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Resumes Part 2: Nobody Likes To Read

Monday morning, 9:00 am.

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I can’t wait to read that pile of Information Architect resumes that came in over the weekend…

Said no Recruiter in the history of ever.

 
Why?
 
 Because NOBODY LIKES TO READ.
 
If someone’s job in the agency is to do nothing but read resumes, you can pretty much guarantee that they’re the most junior person on site. In fact there’s only one person in the office getting paid worse than the resume reader.
 
 
Because nobody likes to read.
 
I don’t like to read. HR doesn’t like to read. The Hiring Manager doesn’t like to read.  
 
Which means your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to write a resume that makes several people who don’t like to read, want to read it. Got it? Good luck.
 
 
When I read resumes I’m doing so to figure out who I want to call. I have a stack of 50 for one job. Ideally I want 3 to put forward to the client.
 
To find those 3 I’ll have to call at least 10.
 
During my first skim of the pile I’m looking at the basics. Do you live within range of the position? Do you have the minimum experience the job description requires? Are there any careless mistakes? Etc.
 
At this point, I’m looking for a reason to help the environment.
 
 
Next up I want to find the one’s I’m seriously going to consider reading. Those will include people with industry experience, anyone with “nice-to-haves,” those with similar past job titles or those wild cards that don’t fit the bill 100% but maybe if you get them on the phone they’ll tell you something interesting. If you have those things, make sure they are front and centre.
 
We’re down to about fifteen. I’ve e mailed the others to let them know that I’ll keep them in mind for anything else that they might be good for.
 
 
Now, to read a bit more in depth. If I’m looking for a System Administrator and your job title has been System Administrator for the past five positions, that sounded promising. But titles can be misleading and in the majority of cases are totally irrelevant. So I want to know exactly what you were doing in as few words as possible.
 
Having the correct Buzz Words that let me know you know something about what the job deception is asking for is important in making it this far.
 
But I also want to know: Do you sound like you know what you’re talking about? Did you in some way make a significant impact on something? Did you win an award? Do you have something that makes you look better than everyone else? And maybe most importantly, do you make a compelling case for how awesome you are?
  
And now we’re down to 10. Congratulations. You’re one of the lucky winners who are getting a call to talk about this job.
 
 
Don’t break the bank celebrating yet, though. The finish line is still a long way away.

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