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Top Counseling Schools wanted to take a look at the anatomy of a great resume. This infographic is the result of our research. The Anatomy Of A Great Resume You've Got Some Competition, Honey!



1 in 4 HR managers receive 50 resumes/job listing



1 in 10 receive 100/job listing



What are HR managers looking for in candidates



--- 77% say: relevant experience

--- 48% say: specific accomplishments

--- 41% say: whether or not the resume was customized to the open position



HR managers also look for keywords in resumes

--- Problem solving/decision making (56%)

--- Leadership (44%)

--- Oral/written communications (40%)

--- Team-building (33%)

--- Performance and productivity improvement (31%)



Writing a great resume does not mean you should follow all the rules you hear.



Every resume is a one-of-a-kind marketing communication.



It should be appropriate to your situation and do exactly what you want it to do.



Pump Up That Resume!



4 tips to make it sexy



Summarize! (babbling is NOT hot)



--- Begin with a summary on your unique value

--- Tell employers who you are

--- Talk about your skills and qualifications

--- A good summary can be used as the basis for this interviewer favorite: "Tell me about yourself"

Confidence! (everyone is attracted to confidence!)



--- Talk about your accomplishments

--- Tell employers how you've made a difference in current/previous roles

--- This is not the time for humility!

--- ie. "Boosted sales from 30k to 40k in 7 months" (yea, baby! that's what i'm talkin' bout!)

Watch your language! (So self absorbed...no thanks)



--- Don't start sentences with I, We or Our

--- Don't even use full sentences

--- Bullet points with strong actions verbs have more impact

--- ie. Reduced manufacturing costs by 27%

Keywords are Key (Talk nerdy to me)

--- Awful truth: often, resumes are not even read

--- Resumes are often scanned either by a person or a machine

--- They are looking for keywords that match their hiring criteria

--- Use keywords from the job listing and the company's website





That's Such a Turn-off



Common resume mistakes



Unprofessional title and email address



--- ie. 2hot2handle@cantgetajob.com

Links to inappropriate content



--- Recruiters will check your online profiles, so keep it clean or don't add the link

"Objectives" statement



--- Objectives tend to focus too much on what you want rather than what you can offer

Typos



--- Poofread! ...Proofread again! ("Pubic Financial Advisor"? ...really?)

TMI



--- what you exclude is just as important as what you include

Improper Abbreviations



--- Don't embarrass yourself (ie. Sales Ass. *sigh*)

Why list high school?



--- If you have any college education, don't list high school

Do NOT rely of spellcheck. ?-see?



--- Spellcheck doesn't always get it right. Have a second set of eyes read your resume

Stay grounded

--- Make sure items are relevant to the position



Ain't Got No Game...



Resume Bloopers



"Career break in 1999 to renovate my horse"



Hobbies: "enjoy cooking Chinese and Italians"



"Service for old man to check they are still alive or not."



"Job involved ... counselling clientele on accidental insurance policies available"



"2001 summer Voluntary work for taking care of the elderly and vegetable people"



"I'm intrested to here more about that. I'm working today in a furniture factory as a drawer"



"I am about to enrol on a Business and Finance Degree with the Open University. I feel that this qualification will prove detrimental to me for future success."



"I belive that weakness is the first level of strength, given the right attitude and driving force. My school advised me to fix my punctuality ..."



Sources:



http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?id=pr344&sd=1%2F10%2F2007&ed=12%2F31%2F2007

http://www.pongoresume.com/articles/420/5-rules-for-building-a-great-resume.cfm

http://www.livecareer.com/infographics/worst-resume-blunders-ever

http://jobmob.co.il/blog/funniest-resume-mistakes/#ixzz2Jaj3lgEC



