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You're crafting your resume. How do you ensure it's detailed yet concise for maximum impact?

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Crafting a resume is a balancing act between providing enough detail to showcase your qualifications and keeping it succinct to maintain the reader's attention. Your resume is your marketing tool, and it's crucial to make every word count. You want to highlight your achievements and skills without overwhelming the hiring manager with unnecessary information. The goal is to create a document that is rich in content yet easy to skim through, ensuring that your most impressive qualifications stand out.

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1 Tailor Content

When writing your resume, it's essential to tailor the content to the job you're applying for. This means carefully reading the job description and identifying key skills and experiences that align with the role. Emphasize these elements by incorporating relevant keywords and phrases . This customization not only shows that you're a good fit for the position but also helps your resume pass through Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), which many employers use to pre-filter resumes based on specific criteria.

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2 Powerful Summary

Begin with a powerful summary statement that encapsulates your professional identity in a few sentences. This section should highlight your years of experience, key skills, and any major accomplishments or unique qualifications you possess. Think of it as an elevator pitch that offers a snapshot of your professional background and entices the reader to delve deeper into your resume. The summary should be engaging and packed with information that aligns with the job you're targeting.

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Hal Klegman M.A.

Coach & training in: leadership, communications, Active Listening, & employee retention (IT)
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A summary on a resume means I most likely will not read it. I will skip down to see where you worked for how long, then were you went to school and, and then, what do you know. The obnoxious process I outlined above takes fewer than five seconds. I was a headhunter (35yrs, IT/Finance) and received hundreds of resumes a day. Give me a reason to read your resume. Now me away with why the company you are leaving is better because you were there. Highlight the following words ONLY: earned, saved, increased, decreased. Follow that word with a metric and your resume will get read 99.9% The first sentence I read needs to impress. A summary will not do.

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3 Experience Highlights

In the experience section, avoid listing every duty you've ever had. Instead, focus on accomplishments and quantifiable results that demonstrate your impact in previous roles. Use action verbs to begin each bullet point, and selectively include details that underscore your contributions. For each position, include your job title, the company name, and the dates of employment. If you held multiple roles within the same company, list them separately to showcase your progression .

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Hal Klegman M.A.

Coach & training in: leadership, communications, Active Listening, & employee retention (IT)
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Your resume has two jobs. First, it needs to get read. Second, if it is written correctly, it should manage at least a part of the interview. Your resume must generate the questions you want want the interviewer to ask. Be a tease. This was the problem to be solved, these are the resources I/we had. This was the solution. The resume is all about the projects that best illustrate the skills you most want to sell. You will be asked how you came up with that. Write down how you solved the problem, step by step, number them, include the wrong turn you made. This way when you are asked a how did you accomplish that, you do not need to look in to space and fumble, you have the answer ready. Wait for a slow count 4 before answering, Ge great.

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4 Skills Showcase

The skills section of your resume should be a curated list of your abilities that are most relevant to the job. Avoid overloading this section with every skill you possess. Instead, select those that are in high demand for the role and provide evidence of your proficiency through context in your experience section. This helps to create a cohesive narrative that reinforces your suitability for the job.

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Carmen Peel
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Relevance is key. "Teamwork" is lovely, but it means something more than being nice to your coworkers. If you can't mention a situation where it was crucial to have a skill and using it directly impacted the results, don't mention it. Make your skill section a perfect combination of what the job description is looking for and the best you have to offer.

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5 Education Brief

Your education section should be concise. Include only the most recent or relevant degrees , certifications, or coursework. If you have higher education, it's not necessary to list your high school diploma. Mention the institution's name, the degree obtained, and the graduation date. If you graduated recently or have education that's particularly relevant to the job, you might also list key courses or projects.

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Hal Klegman M.A.

Coach & training in: leadership, communications, Active Listening, & employee retention (IT)
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This is for a limited audience. You went to an Ivy League School or MIT or Stanford or the Univ. of Chicago or schools with a similar reputation, then where you went to school goes on the top of your resume forever. In IT and financial trading these things have an outsize effect on hiring managers that is almost always a guarantee you will be called in for an interview. Many companies with this bias don't care that much for grades, they want to know you were smart enough to get in. (Many managers went to great schools, partied hardy, got crappy grades, went on to be interviewing you. No, it is most certainly not fair. Too bad. I wasn't born to rich parents, speaking of unfair.

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6 Final Polish

Finally, ensure your resume is free from errors and has a clean, professional layout . Use consistent formatting for headings, bullet points, and font size throughout the document. Avoid dense blocks of text; instead, use white space strategically to guide the reader's eye. Proofread meticulously to catch typos or grammatical mistakes, as these can suggest a lack of attention to detail. Your resume should be both aesthetically pleasing and easy to read, leaving a strong impression on potential employers.

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7 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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Paul Mullan

I create CAREER HAPPINESS, one ?? at a time | Outplacement Consultant | Career Coach | CV Writer | Interview Coach
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You'll be working within 1?? 1-page resume (350 - 375 words) 2?? 2-page resume (700 - 750 words) Use words wisely ? Be succint - forget storytelling ? Don't bore reader with duties ? Be ruthless when decluttering ? Bin key skills if non-tech resume ? Bin zebra words e.g. motivated Hope this helps ??

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