RECRUITMENT AND STAFFING AGENCY MBH
The anatomy of a great resume
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Does your resume has many admirers?
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One Recruiter receives 100-300 resumes a day Per job vacancy! |
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WHAT RECRUITERS LOOK FOR IN A CANDIDATE? |
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76% say
relevant experience |
49% say
specific achievements |
38% say whether or not the resume was customized for specific vacancy
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WHAT RECRUITERS WANT
TO SEE IN YOUR RESUME?  |
Every resume is UNIQUE "sales proposal"
Resume has to be APPROPRIATE for job vacancy that you are applying
Do not follow ALL rules for writing a resume! Choose the ones that suite you
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SIMPLICITY!-Begin with a summary of your most important values-Tell employer who you are -Write about what you can do for them |
CONFIDENCE!-everyone likes confident people-write about accomplishments -tell what you achieved for previous employer |
LANGUAGE!-Do not use full sentences-Use bullet points with strong words and action verbs |
KEYWORDS!-Very often resumes are not read, but scanned by a person or a machine-They are looking for keywords that match hiring criteria -Use keywords from job listings |
COMMON RESUME MISTAKES |
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Email: hotandsingle@icantgetajob.com
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... use appropriate e-mail
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Objective: I want to set up a business where I do not have to work, but to earn millions
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... be realistic
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Education:
• Elementary school • St John's high school • Nottingham University |
... if you have a university degree, do not write about elementary and high school
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Experience:
• Walking dogs (during university) • Giving coupons in supermarket (during university) • Sales assistant • Sales manager • Sales director |
... write about work experience relevant to your current and desired position
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Hobbies: Guns, drugs, parties
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... …include hobbies, but make sure they are appropriate
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Skills:
• Orientation to result • Professionalism • Data checking skills |
... do not use unfitting fonts
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