How Do You Effectively Target A Resume?
Composing a resume is a thankless job, one in which the only beneficiary is you. Of course looking at it from the other side, who better to benefit from than the one person who deserves it the most? Yes, we are talking about you. A good resume might get you noticed, but a great resume probably gets you in for that all important interview session where you can really sell yourself. How can you get noticed by the human resources person that is skimming through a mountain of paperwork? You must laser target your resume to look as if it was composed especially for that particular job. But that is impossible, for nobody can write a new resume for each job can they? No, but here is the trick. You can use a generic resume to have on hand and adapt it carefully to a desired opening that you have found advertised. Read the posting carefully to check out the experience and education requirements and calculate exactly what you already have done. If more than 75% then go ahead and perform the foll