Career Strategies

Many people make the mistake of creating just one resume and sending it out to a bunch of job listings. If you are doing this then you must change your strategy. Employers are looking for specifics and if you are not targeting your resume with the breakdown that they are looking for, you are probably wasting your time. In this market companies can afford to be very selective. This means they want the best. So they will be scanning for resumes that match exactly the requirements they have posted. Bottom line, your resume has to be a chameleon changing according to the needs and demands of the job description. First, go through the listing looking for those keywords and phrases. Second, incorporate those into your resume. This will make you seem like the ideal candidate. It will actually separate your resume from the pile which are not targeted to their requirements. Of course this involves a lot of time and effort on your part but the results are well worth it.