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I frequently have friends coming to me for resume help/career switching advice because of my past as a recruiter for a very large, local healthcare provider. (w
by iamdave 14y ago
I frequently have friends coming to me for resume help/career switching advice because of my past as a recruiter for a very large, local healthcare provider. (well, not local anymore, I moved)
In cases like this and many others where individuals aren't getting the interviews they want almost always comes down to the resume; or more specifically how you've worded the resume. Frequently, and to this day I encourage one to take their resume from a laundry list of duties to a utility belt of achievements and accolades.
By this, I don't mean promotions or medals awarded, but if you had to look at one line per resume and decide who would get the job, who would you call back:
Resume A:
"Follow-up on sales leads and deliver cutting-edge presentations on our product"
Resume B:
"Increased subproduct sales utilizing methods x, y and z; resulting in an n% revenue boost for Q1 2013"
- skennedy 14y agoGetting the interviews never seems to be the problem. The resume and cover letter HR screening process is pretty predictable. But not having "5 years experience in XYZ" is continually becoming a thorn in the side during in person conversations.