As a young ambitious engineer who wanted to break into management the prospect of trying to do a first resume was something of a trial. Numerate rather than literate with no idea of format or content it was a challenge.
What do we mostly do when faced with such a task? Buy a book. Armed with this new friend my first resume took the whole of one weekend to complete. On completion the application was sent off.
Out of 64 applicants ten were called for interview. This went well and the final short list of three included me. At this point the application failed. Trying to move to a more commercial role there were other candidates better suited.
That first resume could be thought of as a success and over many years it was used in refined and updated form to apply for progressively more senior posts.
However at age 50 and ‘let go’ for the second time in my career a new challenge had to be overcome because of ageism. As part of the termination settlement the company was persuaded to pay for an out placement course. This was revealing.
The main thrust of the service was guidance and help in producing a powerful resume as the central piece of a personal sales package with cover letter and the provision mail out services to target businesses using a variety of marketing techniques. This did produce a powerful resume that was used successfully for number of years. If faced with such a situation it’s well worth taking advantage of such services.
Many people do not consider producing a resume until forced to by circumstances outside their control. This means a first resume may have to compiled under pressure, which is not the ideal. Visit any forum relating to employment and jobs and you will find there are a lot of people who need help with their resumes and cover letters.
You can find more help with resumes at the link below. Don’t leave it until you are forced to do it.
Article by Michael Harrison, Author, Publisher and Business Consultant. If you have found these tips helpful you can find more at http://www.how-to-do-a-resume.com/
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Michael Harrison is an author, publisher and business consultant specialising in helping business owners and individuals to realise and release the full potential of their situation. He has helped many people to improve their business situations and advised and supported individuals to embark on new directions in their careers.
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