Your resume may have taken many hours to perfect. However, there’s no excuse to double-check everything after you’ve finished it. The important thing is that you edit it with a fresh look, maybe a day or two after writing it. This will allow you to view it from an outsider’s perspective. Every detail of the application document is crucial. You never know what HR will only see during the 20 second scan on your details.
Be sure to edit your resume in such a way that your key competencies are easily recognized and seen. Also, you should take note of the following qualities to ensure that you have a successful resume:
one. Consistency
Everything should be consistent across the board, from the layout of your copy to its grammar composition. Consistency is a great first impression virtue even before the hiring manager reads your resume. It projects your credibility and trustworthiness. So if you don’t want your application paper ending up in the trash can for the first few seconds, then maintain impeccable grammar and a professional image, even if it’s just on paper.
2. Personalized and specific
Never use the same resume for two different jobs. This will not give you a very good image because the hiring manager will think that he has included irrelevant background or skills because he has nothing else to write on his resume. You can never be successful in your job search without tailoring your resume in a way that exactly matches your employers’ requirements and tastes.
3. Full
Never leave blank spaces in your history and background. Cover them with wit but with the truth. You can always write ‘self employed’ or ‘studying for a degree’. Or if there’s no other possible way to make up for these blank spaces in your copy, frankly state that you’re unemployed instead of writing nothing. Hiring managers know that lying applicants are always clever enough to hide details and will be suspicious if you leave a long blank space in your history.
Four. clean and professional
No, the job market is not a game show. It is definitely not the place for colorful tricks. So get rid of the need for flashy fonts and colorful borders and dividers. Yes, you’ll get attention for such a spectacle, but I bet it won’t get any further than that big confetti quagmire in the HR office.
5. Intelligent
If you keep comparing yours to the average application documents, you’ll get what you want: a place in the middle, on probation, or on who-knows-maybe hiring managers’ list. So if you’re racing for great results, tailor it in a unique and impressive way. All those people from above are just content to kick ass.
6. Considered
Have a little respect for your employer’s time. Accept the fact that they can only give your resume a maximum of 30 seconds. That way, you not only give them their respective time, but you also maximize the focus on what matters. I guess it’s actually worth it.
7. Convincing
Good news: applicants naturally have a knack for guessing what the employer wants to hear from them. Bad news: they usually don’t follow this instinct. So get to know the personality and culture of the company you’re applying to, and obey your common sense. Write down what you think they want to know about you. The only way to make an irresistible and successful resume is to say what is important to them, not what is important to you.
