Currently I am a member on several networking websites like Linkedin and BrightFuse. On BrightFuse I am the Group Moderator for the largest discussion group on that website called “I Need a Job”, understandably so. Everybody needs a job right now. And, because of what I do people always ask me to critique their resume. I don’t mind, I’ll critique your resume for free, but I won’t write it, or redo it for free. When I critique resumes I always explain the same thing over and over again. So, now I’m explaining it to everybody all at once, and perhaps you should read this blog before asking me to critiqued yours.

There are some common mistakes people make when writing their resume. I’ll talk about some things you should take into consideration while writing yours. It takes time to write a resume that will gain you an interview. You can’t write it in two hours and expect it will open doors. It takes hours and sometimes days to get it just right. If your resume is not gaining you an interview, then you didn’t get it right, go back to the drawing board, ask for help or do some research and re-write it. The formula goes like this; resume – interview – job, not the other way around. If you are not getting interviews, then the problem is with your resume, if you are not getting the job, then the problem is with your interviewing skills.

Your resume is your strategic value-based marketing tool. Get out of that chronological, traditional, functional format thinking. Your resume should be a hybrid one, we call it a showcase format, which is a combination of the traditional and chronological formats on a whole new level, on steroids. It sends a powerful proactive message to employers and it answers the question, “Why should I hire you?” (Block, 2002). Does your resume do that? If it doesn’t, then you don’t have an award-winning resume! Employers feel the way people present themselves professionally on paper and in person predicts how professionally they will represent the company and how they approach their work (Block, 2002). Your resume shows how much effort you put into it by how visually pleasing to the eye it is and what it says. Employers also want creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. Another reason to use a combination format instead of just sticking to one type.

Learn more about what I do visit my website at http://fairrecruitmentagency.com. This way we can help you further on how to market yourself better in this aggressive work environment. We offer resume and cover letter writing services to job seekers, and resume workshops to organizations, communities, groups and associations.

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