Move your resume to the top of Employer searches NOW!

Here's how...

The recruitment industry has gone almost completely electronic - no secret there...the secret is in HOW a general resume search is conducted and how this search can effect your chances of being viewed and saved in a recruiters "saved search results" and whether you will be contacted for an interview.

The process is so much more than the qualifications and experiences you load into your resume and how much time you devote to your job search.

You have to fully be aware of the position you are applying to, following these simple rules will help your chances of moving to the TOP OF EMPLOYER SEARCHES:

1. Use actual Keywords from the job description in your resume

a) If the title is Account Manager, then no matter what your last title was - keyword Account Manager needs to be in your resume, preferably in the Objective (if your still using one) or in the Very first part of your resume.

2. Pay attention to your Employment Profile, if you are registered on a job board, then the Employment Profile you filled out initially is extremely important and needs to be updated as Needed!

a) If the employer is asking for 5-7 years experience and your updated resume qualifies but the employment profile is the same 2-5 from last year it CAN effect whether you are one of the TOP 10 in the recruiters search.

3. Update your Objective sentence frequently - Pay attention to the Keywords in the job description - in most cases there was a brief byline that attracted you to the posting, it propelled you to open the posting to view the job description. You can use a variation of that byline and incorporate in your objective. Using the recruiters wording and keywords will help give your resume a push.

4. Always update your skills and Keep abreast of the New Lingo - keep yourself current

a) eg: use words like: Optimize, analyze, Navigate, SEO (search engine marketing- if your in the advertising world)

In conclusion, experience is everything in a resume but in this ever changing landscape your experience and skills cannot stay static - change and update them frequently.

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