Keywords have the power to make your resume sing and capture the attention of recruiters and employers. Is your resume singing?
Keywords for your resume are specific words, phrases, and acronyms that are industry and job specific. Not only are these keywords visually noticeable, but also electronically searchable. Many internal recruiting systems allow recruiters to run keyword queries on resumes in the firm’s database. Additionally, recruiters actively perform keyword searches on Linkedin profiles.
In this short amount of time employers determine your strengths and if you have
something to offer. If they feel that you do, they will look at your resume in more depth.
If not, you will be filed away. You need to make sure that the employer knows what you
are capable of doing. If you don’t tell them, no one else will. Employers want to
QUICKLY screen you out. Your goal is to get screened IN.
How do you fashion your resume so that it gets noticed? The employer doesn’t have
time to search your resume for pertinent information – you must provide it on a silver
platter – easy to obtain and elegantly presented.
Take the time to craft a resume that is an accurate reflection of you. Don’t do it alone!
Tap into book and web resources, and ask others for input. Remember that you have
the final say on your resume’s appearance – you must like it. When you look at it, you
should say, “Wow, I’m good!!”
Keywords for your resume are specific words, phrases, and acronyms that are industry and job specific. Not only are these keywords visually noticeable, but also electronically searchable. Many internal recruiting systems allow recruiters to run keyword queries on resumes in the firm’s database. Additionally, recruiters actively perform keyword searches on Linkedin profiles.
In this short amount of time employers determine your strengths and if you have
something to offer. If they feel that you do, they will look at your resume in more depth.
If not, you will be filed away. You need to make sure that the employer knows what you
are capable of doing. If you don’t tell them, no one else will. Employers want to
QUICKLY screen you out. Your goal is to get screened IN.
How do you fashion your resume so that it gets noticed? The employer doesn’t have
time to search your resume for pertinent information – you must provide it on a silver
platter – easy to obtain and elegantly presented.
Take the time to craft a resume that is an accurate reflection of you. Don’t do it alone!
Tap into book and web resources, and ask others for input. Remember that you have
the final say on your resume’s appearance – you must like it. When you look at it, you
should say, “Wow, I’m good!!”
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