How
to Write Your Resume (6 More Hints)

6. Keep It in the Now.

The time to update your resume isn't when your job is in peril,
when you’re terminated or when you find out about a salary freeze.   Your resume should be updated every time you
complete an important work project.  It
should be revised when you’ve received a promotion.  It should reflect additional responsibilities
as they are assigned.  Your resume should
be as fresh as the new day.

7. Stay Focused.

Your job is to know as much as possible about the company, the
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How to Write Your Resume

1. Stick to the Facts.

Never make claims you are not prepared to substantiate.  Hiring Managers glean resumes all day long
and can spot embellishments.  If you are
granted an interview they will question anything that seems out of the
ordinary.  Even if you get the job, if
you fail at a task for which you identified proficiency, you can be terminated.

Consider carefully the consequences of embellishment or
misrepresentation.

2. Exercise Brevity and Clarity.

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Whether you are interviewing for a job or to be a political candidate, you will be vetted. Be sure of it. This comic pokes a little fun at the process. Enjoy!<< MORE >>

Face
it:  You’re not going to meet with a
Hiring Manager without a resume.  You can
dress in the nicest suit, have the greatest demeanor, and converse with the air
of a Harvard Graduate.  But when it comes
to the hiring process you are in the same league as everybody else.   Everyone is equal.

Nowadays
the customary route for a job search begins on the Internet.  Gone are the days when the majority of
jobseekers sought employment from their local newspaper.  Employers know this and more often than not
post their job opportunities on a website specifically targeting job
seekers.  And when you are presenting your
resume on an online forum you absolutely must separate yourself from the hordes
of others competing for the same position.

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Step 3: Custom-Tailor Your Approach

Operate under three principles:

1)   
Know your Target Market and what it needs or
fears.

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Step 2: Positioning: Tailoring Your Skills and
Abilities for Your Target Market.

Target
marketing is not enough. You must not only choose the audience, but also
develop your products (resume, website, stationery, etc.) and services for that
audience. You must position yourself. Answer the following questions:

• Do you know enough, right now, to walk into
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In the modern online job search, you need to think of yourself as a product. As such, you may not be a product that everyone wants to buy- but that is OK, great actually- because you do not want to be bought by everyone! ...<< MORE >>

In today's episode we have a special guest- Eric Rosen, who comes on to talk about Specialization and its importance in today's online job search.
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In this and the coming episodes we will be discussing the 'what', 'why' and 'how' of specialization in the online job search process.<< MORE >>

In today's blogcast, we just want to establish what It's Not You, It's Your Resume is all about; what is our specialization, what makes us different and unique and what can you expect from this website? ...<< MORE >>

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