A recruiter receives countless resumes for any opening. Your
resume would be one in the heap with bleak chances of short listing if it’s
run-of-the-mill or if there is no uniqueness or differentiating factor.
Surveys conducted of internal and external
recruiters clearly brings out that the average time spent on any resume is 5
to 7 seconds and this is the time it will either go in the bin or will catch
recruiter’s attention.
(You)nique!!
There is no good or bad resume but there
definitely is a ‘unique’ or a ‘different’ resume which sets it apart from
others. Let’s start with originality – one of the most important factors that make
a resume unique. Resumes which do not have copy paste content from websites or
other similar resumes will definitely have an edge…..and believe me, recruiters
are easily able to make out the same!
Hiring managers go through loads of resumes
every day and can easily make out on repetitive content which makes them put
aside resumes which lack original content or look similar to thousand others.
The other major aspect is highlighting
your unique strengths and skills; there might be a skill required for a particular job which you
do not have but putting that skill in the resume just because the job
description has it will only land you in a soup in the interview. While it is
important to highlight skills required for that particular job, it is equally
important to be mindful of which ones to put.
Think….An easier way out is to sit back and
introspect on what you possess as your greatest strength / asset and highlight
that skill with specific examples / instances wherever possible. This
would not only make your resume look different but will also give you that
confidence to talk in the interview….because that skill/s is something which
you naturally inherit or has learned over the years.
A friend can also be of great help in identifying and
letting you know your key strengths and special skills that you possess.
Colleagues whom you interact every day can be a very good and honest source in
helping you put your thoughts together and bring out the best in your resume. A
peer or friend review of your resume is also a good way to eliminate or add
content as they have a fair idea of your skills and competencies. Skills here
not only mean the functional or job-related skills but also soft skills which
recruiters keenly look for in resume these days.
How to do it
differently!!
The most important section in the resume
which best captures your uniqueness and exceptional skills is the Summary which
is generally the first and at times the only section potential employers actually
read.
Begin your resume with an introductory paragraph make sure it contains the highlights of
the document below. This short paragraph of 5 to 6 lines should build the
complete case for why you should be hired and what are those special skills
that you possess.
Stand Out!!
Since the resume is the first document that
goes to the recruiters even before you get to meet them, it is therefore
important that it creates a ‘lasting impression’, the ‘difference’ to stay on
the recruiters table. Hence, it
is important for the resume to stand out of the crowd and this will only happen if it has original
content, genuine skills and format that is appealing.
‘One size fits all’ may not be true in all
the cases……..a format or content that worked for one might not work for all
nonetheless hard-hitting keywords, quantified achievements and genuineness
definitely works.
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