The Perfect Resume

The perfect resume presents hiring managers with a four-fold vision of who you are and what you bring to the table:

The perfect resume offers Logical Proofs:

• Facts
• Quantifiable data
• Logical conclusions
• Achievement and success statements
• Relevant professional goals/accomplishments
• Limits the use of jargon
• Maximizes use of occupation/industry-specific key words
• Your capabilities and skills
• Clear, specific, measurable, and quantifiable words and phrases
• Sells you based on your achievements to date

The perfect resume offers Your Vision & Creativity:

• Balanced white space
• Visually easy to read
• A resume style and paper consistent with your self-marketing vision
• Clear big picture of who you are
• Sells you based on your potential
• Examples of your creativity relating to your targeted position
• Your vision of your role and your capacity to contribute

The perfect resume offers Sensible Organization:

• Easy-to-follow resume structure
• Presents relevant historical information in reverse chronological order
• Places the most relevant/marketable data early in the resume
• Omits what cannot be proved
• Is error-free
• Is neatly laid-out and word processed
• Stretches to the appropriate length for someone of your experience (one page for up to 10 years of experience; 2 pages for up to 15 years of experience, and 3 pages for senior-level positions demanding over 15 years of experience)
• Sells your past

The perfect resume offers Your Personality and Values:

• Stresses your interpersonal/written communication skills
• Describes your teamwork skills and cites examples of your cross-functionality
• Highlights your work-related values
• Showcases your work-related personality
• Previews who you are
• Emphasizes your uniqueness
• Is enjoyable to read
• Sells who you are
  

Why not review your resume by comparing it with these four critical categories? You may discover why your resume isn't winning you the interview response you'd hoped for with hiring managers.

Cheryl Lynch Simpson is a Spiritual Director and Solutions Coach who helps women discover and create the life they've always wanted to live. Cheryl is the author of over 30 print/Internet articles and the founder of Coaching Solutions For Women, a coaching website that produces and showcases career, business, and life solutions that improve the life balance of today's busy women. For a complimentary copy of her latest e-book, Ten-Minute Stress Zappers for Women Service Business Owners, visit http://www.coachingsolutionsforwomen.com.

---

The Quickly Changing Landscape Of The Job Market

Does it seem that with every passing year it's getting... Read More

Avoiding Tire Kickers as Job Seekers

With the economy heating up and employment prospects opening up... Read More

Top Career Advice ... More Choices and A Better Way of Life

Why Career Advice Is So ImportantChoosing a career presents a... Read More

So, Your Made A Mistake

Of course, mistakes are important. Two facts put those you... Read More

Making The Best Of Yourself At Interview

You are just about to leave university You are just... Read More

How to Choose Your Ideal Career

They say that most people do complete and total career... Read More

Need a Job? Put a Gun to Your Head

A legendary marketing genius once said that, if he had... Read More

Get A New Job - Career Choices

Career change is tough but rewardingThere are a number of... Read More

So, Why Dont You Tell Me About Yourself?

"So, why don't you tell me about yourself?" is the... Read More

Dont Quit Your Day Job! Convincing Your Boss To Let You Telecommute (Part 2 of 2)

Ok, so you've determined that you have the right skills... Read More

Finding Your Ideal Career

In the current climate, many people are looking away from... Read More

Prepare for YOUR Future now --

All Presidential candidates (before and after) make all kinds of... Read More

The Executive Resume - Moving Beyond Accomplishments

There is a major difference between conventional resumes and executive... Read More

Get Your Dream Job!

Anyone who is a jobseeker knows that looking for a... Read More

Tips for Requesting a Raise

You probably think you deserve a raise. But does your... Read More

How to Deal With Workplace Inflexibility

You've been a model employee: responsible, industrious, creative and productive.... Read More

Risk-taking - Get Your Feet Wet!

We often use the phrase, "Get Your Feet Wet" when... Read More

10 Tips For Writing A Winning Resume

Your resume (or curriculum vitae), combined with the cover letter,... Read More

Common Résumé Mistakes

Using a general résumé.DON'T DO IT! You cannot successfully use... Read More

Powerful Phone Interviews

Phone interviews are de rigueur with many organizations.Companies conduct phone... Read More

It May Be Time to Walk in an Employers Shoes

If you are in a job search and aren't receiving... Read More

Learn Some Useful Feng Shui Career Tips

As it does with every main life aspect, feng shui... Read More

Self Describing Skills - Key Strengths

You need to be the best you can at describing... Read More

Seven Ways to Stand Out in a Sea of Applicants

Is your résumé getting lost in a flood of résumés?... Read More

What You Cant Ask a Job Candidate is as Important as What You Can Ask

As a human resources professional or business owner, you face... Read More