Resume Article

What is a Resume

     The short description of resume is that, it is a means for you to present yourself to a prospective employer. It is a piece of paper that details your personal background in such a way to generate enough interest in the mind of the employer so that you are asked to meet face to face.

"The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak."

Your resume has to have the necessary details rather the unnecessary stories.

How does a resume work for you?

     An employer does not have time to meet with every person who wants to work for them. Many times, hundreds of resumes can be sent in for a single job opening. No one has time to meet with hundreds of job candidates to determine if they are right for the job or not. A resume gives the employer a way to evaluate an individual prior to a face to face meeting (job interview).

What is a resume to an employer?

     When an employer receives a stack of resumes, there is usually a quick scan of each resume to determine if it should be read fully.This is often referred to as the "20 second scan" or the "30 second scan". Very little time is actually spent reading the resume during this first stage. What the employer is first looking for is anything to weed out a candidate from the rest of the stack. A resume (poorly written) is a quick way to eliminate poor candidates. This is the main reason that a resume has to be so well-written. Any typos or grammar errors could be the cause for elimination - even if the job candidate is otherwise outstanding.

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