Job Guide

What is a Resume?

Earlier in The Complete Job Guide, we said that the application is one of the two most important documents you will submit to have an opportunity to interview. Your resume is the other most important document. Simply put, your resume is a brief summary about you.

Human Resource Directors all agree that a resume is the key difference between hiring one candidate versus another. Furthermore, they agree that they expect a resume to be exaggerated by 20%. This means that of the job responsibility information, awards and skills listed on a resume, Human Resource Directors automatically assume that 20% of your resume is exaggerated. What does this mean to you?

As a job candidate, you must present a compelling resume – one that describes everything you have accomplished and everything you can offer with an extra 20% boost. We do not encourage that you misrepresent your body of work, accomplishments or skill sets, but rather enhance the description in each.

Your resume must be intriguing enough for a prospective employer to say, “I want to meet this person and find out more about him/her.”

There are many websites that offer critical resources such as templates and sample resumes; we encourage you to use all of the resources available to you to develop a professional resume.

You are unique; ensure that you give yourself the best opportunity to get the job you desire by presenting the best summary of who you are on paper.

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