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Resumes Part 2: Nobody Likes To Read

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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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Resumes Part 1: If You’re Awesome And You Know It…

There is no greater indicator of nobody knowing anything than the Resume.

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Whole books have been written on the subject. Entire classes are dedicated to it. And yet nobody has one golden secret for writing the perfect resume. It just doesn’t exist. Everyone has an opinion and none of them are guaranteed to produce right or wrong results. It’s a tough racket this resume writing.
 
Just know this:
 
There’s one person that you can always guarantee to please with your resume. It’s not me. And it’s not the hiring manager of the job you’re applying to. It’s YOU! A resume is a reflection of YOU. It’s a declaration of the value of YOU as a professional. If YOU can read what YOU’ve written and know that it makes YOU sound as awesome as YOU are, good job. YOU’ve written a resume.
 
 
The biggest problem I see with most resumes is that people don’t give themselves enough credit. They’re scared to toot their own horn. Modesty is no good in the resume business. Resume writing is like a competitive sport where you never see your competition. All you know is that you have a 1 in 100 shot of getting the job and if you don’t sell yourself like you’re the best that’s ever been, at least one of the other 99 probably will. In the job race there are only two places: first and everything else.     
 
So before writing another word, stop and ask yourself: How Awesome Am I? 
 
Did you jump to your feet and declare, I AM F%#$*&G AWESOME?
 
 
Ya? Good. You’re on your way to writing a great resume.
 
The vast majority though probably responded something more like this:
 
 


Because you haven’t given it much thought. No wonder you’re having trouble writing a resume. You don’t even know how awesome you are. Take some time to think about it. I’d even encourage you to write an “Awesome List”; a list of all the things you’ve done that make you awesome.
 
Did you win a prestigious award? Did you lead a team to the brink of destruction and back? Did you save the office from alien invasion? Did you make a difference? If you’ve done any of these things, or many, many others, then congratulations. You’re awesome.
 
 
Those are the things you want to base your resume around. These are the things that are going to get you through the door. When I read your resume you want me to think: This guy sounds awesome. I’m going to make a point of calling him. Not: This guy sounds exactly the same as the last 28 people who applied.
 
Because guess what? I didn’t call them and I’m probably not going to call you either. If I need to get you on the phone for you to explain to me why you’re awesome, you’re probably not awesome enough. Thanks anyway.
 
 
Once you have your list written we’ll pick up tomorrow to discuss how to start putting your awesomeness on paper. 

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