Impressive Resume and Job Search

When you see a job opening ad asking you to submit your resume, have you ever wondered what importance it plays in your job search? The purpose of a resume is for you to land on an interview. The more succinct and concise it is the more appealing it will be to a recruitment officer who goes through a pile of them each day.

I sat beside a job seeker one day and she was asking me the full name of the person she was about to put as one of her character references. I was then tempted to ask if the person (in this case the manager of the employment resource center) knew her. She replied no, and that the reason she was putting his name was because it was the pattern of an existing resume she was using. This was bothersome. How will she answer the interviewer if she does get an interview using somebody else's resume including the character reference! (and just modifying it with her personal information and experience). This prompted me to write on the subject.

A few parts I would like to delve into are that of Work Experience and the portion called Character Reference. For the work experience, the employer would like to know the things you have been through and done to be prepared for and to suit the position you're applying for. It is imperative to go into the details of the tasks you've been made responsible for as well as the skills and attributes you have developed while performing that task. So go into detail and let them into the actual work that you have done and how well you did it. This is your chance to prove that this experience has honed you to be the person fit to fill their opening.

The Character Reference part of the resume refers to the person the recruitment officer can contact to ask about you, particularly your character or the type of person you are. Therefore, do not put names there to impress the employer because of the position these people hold in a certain company nor copy somebody else's. Rather, jot the names of the people, other than your relative, who can put in a good word for you. It could be a college professor who wsa impressed with your diligence when you were taking his classes, a former boss who was impressed with your performance and level of productivity; or a colleague who knows you are a person of integrity and sound character.

Good luck in your job search. Hope you land on the best one you are qualified for and suit the company's as well as your needs.