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Resume Help - How to
get an interview
How to get an interview is not about what you wear or what you look
like. How to get an interview starts with your resume.
Your resume
is the first
contact
potential employers
will have with you. How
you
present your credentials can
make the difference between “keep reading” or “toss it” in the minds of
hiring managers.
How to get an interview comes down to
identifying and accentuating your skills and experiences relevant to the
position or career you want to pursue.
Below are helpful tips on how to get an interview by writing
your resume from the employer's point of view.
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Resume Help Tips:
Add
value.
The single best way to sell yourself is to relate your ability to add
value to a company. Think about how you left your previous employers
better off than before you worked for them? If you’re a student with no
work experience relate your value to your academic and extra-curricular
achievements.
Sell your strengths and experience.
Employers
want to hear about your success stories. Write about what you
contributed to your previous employer or academic institution, how you
showed initiative or how you were a key player. What awards have you
won? In essence, describe what you did, how you did it and the result or
benefit (to the company, division, team etc.) of what you did.
Quantify.
Employers love numbers. For example: Increased sales by 50 percent over
the previous year.
Produced total meal sales 20 percent higher than those of the other
servers in the restaurant. Supervised 25 staff.
Served the firm’s largest
customer base of 150.
Sold
a real estate portfolio exceeding $5 Million per annum
Every word counts.
Use power verbs to describe your
accomplishments. Impress employers with words such as "first," "only,"
"best," "most," and "highest”.
Use plain fonts such as Arial, Times New
Roman, Verdana and
Tahoma
- these ooze professionalism. Keep font sizes between 10 and 12 point.
The first page is crucial.
If the employer reads only
your
first page, they should have a good understanding of what
you’ve done, what you’ve achieved, when you’ve done it and who for.
Providing a recruiter or your future employer with this type of
information will differentiate you from the competition because most
people don't go to this depth in their resume.
By demonstrating your worth you will be providing greater insight about
your abilities and the level of responsibility you have had. It will
help convince recruiters and future employers that you know what you are
talking about and have thought through the value you have contributed
with previous employers or from your academic and extra-curricular
experiences.
This is how to get an interview.
Good luck!
Don’t have time or can’t be bothered? Let The CV Company write
your resume for you. Email
enquiries@thecvcompany.com.au or check out our
CV
packages.
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