One thing that’s crucial to remember when looking for a new job or career opportunities, is that you have to be prepared.
One way to be on top of your game, is to have a top-notch resume that is CURRENT and UPDATED. You do not want old information handed out to your new potential employers.
For example, having an old email address, or the wrong phone number listed on your resume, is just unprofessional. It could literally cost you your dream job.
Take the necessary time to spruce up your old resume. It can make all the difference in whether the employer reads your resume, or stacks yours in the pigeonhole pile. Basically it will not even be considered, and ultimately it ends up getting tossed out.
Here’s 5 Tips That I Practice: I’m going to share with you how I do it and how to help you spruce up your own old resumes at any time, and in a simpler and more effective manner.
- Master List Create and keep a master list containing all of your former employers/organizations information. For example, their physical address, phone number, the supervisors name, and any other helpful information. This may seem tedious at the time, but it will be worth it. The next time you are looking for a job, or for a better job, you will already have all your information readily accessible and available on this master list. Constantly input new information about new job positions and date of employment. I personally jot down a few of my job responsibilities. This helps me tremendously. Because if you find yourself in a season where you were out of work for a while, you may not remember off the top of your head, how to describe what you did later on 6 months to two years down the road.
- Copy Always save a copy of each new updated resume in a file folder. You can label it whatever you like. I like to label mine either, Templates, or, Copy Resumes. This too is beneficial when you need to find work quickly. People seem to find resume writing a little daunting. Unless you like writing, like I do, you probably want this to be as painless as possible. So if you follow these few tips, you will certainly save yourself some stress in the future. All you have to do is update your new information. Always try to add the current info to your file.
- Conciseness Use as few words as possible, but choose the best possible descriptive words of your work experience. Employers and Hiring Managers need to quickly scan your resume and understand your work experience. You want to be concise and not too wordy.
- Keywords The Hiring Managers want to see that you know and speak the lingo of their industry. Choose the accurate terms for your industry.
- Revise Constantly revise and edit your resume with new updated, and current information. Always proofread and spell check and have someone read your resume to catch for any misspellings or other grammatical errors.
Following these 5 simple steps is a quick way to spruce up your resume with as minimal stress as possible. I hope you find my tips useful and email me at any time if you have used these tips to lock down your dream job.
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