I have preached on the art of the
resume writing plenty of times in the past, however I read a quick
brief from another blogger this morning discussing "not to tell the
story" which I found so profound. The style of resume I promote is
the impact resume, one with statement, figures and savings. It
should read like a baseball card, not a biography. Let's recap some
of the things we should be looking for to ensure your resume is
successful in its endeavor to get you that interview.
Baseball card. For all of the non
athletes out there, a baseball card is small card no larger than the
palm of your hand that show all important stats and accomplishments
of the player. It is a quick synopsis of what someone that likes
them would want to know. Facts, details and figures dominate the
content and allow for quick understanding of how positive or
negative this person's career has been. Think baseball card.
Example of how the start of your
resume might look:
Name
Address/Phone/ETC
Summary
10 yr executive recruiter and
staffing leadership professional with documented ability to build
offices, territories, and new companies from the ground up. Highly
skilled trainer of new recruiting and business development talent,
having hired/trained/managed more than a 100 person staff.
Personally responsible for increases at the office level of more
than 1M annually, with region wide increase of more 5M.
ABC Staffing Company
Partner
12.11.2008-Present
Selected and hired by owners of
company to develop southeastern region of IT/Engineering Staffing
company. Developed non-penetrated market through direct sales and
team development activities. Grew region by highest year over year
increase than any other region in company.
Developed new territory in 1 yr
into 3.5 revenue foundation for company
Hired/trained/managed 6 staff members including
admin/sales/recruiter
Exceeded original annual goal by 35%
Awarded partner status after 9 months
Being tasked for 2009 with new business development for emerging
medical sector
Saved company 130,000 with new business process that allowed for
quicker client fulfillment
Now this is a quick sample that I used for myself, however it will
be different for each and every person that does the exercise. The
key component is to sit back and see how you have effected the
companies you have worked for. Once that is done, you can better
write the resume and offer value to someone reading it. Stay away
from restating the obvious functions of your job. No one wants to
hear that. What they are looking for is something that you have
done, and responsibilities do not show that.
Keep to the facts. Do not tell the
story and you will quickly develop a resume that people can read
quickly, and most importantly attracts them into calling you to
discuss what you can do for them.
