Everyone seems to debate over a particular format of resume. Each debate never ends with a clear answer.
Attempting to take a logical approach and looking at the facts:
- There are more people then jobs.
- Hiring Managers get inundated with resumes.
- There average time spent scanning a resume is 2 minutes.
- Hiring Managers scan for key words.
You, the unemployed person, is spinning your wheels by sending the same information (no matter the format of resume) to 100 different employers.
How about researching each and every company for their style? It might lead to a clearer perspective of what key words the Hiring Manager is seeking.
Yep, you’re going to invest time into a bit of research. During that time spent on research, you may find out that you don’t want to work for a particular employer or you lack what the employer is seeking. Maybe that’s a better investment into your job search versus killing trees on wasted paper.
©2009 – 2010 YP Mazzulo
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