Your Strongest Resume

© 2009 Lynn Hazan and Associates. All Rights Reserved

Your Strongest ResumeLynn Hazan, Lynn Hazan &

Associates, Inc.

Kristi Daeda, Twin Sparks Consulting

CAMP - July 2009



Resumes:

• Highlight Accomplishments

• Quantify and Qualify as much as possible

• Tell your story

• Case Studies/Stories

• No functional resumes. Don’t confuse reader.


A Timeline in Chocolate

PastPresent Future

The resume is about the

past

The job description is about the

present

The interview is

about the future


In hiring, past performance is a good

indicator of future performance.

Past Future


Your Resume

How do you measure up?


10 Boilerplate Phrases That Kill Resumes

• Results-oriented professional• Cross-functional teams• More than [x] years of progressively responsible experience• Superior (or excellent) communication skills• Strong work ethic• Met or exceeded expectations• Proven track record of success• Works well with all levels of staff• Team player• Bottom-line orientation

According to career expert Liz Ryan


Summary statements

• The hook

• Separate yourself from your competition

• Make the reader want to learn more


What is your UPS?

• Has nothing to do with the postal service• The answer is…

• How do you mirror the company’s brand?


How to Create Your UPS

What makes you unique?What makes you special?

Why should I hire you?


UPS Summary statement


Accomplishments

• Resume is a record of successes

• Not a job description

• Quantify and qualify

• Tell the story about where you made a difference

• Make the accomplishments the hero


Small Group Activity

• Re-examine your resume to highlight accomplishments

• Make it a marketing document for you

• Separate yourself from your competition


Resume, meet Technology

• Keep your resume on your mobile device for sending at a moment’s notice

• Add your resume to your LinkedIn page as a SlideShare presentation

• Consider creating a Visual CV (visualcv.com)


Sample VisualCV


Ari Herzog’s VisualCV


Share Your Visual CV


Job Posting on VisualCV


LH&A’s VisualCV


Kristi Daeda’s VisualCV


Live long and prosper!

Lynn [email protected]

312.863.5401www.linkedin.com/in/lynnhazan

Twitter: lynnhazanFacebook: Lynn Hazan &

Associates

Kristi [email protected]

847.312.7120www.linkedin.com/in/kristidaeda

Twitter: kristidwww.facebook.com/kristidaeda


For deeper discussions on these career topics, attend

the AMA/LH&A Career Workshops!

ResumesTuesday, July 286:30 - 8:00

InterviewingThursday, August 136:30 - 8:00

Further details at lhazan.com/content/index.php?q=engagements


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Includes work on resume, interviews, networking, LinkedIn, job searching and negotiating with Lynn Hazan,

a 25-year veteran of the recruiting business.


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Articles on writing resumes, interviewing, career planning, professionalism, and step-by-step on

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