Upcoming Webinars
- Thursday, February 9, 2012
- Thursday, February 9, 2012
Categories
- 7 Habits
- Books and Audios
- Client Facilitation
- Customer Loyalty
- Executive Mama
- FranklinCovey News
- From the Desk of Stephen R. Covey
- Great Career
- Great Work, Great Career
- Leadership
- Online Learning
- Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times
- Press Releases
- The 4 Disciplines of Execution
- The 7 Habits
- The Leader In Me
- The Speed of Trust
- Time Management
- Transformational Change
Link to us
Archive
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- June 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
FranklinCovey Blog
Writing a Stand-Out Resume
Of course, follow all the basics: spelling, grammar, layout, bullet points, quantitative representation of accomplishments. The basics are a great foundation–necessary, but not sufficient, for your resume to stand out. Donald Asher, a resume expert says, “Be specific and people will help you. Specificity sells, my friends.”
A resume is a marketing document. A key principle in marketing is knowing what you’re trying to sell. If you aren’t sure, then you can bet your readers won’t be either.
To better know what you’re trying to sell, you need two things:
- A knowledge of the strengths of the product you are marketing (that’s you) and what you’ve done that demonstrates those strengths. We divide your portfolio of strengths into three categories: your talents, your passions, and your conscience. A couple of resources to help you hone in on your strengths: the iPhone app, Great Work, Great Career, with exercises, videos, and tools, and the Career Advantage LiveClicks 90-minute webinar.
- Two, you need as much information as you can possibly find about the organization, the problems/challenges it is facing and if there is one, the job you’re applying for. In other words, you have to find some need out there (problem to be solved, opportunity to capitalize on) in order to get PAID to make your unique contribution.
The Internet is one of your best resources for understanding a company—its challenges, and opportunities and threats. With a few clicks, you can learn all about an organization’s industry, their financials, their history, their product reviews, their customers, and their leaders. In addition, you should read periodicals and industry newsletters.
Use the phone or email and find someone in the company who might be willing to spend a few minutes with you. Talk to customers and suppliers to get a better understanding. What delights the customers? What frustrates them? What do vendors say about the company?
When you match your contribution with the needs/opportunities of an organization, while following the basics of resume writing, your resume will truly stand out!
Author: Jennifer Colosimo, Chief Learning Officer at FranklinCovey
Follow Jennifer on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jencolosimo
3 Comments to Writing a Stand-Out Resume
Highlighting your work history and achievements is one of the key in having your resume stand out. What you have here are great tips and very helpful indeed.
Well, it’s amazing. The miracle has been done. Well done.
=======================================
You also need to put keywords in your resume that will get noticed. Your resume will go through an HR screen before a hiring manager ever sees it. Think about the key words in your profession and make sure they are on your resume
Leave a comment
Related Posts
No results.
August 1, 2010