Resume Improvement Suggestions
Although I had not performed an actual job search in a very long time, one thing I was aware of was the fact that I needed some resume refining tips in order to help me find a job.
Luckily, I did at least have a resume available but it definitely needed some work. What I discovered was that just as job hunting had evolved over the course of time so had the preferred resume styles and some of the preferred resume content. Of course what information is preferred and what information should be excluded will probably be different depending on who you ask. In my opinion, you just need to be aware of different options.
Then, choose the one that you think is right for you. A terrific example of this is deciding whether or not to include your salary history. One article I read indicated that this information should be included in your resume while another article stated that it should not be included. Personally, I decided not to include it because the argument against including it made more sense to me. The article against including this information suggested that to include it would be asking for trouble as potential employers may be prepared to offer you a higher salary until they see your salary history.
All of a sudden they realize that you will accept a lower salary or they decide not to offer you a job a all because they determine that there is no way they could come close to matching the salary you are used to getting. In addition, they may decide that you are most likely looking for temporary employment and will abandon them as soon as you locate the job and salary you are really looking for.
Furthermore, I found that while you can have a generic resume on hand for general purposes, it is probably best to adapt it to fit the job for which you are applying whenever possible. For example, there’s no need to go into a lot of detail about your job duties as a chef when you are applying for a job as a used car salesman or vice versa. However, it is important to list each job if they are both within the time-frame that you are using for your employment history. Simply avoid dwelling on the details of the unrelated job. Include the minimum job-duty information and then move on to the next job.
Another good tip I received involved listing multiple positions held at different times while employed with the same company. Personally, I worked for my last employer for over ten years and, during that time, I held about six different positions. Initially, I had beginning and ending dates listed for each position in addition to the corresponding job details. Someone was kind enough to bring to my attention that even though I had the positions listed in order and clearly showed that each one was with the same company, at first glance it looked as if I had been jumping from job to job over the last ten years.
This made my job history appear unstable when in fact it was not. To fix this problem, I revised my resume by creating a single time-frame to represent the entire ten years of employment and used bullets and line breaks to separate the different positions and the corresponding job duties. Instead of listing the start and end dates for each position, I simply indicated the amount of time I spent in each position. This gave the clear indication that I spent ten years with the same company but not all of those years in one position.
These are just a few of the resume improvement suggestions I have been fortunate enough to learn about. I really do hope this information benefits you but I encourage you not to stop here. Continue searching for ways to fine-tune your resume. There are professional resume writing services available if you are willing to pay for them but there is plenty of free advice available as well. If you can afford the professional services, then I say go for it but if you don’t have the money to spend, then look for the free stuff and do your own enhancements.
Initially, I didn’t put a lot of effort into enhancing my resume but I very quickly realized just how tough the task of landing a good job is these days. Shortly thereafter I began to improve my resume because I understand that I will need every possible advantage I can get in order to help me find a job.
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