Executive Resume Writers Best Kept Secret - Executive Career Brandâ„¢

Executive Resume Writers Best Kept Secret Ill give you a hint. This is  NOT the secret: Writing a resume is easy . . .  anyone can do it. Thats simply not true. If youve ever tried writing your own, you know that its really hard to do. Its just as hard for us. Even  seasoned resume writers with many years experience labor over each resume. It doesnt get much easier over time  to craft resumes that do their job â€" brand and differentiate our clients  to help them gain job interviews. So much goes into the writing strategy. And each resume has to be tailored to each job seekers particular target, situation and career goals. I know youve already scrolled down for this, so here it is. Our best kept secret is . . . Theres no  right or wrong way to write a resume. One of the variables is who will be reading the resume â€"   recruiters, HR professionals, top-level management in on the hiring process, Board members . . . the list goes on. They have different needs and may look for different things in resumes. Resumes may need to be adjusted  to appeal to specific kinds of people. Something often repeated among my colleagues: If you pass around the same resume to 10 different people, youll get 10 different opinions. Thats the thing with marketing . . . and that’s what a resume is, a marketing document. Different things appeal to different people. You just never know whats going to hit home with people. Entirely. But if your resume contains the right information, positions that information in a clear and easily accessible manner, and presents you in the right way, chances are it will do its job. As long as it’s highly targeted â€" as it  MUST be â€" a resume can look and read various ways and still work. The hard part is determining what the right information is and strategically positioning it on the page . . . the paper, digital and web page, that is. This can be hard for you, as a job seeker, to do. You’ve probably only written a handful of resumes for yourself over your career, if that. Many top-level executives have never needed a resume before, or never written one themselves. So how do you determine what the right information is? Decide  who you are targeting, what those target employers needs are, how you can help them meet those needs, and what keywords and phrases their hiring professionals will be searching for when they source talent. You need to align your good-fit qualities with what those employers are looking for in candidates. The biggest resume writing mistake job seekers make is NO CLEAR JOB SEARCH TARGETING. That is, not determining at the start of their job search which companies and positions within them are a good mutual fit. Start there. If you hit all the marks correctly, chances are your resume will hit home, get you the interviews you want, and help you land the gig you want. Related posts: 4 Reasons You Can’t Write Your Own Executive Resume How to Write An Irresistible C-level Executive Resume in 10 Steps What NOT To Put in Your C-level Executive Resume photo by stevendepolo 00 0