Comments on: How to Write a Killer Resume

By: Willie Jackson

Willie Jackson — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:56:31 +0000

Thanks, Nomnso-

I actually love small fonts (and write really tiny), but I realize that the people reviewing my resume and emails might not. Accordingly, I adjust the size of my fonts when I’m preparing a document or email for someone outside of the circle of people with whom I regularly communicate.

Another thing I’m glad you pointed out is that resume bullets should be conversation points; not life stories. People generally aren’t very strategic when it comes to writing their resumes.

By: Willie Jackson

Willie Jackson — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:09:37 +0000

I think you nailed it. The two I most appreciate are:

*Identify and Solve Employer’s Hidden Needs

and

*Sell the Benefits of Your Skills – it should be pretty obvious for the employer why not hiring you would be a loss for their company

Excellent additions – thanks for your comment!

By: Resume in English

Resume in English — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:47:09 +0000

I found that there are a couple of things that really increase the chances of getting a job, even now with an economic recession the basic rules still apply.

* Use Titles or Headings That Match The Jobs You Want
* Use Design That Grabs Attention
* Medium Size Resume and The Use Power Words
* Identify and Solve Employer’s Hidden Needs
* Sell the Benefits of Your Skills – it should be pretty obvious for the employer why not hiring you would be a loss for their company

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By: Nomnso

Nomnso — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:35:57 +0000

I like this post. I think people should pay more attention to their resumes, given that resumes, for better or worse, are the gatekeepers of Interview Land (or at least the people reviewing resumes are the gatekeepers).

One thing that kills me when I read resumes is font that is too small! It irritates me. I understand small font for the purposes of fitting information onto one page, but at some point (9 point . . . pun intended) things have simply gone too far. I would thus add to this list that a person can and should have more than one resume. It is not necessary to put absolutely everything about yourself on one page — focus on including what each specific target employer needs to know about you. Once you've gotten the employer's attention and gotten an interview, you can talk about whatever you may have left off of your resume face-to-face.

Just my two cents.