High speed resume scanning
Because human resource departments receive a flood of hundreds and even
thousands of resumes for just a few positions, they frequently have a
few moments to spend scanning each one to efficiently eliminate candidates
whose qualifications don't match the job requirements, and to save for
consideration those resumes which present matching qualifications.
Busy
executives have little time for anything else therefore, if your resume
is not designed to survive the high-speed scanning process, then your
chances of being considered for a job decrease substantially. It is for
this reason that your first objective must be to make sure your resume
gets read. One of the biggest mistakes that candidates make is assuming
that just because they send a resume to a prospective employer , it will
be read.
Making your resume stand out
The "high-speed resume reading" that most recruiters and human
resource personnel have to do, is extremely facilitated by the Easyjob's
special section designed to make your resume stand out in scans of hundreds
of resumes and to immediately catch a recruiter's or employer's attention
to
the point that he or she is anxious to find out more about your background.
When your resume moves to the top, the scanner will give it a brief look
(10 to 15 seconds) for anything that brings his or her interest. If your
resume includes a statement about your background that's so powerful that
it transforms your initial scan into a lengthy look you got the chance
of making an impression.
In writing the text of this short statement use short and concise phrases,
trying to present the best of your education and professional life.You
must emphasize those qualifications that better match the requirements of your prospective employers. Of course, this means that you have to
slightly modify this section each time you send out a correspondence.
To help you writing, Easyjob gives a number of general skill sentences
as well as examples within its "gurú at your beck and call"
help system designed to make your resume stand out in scans of hundreds of resumes
and to immediately catch a recruiter's or employer's attention.
Don't be unreasonably modest in describing your duties and accomplishments;
it is better to be a casual show off than a permanent shy person.
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