The importance of an effective resume cannot be overemphasized in writing an executive resume. A very good senior executive whose resume is poorly written could lose out to a candidate of lesser qualifications with a better resume. So how do you write an executive resume? Below are some tips that can help you do it:

1. Highlight your valuable assets. Your resume must convince the executive search team that you will be a valuable addition to the organization that commissions the search. Your performance record should show how your skills were able to contribute to the bottom line of your previous organization(s). Professional memberships, community service, teaching experience, awards and recognitions are testimonials to the value that you can bring to the organization.
2. Craft your executive resume as a marketing tool. It is said that effective senior executives are essentially marketing executives because even if they are not involved in the marketing functions of the organization, they are expected to market the organization. So how you craft your resume reflects your understanding of your marketing value to the organization. In other words, your resume should convey the message that you know that you are not only expected to do your job right, but you are also expected to be perceived as doing it right. If you cannot sell yourself, how can you be expected to sell your organization?
3. Be a perfectionist. Do not settle for an adequate resume. Effective executives are uncompromising when it comes to quality. Misspellings, typographical and grammatical errors have no place in your executive resume. Attention to details is a hallmark of an effective executive resume.
4. Be straightforward. A short and hard-hitting opening statement packed with your skills and accomplishments conveys decisiveness. It tells the reader that you know exactly what to say. A weak statement of objective conveys indecision and uncertainty.
5. Avoid highfaluting or grandiose words. They are perceived as hollow attempts to be impressive. Achievements impress better.

Finally, never forget that your executive resume is an ad. It is competing for the attention of the recruiter who is swamped with hundreds, maybe thousands, of executive resumes. It should be screaming that it is better than 90% of the resumes that the recruiter currently has. If you are not sure of the points on how to craft a hard-hitting executive resume, contact a professional resume writing service that can assist.

Jaime Cooper is a former partner of an executive recruiting firm in Boston, MA. She has extensive experience in the business of talent acquisition and career consulting, having worked closely with many decision-makers and hiring managers at Fortune 500 companies. Prior to her career in executive recruiting, Jaime spent several years honing her writing skills as an editor and copywriter. To learn more about Resume Writing, you may visit: http://www.jcresumes.com

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