Strengthen Your Résumé5 Quick Tips to

Why Job Seekers Still Need a Résumé:

• Despite the advent of online job boards and social media platforms such as LinkedIn, recruiters still use résumés to differentiate and eliminate non-candidates.

• A résumé reveals a candidate’s attention to detail, industry knowledge, communication skills and more.

• Savvy candidates use the résumé as a favorable snapshot, or a career “highlight reel.”

Source: Forbes – Do Job Seekers Still Need a Résumé? By Elena Bajic, June 16, 2014.

Why do recruiters reject résumés?

And how can you avoid the trash bin?

Tip Number 1: Tell the Truth

• According to a 2014 CareerBuilder.com survey of hiring managers, 58% of applicants embellish or flat-out lie on their résumés.

Tip Number 1: Tell the Truth•51% of employers say they automatically reject a candidate if a lie is caught.

Source: CareerBuilder, Fifty-eight Percent of Employers Have Caught a Lie on a Résumé, According to a New CareerBuilder Survey, Aug. 7, 2014

Tip Number 2: Emphasize Related Experience

• Tell your professional story as it relates to the qualities and experience the employer seeks in a candidate.• Customize your résumé for the

particular position you hope to attain. • Align your achievement summary

with ways you expect to contribute to company goals, if possible.

Source: Salary.com, 9 Reasons Your Résumé Gets Rejected, by Aaron Gouveia

Tip Number 3: Use ‘Power’ Words• Write with modern, electronic talent-

search methods in mind. That’s how recruiters find you on LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster and other job boards.

• Research and use industry terms and job titles you find in job descriptions for positions you seek.

Source: Monster.com, Creative Ways to Improve Your Résumé, by Charles Purdy

Tip Number 4: Use Concrete Examples of

Achievements• Don’t merely list

accomplishments and responsibilities.

• Make bullet lists with specific examples of how you helped achieve goals.

• Use specific, short but descriptive terms to describe your past and current positions.

Source: Forbes.com, 8 Critical Ways to Improve Your Résumé, By Nancy Collamer

Tip Number 5: Spelling and Grammar Count!

• The number 1 reason recruiters reject résumés is the discovery of a spelling error.• The number 2 reason recruiters reject résumés is the discovery of a grammatical error.• Proof-read your résumé as many times as it takes to be sure there are no spelling or grammatical errors. Ask a trusted, experienced editor to review it, as well.

Source: Recruiter.com, Top 5 Reasons Why HR Pros Disqualify Candidates, Sept. 1, 2015

Perfect!

You’re hired!