Time to Brush Up the Resume
Well it is that time of year again, the holidays are over and
employees are ready to tell their employers where to shove their
jobs! All around the world this phenomenon of post holiday blues
causes men and women to look to where the grass is greener and
start searching for their happy place amongst a plethora of
possible jobs. Well before you go and do something silly like
resign or get yourself fired, you should be having a look over
your resume. A resume should be a living breathing account of
your relevant life history that demands the attention of
perspective employers. It should be regularly and specifically
written to target particular industries and or levels of
management. Many people rely on just writing a separate cover
letter for each job application but many people will not be
getting the job. Changing your resume to suit a sector of the
employment market allows you to promote yourself in a more
targeted fashion, thus increasing your chances for success. In
much the same way that advertisements differ greatly with each
demographic or fishermen use different bait, your resume should
too.
Once you have compiled a resume or sufficiently updated an
existing resume, you can begin to circulate it. Most employers
will allow you to electronically submit your resume so they can
short list applicants and avoid wasting time interviewing
unsatisfactory candidates. This is a good way to gauge your
competition. Not all of us are regularly involved in the job
market and it can be difficult to objectively assess your skills
and hence your worth. Therefore it is a good practice to use the
resume submission process to bracket which jobs are within your
reach. It is best to start from the top down as many people
actually undervalue their skills. We often fail to realize the
amount of skills that we may have developed within out current
job and when returning to the job market we don't look high
enough. A good start is sending your resume to out to jobs that
offer wages that are about fifty percent above what you were
receiving in your previous or current job. Remember, don't be
offended if you don't get any replies from some of your
applications. To get more free tips and help and even sample
resumes you can visit http://www.worldofresumes.com. You may
well be under qualified, but you need to start somewhere. Learn
from the experience and have some faith in yourself. Good luck
job hunting!