The Attention Span of a Fruit Fly
You typically only have 10-20 seconds of a Recruiter or Hiring Managers time.
It's not fair - but it's true.
Keep it short and sweet - customize that resume if you know what job you're trying to be considered for. Translation: Don't give a generic resume that doesn't focus on your incredible accomplishments as a Rocket Scientist to the folks at NASA.
- Diversity & Organizations
If it's nothing else it's a buzzword!"Job seekers should pride themselves in sharing information about their diverse affiliations and community involvement with potential employers. Sharing this information helps to demonstrate leadership and a commitment to the communities in which they live," Granville says, DiversityInc.com.
- Get Current and have options for your electronic resumes รข€“ At least in your format!
MS Word, .TXT, even HTML = Go
PDF = No-Go - Everyone Likes an Action Movie!
Both employers and search engines scan documents for key words and phrases that describe a candidate's skills and abilities. Don't worry about repetition as long as it is not gratuitous. Start sentences or bullets with words such as founded, designed, organized, completed, implemented, created or built. - Your Honor, I have proof!
To move your career to the next level, your resume should read like an argument with supportive evidence. "I am good at X because I have experience in Y and Z." - Kill the fluff
Kill items that don't identify the direct impact you made for the company.
"References available upon request." Can go away - we all know you have them and if we want them, we'll simply ask you