Employment Information

The Perfect Resume


The perfect resume presents hiring managers with a four-fold vision of who you are and what you bring to the table:


The perfect resume offers Logical Proofs:    

  • Facts
  • Quantifiable data
  • Logical conclusions
  • Achievement and success statements
  • Relevant professional goals/accomplishments
  • Limits the use of jargon
  • Maximizes use of occupation/industry-specific key words
  • Your capabilities and skills
  • Clear, specific, measurable, and quantifiable words and phrases
  • Sells you based on your achievements to date

The perfect resume offers Your Vision & Creativity:

  • Balanced white space
  • Visually easy to read
  • A resume style and paper consistent with your self-marketing vision
  • Clear big picture of who you are
  • Sells you based on your potential
  • Examples of your creativity relating to your targeted position
  • Your vision of your role and your capacity to contribute

The perfect resume offers Sensible Organization:

  • Easy-to-follow resume structure
  • Presents relevant historical information in reverse chronological order
  • Places the most relevant/marketable data early in the resume
  • Omits what cannot be proved
  • Is error-free
  • Is neatly laid-out and word processed
  • Stretches to the appropriate length for someone of your experience (one page for up to 10 years of experience; 2 pages for up to 15 years of experience, and 3 pages for senior-level positions demanding over 15 years of experience)
  • Sells your past

The perfect resume offers Your Personality and Values:

  • Stresses your interpersonal/written communication skills
  • Describes your teamwork skills and cites examples of your cross-functionality
  • Highlights your work-related values
  • Showcases your work-related personality
  • Previews who you are
  • Emphasizes your uniqueness
  • Is enjoyable to read
  • Sells who you are

Why not review your resume by comparing it with these four critical categories?  You may discover why your resume isn't winning you the interview response you'd hoped for with hiring managers.

Cheryl Lynch Simpson is a Spiritual Director and Solutions Coach who helps women discover and create the life they've always wanted to live.  Cheryl is the author of over 30 print/Internet articles and the founder of Coaching Solutions For Women, a coaching website that produces and showcases career, business, and life solutions that improve the life balance of today's busy women.  For a complimentary copy of her latest e-book, Ten-Minute Stress Zappers for Women Service Business Owners, visit http://www.coachingsolutionsforwomen.com.


MORE RESOURCES:
Google

Employment Seeker Self Verification Exceeds 40000 Subscribers
MarketWatch - 16 hours ago
(Pink Sheets: LPHC), a business-to-business and business-to-government providers of public information, announced today that its Employment Seeker Self ...


Economy, employment top ND voters? concerns
In-Forum, ND - 27 minutes ago
North Dakota voters picked the economy and jobs as the most important state issues on their minds as they approach the Nov. 4 election, according to a new ...


The Monster Employment Index Europe dipped four points in ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - 2 hours ago
The Monster Employment Index Europe is a monthly analysis of millions of online job opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of corporate ...
September Sees Further Decline in UK Online Recruitment, According ... Business Wire (press release)
all 2 news articles


Oregon unemployment rate drops
Bizjournals.com, NC - 8 hours ago
The state?s unemployment rate dropped from 6.5 percent in August to 6.4 percent in September, according to Oregon?s Employment Department. ...
? State job losses hit recent-years high The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Oregon Loses 7300 Jobs In September KPTV.com
all 8 news articles


Employment situation: Licensed real estate agent; self-employed ...
Amador Ledger-Dispatch, CA - 9 hours ago
Reasons for candidacy: I want to continue as director for District 1, to develop and implement better communication among the agency, ratepayers and other ...
Amador Water Agency District 1 candidate Q&A with Bill Condrashoff Amador Ledger-Dispatch
all 2 news articles


BusinessWorld Online

DOLE allays fears of OFWs
Philippine Star, Philippines - 14 hours ago
However, sources at the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said the US economic crisis might affect employment in the country?s export industry. ...
Video: 101 East - Labour of Love - Oct 9 - Part 1 AlJazeeraEnglish
House Helpers to Undergo Psychological Tests Khaleej Times
Using their money Inquirer.net
Business Mirror - Forbes
all 30 news articles


MSN Money UK

Staff fail to receive employment tribunal awards
PersonnelToday.com, UK - 7 hours ago
More than 1000 workers each year fail to receive money awarded to them by employment tribunals, according to a report out today. ...
Bosses dodge tribunal payments Politics.co.uk
Rogue bosses exploit tribunal flaw The Press Association
One in ten tribunal awards ?ignored Times Online
all 10 news articles


Nation needs health care for all
Kansas City Star, MO - 2 hours ago
They may get a nice payout and some benefits for a time, but then they must try to find employment, competing with younger workers. ...


Job Opportunities and Employment in Canada
Shelter Offshore, UK - 11 hours ago
However, this is more positive than many economies around the world, and the other factor in Canada?s favour is that there has been strong employment growth ...


People affected by Ike in six additional parishes now eligible to ...
Alexandria Town Talk, LA - 9 hours ago
To receive DUA benefits, individuals must provide their social security number, proof of wages, and proof of employment at the time the major disaster ...

Employment - Google News

home | site map
© 2006