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Resume Help Articles and Resources
Are you a Resume Writer? Should you
write your own resume?
There are hundreds of free Web sites and inexpensive books
on cutting and styling hair yet most people employ the services
of barbers or hairdressers several times a year. Money isn't
the only consideration when it comes to haircuts or perms
or resumes. Here are a few things to consider:
* Free resumes are usually costly
People write their own resumes because of their perception
of cost versus benefit. Cost and price are not the same. The
word "free" refers to price not cost. Most people
would agree that "free" just doesn't cut it if you
end up with a poor haircut or an ineffective resume. A free
resume that doesn't get you a job is costly. A resume that
gets you hired or results in a 10-15% increase in salary pays
for itself.
* The competition is tough and
unfair
The Internet, email, and online job boards have brought about
a huge increase in the number of resumes submitted for each
advertised position. This means that whenever you apply for
a highly desirable job, you face hundreds of competing resumes.
Additionally, many competing resumes are written by highly
skilled resume writing professionals whose primary goal is
producing a resume that beats all competing resumes.
* Your job search is only as strong
as its weakest link
In order to get hired, you must first get interviewed. Even
if you are a strong candidate, a weak resume will damage your
job search by failing to yield interviews. Regardless of how
you submit your resume, (mail, fax, email, job fair, or online
job board) your resume must leave no doubt that you deserve
an interview. It makes absolutely no sense to spend hours
searching for the perfect job ad, finding it, making sure
that you meet the requirements of the job, then sending in
a resume and cover letter that guarantee failure.
* A little information is a dangerous thing
Most books and free resources on resume writing offer dangerously
outdated advice and do not adequately cover specialized areas
of resume writing. Without the benefit of experience, and
extensive trial and error, it is difficult to determine which
resume writing and job search strategies work. Trial and error
can be very expensive in terms of time, effort, lost job opportunities,
and lost income.
* Good resume writing involves asking the right
questions
Although style, structure, formatting and layout are important,
they are not as critical as the content of the resume. The
resume must sell the candidate and answer the right questions.
The right questions vary from candidate to candidate. During
a resume writing consultation, a good resume writer asks questions
that a potential employer would raise before or during an
interview. This helps to insure that there are no holes in
your resume that could prevent you from getting interviewed
in the first place. It takes experience, expertise, neutral
perspective and detachment to conduct an effective resume
writing consultation. Without an effective consultation, the
resume ends up looking like a pretty list of job descriptions.
Job descriptions do not sell candidates or yield interviews.
* Pay for things or services you cannot replicate
If you have good resume writing experience and expertise—and
know someone who can ask the right questions from a neutral
perspective with professional detachment—you do not
need a professional resume writer.
* Objectivity is priceless
Most people can write, format, and engineer a good resume
if given the proper training—the difficult part is writing
for oneself. It is very difficult to be objective when evaluating
your own work. Friends and family are not neutral. That is
why lawyers hire lawyers, doctors hire doctors, barbers hire
barbers, and smart and professional resume writers hire RESUMEPRO
WRITERS.
Contact me today!!!
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of the fence to your advantage.
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your competition knows!
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be prepared...
“Our clients receive interviews
almost immediately and find positions in 50% less time than
average. I’d love to do the same for you.”
-Marty Weitzman
Every
resume writer offers a guarantee but
few give you the career advantage Marty does.
Contact Marty now…
Marty Weitzman, NCRW,
CPRW, JCTC
President of Gilbert Career Resumes
http://www.resumepro.com
gilcareer@aol.com
Toll Free:
(800) 967-3846
Phone: (212) 661 - 6878
Fax: (732) 536-4429
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