
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
// Refresh Your Resume: A Crash Course!
I get it. Talking about yourself is HARD!
Articulating your experience and career aspirations on one piece of paper is both an art and a science. It can be challenging when you’re in your own head all.the.time.
It’s especially tricky with a career change.
Throughout my 15+ years as an HR leader, I can tell you first-hand that these stats are accurate; Recruiters and hiring leaders will skim your resume for 6-ish seconds — if it doesn’t make an impression, you will get passed over.
UNLESS, of course, you’ve done a great job at building relationships at your target companies (which I highly recommend) - then your resume will likely become an afterthought.
But none the less, at some point, you will need your resume,
So, today, I’m going to walk you through:
- The goal of your resume
- When it’s time to update your resume
- Talk about the two main components I think about when helping others with their resumes: Design and Content
- I’ll break down the major sections of your resume
Time to dive in!
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📚 Tools to help:
- Highly Recommended Resume Templates! Get Landed Resume Templates, an affiliate partner
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- Article, Ultimate Guide to Transferable Skills
- Article, 185 Powerful Action Verbs
- Playbook, Make The Leap! The Ultimate Playbook for HEART-Based Career Change
🖋️ For detailed show notes, visit the Flourish Careers Blog.
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