How To Shape Up Your Resume
Ready to tackle a new challenge? Haven’t updated your CV in a few years? Here’s some tips on making sure your resume sits at the top of the pile. Length As a general rule of thumb your resume won’t be read for more than 20 seconds. If you’re lucky. Keep it under 2 pages…
Ready to tackle a new challenge? Haven’t updated your CV in a few years? Here’s some tips on making sure your resume sits at the top of the pile.
Length
As a general rule of thumb your resume won’t be read for more than 20 seconds. If you’re lucky. Keep it under 2 pages if possible, or 3 at the most (if your experience is significant). Leave out the white noise – the hiring manager doesn’t need to know details like your DOB, marital status or favourite pasta sauce.
Job Title
Different companies tend to have different titles for the same role. Make sure yours is amended to reflect whatever they’re looking for, not whatever your old employer called it. It’s a simple tip to make sure you’re not discounted before they get to the meatier details.
Bullet Points
Keep the structure of your CV to simple, targeted and succinct bullet points, anchored by keywords drawn from the job description. A lot of companies employ software that scans your resume for keywords – don’t be afraid to hammer these home, using the job spec as your reference.
When it comes to structuring your resume, try to frame it around your accomplishments, rather than your responsibilities. Employees want to see the impact you’ve had, not the minutiae of your day-to-day operations in previous roles.
Be Selfish
While humility and teamwork is to be applauded in the workplace, this is the time to talk yourself up. The hiring manager wants to see what you’ve done and what you’re capable of, not the dynamics of the larger team. Try to emphasise the things you’ve built, created, implemented, designed, architected, developed, etc.
The WOW Factor
Candidates often leave out the things that make them stand out. Side projects, industry awards, hackathons… Little bits of (relevant) trivia help to highlight your passion, willingness to learn and your innovative spirit.
Chat To A Recruiter
Once you’ve got your CV to a point you’re happy, send it through to me and let’s have a chat about the roles you might be interested in. Not only will I be able to get you started in the journey to finding something, I’ll be able to help you craft for CV for the current market and your dream job!
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