COMPULSORIES AND FORBIDDENS

One study found recruiters spend almost 80%of their resume review time on the following

Recruiter may ask these question when reviewing your resume

Many resumes are scanned and then searchedthrough Application Tracking System(ATS)

Make every second count: Resume Pros

Red Flags :Resume Cons

First impressions count. Increase your odds oflanding the perfect job with these resume norms..

Recruiter spends an average of 6 seconds scanning a resume before deciding if a candidate is worth calling for an interview.

This software scans resumes for optimal keywords and makes an initial accepts or reject decision.

Recruiter tend to follow a consistent visual path when reviewing resume so an organize layout is very important :

Was this person dismiss or laid off?

Does the candidate have the experience for the role?

Is there a gap in the position?

Where ids the candidate located?

Is there a carrier progression?

Does this person include social media accounts?

Is the resume littered with grammar and spelling error?

Has this candidate been in their role for only few months?

Do terms in the resume match those of the job description?

if so,why?

Are special circumstances, like work from home, required?

Do the title make sense?

Is the most recent role relevant to the role?

Does the candidate demonstrate the increasing level of responsibility?

Is the candidate is active on those accounts?

Does the candidate have clear communication skills?

Do the responsibilities listed match the responsibilities of new position?

Resume are discarded for an unprofessional email address.

Resume are discarded when they include a photo.

Resume are misleading.

Think like a Recruiter

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Most recent Role

Keyword Search

Gaps

General logistics

Put format rst

Identify your achievements

Get Organized

Show leadership

Cut down

Incorporate statistics

Use the write words

Best words to use: Worst Words/Phrases to use:

Overall Experience

Personal web presence

overall organization

www.

Use a strong and clean visual layout

Avoid dense blocks of text

Use plenty of white space

Triple check spelling and

grammar

save bullet points to call attention to your

most noteworthy and relevant

accomplishments.

A survey of more than 2,000 hiring

managers and human resource

professionals narrowed down the

best and worst resume terms:

Achieved

Resolved

Improved

Created

Trained/Mentored

Inuenced

Managed

Increase /Decreased

Bottom line

Thought leadership

Go –getter

Go-to person

Think outside of the

box

Result –driven

Synergy

Team player

think of a challenge you faced or

a problem you had to solve.

list the actions you had to take.

Include the result of the actions as

well as the value to your employer.

Recall relevant skills and contribution using car.

List your experience in chronologicalorder, starting with your current job

List any leadership experience Recruiter look for candidate who take.

Ask a friend to help you pare down excess text.

Add in applicable stats and gure to

For example:

Acquired 30 new clients

Cut cost by 20 percent

List your skills sets underneath theposition you used them in

Initiative and propose new ideas.

Challenge

Action

Result

%

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Include tables

Use Microsoft wordsresume template

List an objective

Include personaldetails

Use overcomplicatedformatting

Write in the rst personor change tense

throughout

Forget to includestart dates

and end dates

Make spelling orgrammatical errors

List an inappropriateand unprofessional

email address

Use overly fancyformatting thatgets in the way

Exaggerate titles and/or responsibilities

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