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We always coach our clients that all you have is about 10-20 seconds to pass the initial resume screen.
Here are some simple tips to use to improve your resume from being screened out by employers and recruiters.

-Achievements integrated in the initial summary and / or work history.
-A dynamite summary of qualifications that targets the job posting description
-A clean, visually appealing look that simply “pops” out to the reader.
-Industry keywords and phrases appropriately placed throughout the document.
-A dynamic, polished work history that underscores the last 10-15 years
-A section highlighting education, technical / functional / leadership development (workshops, seminars, or other training that relates to your job goal), and other relevant certifications, publications, etc.

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• Resume Writing Experts have achieved an advance level of education and qualifications in Resume Writing, English, and Professional Resume Writer and Master Resume Writer credentials
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• Resume Writing Experts are skilled at crafting a document that effectively showcases your career experiences, achievements, education, and strengths to employers
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• Resume Writing Experts have proven ability to help you land higher paying jobs
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• Resume Writing Experts make sure that your resume meets universal document formatting professional standards of Employers
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So think about this Job Seekers. If you could have your current resume and cover letter written by…
-Industry leading resume experts
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-That yields higher pay and more interviews
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Would you invest in your career?

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During our extensive experience working with corporations to small sized companies, we have documented the most common resume mistakes that could quickly get you in the “REJECT” pile. Please read these and avoid these simple resume blunders.

Typos and Grammatical Errors: Your resume needs to be grammatically perfect. Once an employer sees error on a resume they can quickly default to thinking, “This person didn’t care to proofread their resume, why should I waste my time?” Conclusions on resumes are made in an instant. Employers are just looking for screening mechanisms to reduce their resume pile. A Resume error is one simple method that will get your rejected.

Lack of Specifics: Here is simple rule of thumb. If you have a resume with bullets that only have 4-8 words, you are being way too generic. Employers want to see what specifically you did. They do not want to read a generic description of your job duties. They already used a job description to post for a job. They are looking for behaviors and actions you took that fit the profile.

Highlighting Duties Instead of Accomplishments: We all have done it at some point. We simply list our job duties on our resumes. This is clearly not going to get you noticed. Employers are looking for achievement/results based CV’s, Resumes, and Cover Letter. Ask yourself, “Why would I look at my resume”. You would want to see performance trends of accomplishments, leadership, initiative, and best practices. Focus on developing compelling achievement statements using action verbs. Quantify results, use $, # and % extensively to drive home your key achievements.

Developing One Resumes for all Employers: Employers can smell if you have really given time to customize your resume to their job opening or if this is your one resume fits all for many other jobs you are applying to. They expect you to clearly show how and why you fit the position in a specific organization.

Objective Statements: This is one most ineffectively used elements of a resume. Many objective statements are generic and say very little about your character, skills, and interests. Our stylistic approach at CareerSolutionsCenter.com is to use a Profile Summary and maybe even some key industry words.
Or view our full resume samples… http://www.careersolutionscenter.com/resume_sample.php

Sample 1
…Results-proven agent for positive change and corporate culture transformation; repeatedly successful turning around under-performing organizations into robust, growing, highly profitable entities. Creative strategist skilled in generating renewed energy and visionary direction to drive achievement of the highest-priority corporate objectives…

Sample 2
…Possess more than 16 years of experience in the highly regulated banking industry, including 10 years supporting legal compliance and regulatory initiatives. Expertise in identifying the root cause of various legal and operational issues and creating solutions that can be applied across the organization…

No Action Verbs or Resume Keywords: In an earlier post, we talked about turning your Resume on Fire with key words, industry buzzwords, and action verbs. If your resume contains all of the right keywords, then you will be among the first candidates whose resumes are reviewed. Check it full post here. http://www.careersolutionscenter.com/blog/?p=47

Resume Stretch & Fullness :
If your resumes full of text and little white space? Have you page formatted margins to get all your text into one page? Before sending your resume send it to variety of people you trust to edit and see if your resume is eye strain. Remember, you only have few seconds. And the last thing an employer wants is to read through a short story about what you’ve done in the first line item of your resume. Tightened it up be thorough, complete, and concise. Make it visually attractive. Research some unique formats online as well. http://www.careersolutionscenter.com/resume_sample.php

Hello Career Solutions Center Customers:

I wanted to share with you a resource that can help you find jobs. As you can fully expect, there will be an enormous number of job seekers competing along side of you to land jobs. Before you sign up for these career fairs, make sure you have our professional writing staff completely revitalize your resume to grab the attention of potential employers at these career fairs. Having a top notch resume will give you the edge you need to be employers’ #1 candidates when they arrive at these career fairs.

http://www.careersolutionscenter.com/resume_cat.php

Monster’s Keep America Working Tour is visiting US cities this year from February through December. More than a career fair, it brings together the tools and expertise you need to find your calling.

http://monstervjf.adicio.com/
You can view upcoming career fairs May and June.
Sign Up Now.

Milwaukee – 05.19.2009
Detroit – 05.21.2009
Chicago – 05.22.2009
New York City – 05.27.2009
Washington DC – 05.28.2009
Boston – 05.29.2009
Baltimore- 06.03.2009