Intense Resume Get noticed to get hired Reed G. Porter
Intense ResumeGet noticed to get hired
Reed G. Porter
“A summary of education and employment experience.
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Wikipedia
What a Resume is
All you need to land the perfect job.◦ A resume is an important, but only one piece of
the job search puzzle. A job application
◦ A resume's purpose is to get you an interview. The first contact a company should have with
you.◦ If possible, the resume should only be tendered
when specifically asked for by the company or your bridge person to the company.
What a Resume is not:
Boring drudgery everyone has to do.◦ Attitude will come through
Life history.◦ Formal resume is information a certain
employer needs to make a decision to interview you.
A piece of paper. Your resume is anything about you an employer
can find Legal Credit Blogs Facebook
What a Resume is not:
Has 100’s – 1000’s Has rules Overworked Knows nothing.. Sole purpose:
Disqualify
The Gatekeeper - HR
Classified ads Internet job searches Job Banks Unsolicited
◦ email resumes◦ mailed resumes
The Key
Resumes• Recruiter requested• Found on job sites• Found elsewhere• HR Requested• Manager Requested • Who you know
Knows
The Key
Header Summary Skills and Accomplishments Experience Education Professional Affiliations Community Publications Key Words and Skills Personal Interests References
Resume Parts
Header
Contact Summary Skills and
Accomplishments
Raised $1900 in 21 days in canvassing and advocacy on environmental, health and consumer issues.
Conducted legal research for four Assistant U.S. Attorneys, for the U.S. Attorney's office
Quantitative Statements
Resolved customer complaints with active listening and proactive resolution skills resulting in the receipt of appreciation letters from customers commending my services.
Facilitated productive weekly team meetings demonstrating exceptional communication and organizational skills that elicited a performance review comment from my manager as “best in class meeting facilitator.”
Cross-trained staff resulting in increased productivity and increased customer service response time with reduced headcount.
Qualitative Statements
Experience◦ Professional History◦ Professional Expererience
Education Awards, Affiliations,
Community Publications Keywords/Skills Personal Interests
Evidence
Hot button topics Negative information Abbreviations The word Resume Salary info Reasons you leave jobs Family info Medical info
Do not include
Bad Advice• List your most recent employment as current even if your employment has been terminated.
Omit grad dates
Include/Exclude hobbies
•2 Pages
•Go back only 10, 15 years
Looks good Easy to read No None Zero
mistakes Resist using tables Be creative
◦ Within reason
Minimum Must Haves
Name Address Phone Email Summary Education
Composition
Targeted◦ Ensure job reqs
addressed◦ Capture corp.
culture Focus
◦ Don’t ramble◦ Be relevant◦ Results
Customized
Intensify
Customize Job Fair Mailed
◦ 2-page, laser printed, bonded paper
Posted on Internet Recruiter
◦ Keywords section◦ As long as it needs to be.
Requested◦ Concise if printed and sent◦ If digital, can be longer
Networking ◦ Business cards
Volunteer Blogging Conferences Trade
shows Twitter Facebook LinkedIn
Points of contact
LinkedIn …
Celebrated 40 million users on its 6th birthday on May 5, 2009.
Estimates 1 million users sign up every 2 weeks.
Business Social Networking
w w w . L i n k e d I n . c o m
How do you make LinkedIn work for you?
1. Sign up. Fill out your profile.
2. Use keyword-rich descriptions to summarize your strengths.
3. Change your URL to a custom Web address…http://www.linkedin.com/in/reedporter
4. Observe what others are doing. Research Group, Jobs, Companies, News, Events
Profile
Profile 2
Profile 3
1. Allow LinkedIN to import your address book.
2. Search for current and former colleagues 3. Search for current and former clients4. Friends5. People you network with6. People you correspond with7. Look for groups
◦ Note: Join groups of people you want to connect with for an “in.”
Find People
Job Search
Reed G Porter [email protected] http://www.intenseresume.com Reedracer IntenseResume
Questions?