How to Write A Resume Cover Letter Blog

Each time your wit down to write a resume you need to start with a resume outline. Start by designing a basic structire using a resume outline to help you. After you’ve got the resume outline written, fleshing it out with details is a faster task.

The key to good resume outline is to keep it uncluttered and straightforward. A cluttered resume is hard to read. If it’s hard to read, it will most likely not be read and end up in the trash.

Begin by writing your contact information in the Heading at the top. Give your future employer a few options for contacting you. Make sure you include a day time phone, cell phone, and an email address that you check often.

After that use an Objective or Qualifications Summary to highlight off your unique brand. What is a Unique Brand? Well, just like Martha Stewart, Oprah and Emeril all have their own brands. You should have one as well. What does a future employer think about when YOU come to mind? More importantly, what do YOU want them to think about when they think about you? That is your Personal Brand and it MUST be clearly stated in your resume outline as well as your full resume.

Most companies from Subway Sandwiches to Mercedes Benz have all claimed mind share in the thoughts of their key demographic, so why can’t you? When you establish a personal brand you differentiate yourself and position yourself apart from the competition and win the job. In this case, your key demographic are the hiring managers and recruiters that deal with thousands of resumes each day. Job seekers are viewed as commodities, and unless you provide some unique value, which your competition do not share, you will be bunched in with every one of your competitors for the job. The goal is to stand out from the masses and in doing so; you will land a great job.

Let’s get back to your resume outline. The next section should include a Professional Experience section. This is where you write where you worked ,how long your worked there, and what you did for the company. The important part of this section is to make sure you specifically state how you helped the previous company you worked for to either make more money or save money. Remember that a hiring manager has a problem that they need solved and you MUST quickly and effectively show that on your resume outline, and on your final resume and at the job interview how you are the answer to their problem. If you can’t concisely get that idea across, then the first person that can…will get the job.

Afterwards comes the Education section. This is where you include any degrees you have, specific licenses and special credentials. Now if you’re writing an entry level resume and just graduated high school or college, then this is where you brag a bit about any honors your achieved, special advanced classes you took and if they’re impressive your GPA (Grade Point Average)

NEVER include personal information such as your race, religion, date of birth, height, weight, ethnicity, sexual orientation or anything of that nature.

So to summarize; in order to write a great outline resume keep it clean, solution oriented, make your brand stand out and make sure the outline has about three to five sections and no more.

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