A good resume demonstrates that you are better organized and prepared than your competition. According to Martin Yate, a nationally renowned career adviser, "it's a staunch friend who only speaks well of you and can gain you entrance into undreamed-of-opportunities."
No resume gets read unless a prospective employer is trying to solve a problem. Resumes that get acted upon are those that demonstrate the job-seeker's potential as a problem solver. Your resume must speak loudly and clearly of your value as a potential employee. And what you will bring to the job has to be articulated thoroughly, quickly, and effectively. That's where www.Affordable-Resumes.com comes into your life. We'll help you explain what you've done in a manner that tells the resume reader that you're someone that they need to hire, or interview, at least.
Your resume gets you in the door, so it must be able to stand on its own. It must emphasize what has happened in your work life, what actions you took to make those things happen, and what personal characteristics you brought to your job(s) that contributed to solving the problems of your former employer(s). It focuses attention on your strengths, showing you as a potential powerhouse of an employee, while at the same time drawing attention away from those areas that are less well-defined or lack vigor. You can do this even if you are changing the entire direction of your career.
Most resumes are deadly dull. But we at www.Affordable-Resumes.com believe that yours can be different. It should be short on words (and pages), but long on facts, showing an energy that reflects who you really are. An added, often hidden, benefit is that a good resume will focus your attention, helping you prepare for job interviews. When you have taken the time to analyze and package all of your strengths in the organized fashion that is required for a good resume, you will be able to speak fluidly about your background skills in a fashion that is guaranteed to impress the interviewer.
Your resume will also be your last and most powerful advocate. After all candidates have been interviewed, prospective employers go over their notes, application forms (if used), and the resumes supplied by the candidates. A powerful, positive resume gives you a definite edge.
In this 21st Century global economy, it is important to widen one's perspective, thereby enhancing one's employment opportunities. Take a good look at every job that you have held; or, if you are a brand-new job seeker, any internships or volunteer experiences that can highlight your qualifications. Don't get fixated on one particular job, or even one particular career. Long-gone are the days when you got a job at the beginning of your work life and stayed there until retirement. Most of today's job-seekers will have, at the very least, two career changes; many will have three or more, particularly given current economic woes.
At www.affordable-resumes.com, we take the time to help our clients take stock of what they've done when seeking a new resume. A resume is not just facts about where you worked and for how long. In these times, it has to brag about your accomplishments, in an understated way. And it must TELL THE TRUTH about your skills. Citing Martin Yale again, he advises that "you have to know where you've been, where you are, and where you're headed." Here at Affordable-Resumes.com, we work with you through each job you've held, to eke out every ounce of information we can about your accomplishments. Then we list these accomplishments, very gently, so as not to overpower the reader with bravado or boasting. One can brag without being obnoxious about it -- and that's the hallmark of an Affordable-Resumes.com resume or any other good resume service.
