WRITING AN ELECTRONIC RESUME An Electronic Resume will not be read by an employer until it has, first, been scanned by a computer. More and more, employers are opting for this method of finding the best candidate for their position.
Even when your qualifications are especially good, and you are very confident that you are the best candidate for the position, unless your resume meets with the standard in formatting, your resume will *not* reach the employer’s desk. Those that are not aware of how to format an Electronic Resume, even with stellar qualifications, will never be called in for that important interview.
Below are the elements necessary to meet the Electronic Resume standard:
Write using Nouns and not Verbs -- Nouns are the dominant words in a scannable resume. Use descriptive words such as bookkeeping, supervisor and Pratt & Lambert.
Use of Descriptors -- Use keywords such as education, skill-set, experience, talents and abilities. These are the words employers look for when wanting to fill a position. Use plenty of keywords. The more, the better!
Fancy is Out -- Scan able resumes are very conservatively written. Do not decorate and do not use uncommon typefaces. Use only white or beige paper, do not underline and do not use italics.
Use Simple Design -- The computer will read text and not graphics. Anything that is complex, such as tables and leader dots, should be excluded.
Avoid Abbreviations -- With the exception of very common abbreviations, such as, BA (Bachelor of Arts,) use full terms.
Write your Name First and then your Contact Info on a Separate Line
Make Good use of White Space -- Leave ample space between sections for the computer to pick up that one section has ended and another has started.
Write using Proper Language -- Use common words that all people will understand.
Three to Four Page Resume is Acceptable -- The hard and fast “one-page” resume rule no longer applies. Electronic resumes run 3-4 pages in length.
A separate section of this ebook will be devoted to a variety of different resume types and formats. This will give you full creative licensee to select what suits you best. Getting the basics down first, though, is every bit as important as the final product that you will create using this ebook.
The more creative that you will be in writing about yourself, your credentials, your experience and everything else of importance to a prospective employer, the better.
This next section will deal with the *why and where for* in writing specific information in a variety of ways. There will be something of interest here for everyone.
Adrienne Manson
Friday, September 28, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
GOAL SETTING
Goal Setting Defined
Goal setting is not something to just think about. It is an effective time management tool used by many advanced business professionals, athletes and those that are successfully running their lives and fulfilling their dreams. You can achieve the same benefits if you learn how to successfully record your goals.
Goals should be established for both the long and the short term. This will allow you to see what you are working towards in the future while still helping you to see the path to getting there in the short term. They work as strong motivation and guidance to help you to achieve anything that you want to.
Goals also help you to put one foot in front of the other so that you know what knowledge you need to gain, what steps you need to take and how you need to organize your time to achieve those goals. Goals can do much more for you as well. For example, when used correctly, you can use them to help you to increase your productivity and that will help to increase your overall self confidence. You are able to see what you are capable of accomplishing more clearly than ever before.
To begin, start with listing your long term goals on each of the following target areas. Then, you will work on breaking them down in how you can achieve each area.
Work out goals for: Attitude and mindset, Career, Educational goals, Family goals, pleasure goals, Physical goals, financial goals, Charity or public service goals and other areas that are important to you.
Once you have worked out all of the large, long term goals you have, break this down so that it is in clear, 25 year then 10 year then one year brackets, all of which provide you with a clear understanding of where you are heading.
Writing Effective Goals
One key to success in goals is learning how to write them effectively. You can do this by working out the details of each goal that you have and then writing them on paper in a clear way. Here are some tips to help you to accomplish this.
1. Be positive in your goal writing.
2. Be as detailed as possible in the writing of the goal.
3. Set a timeframe from which you will complete the goal specifically.
4. When you have more than one goal, you must set a priority level.
5. Be sure that your goals allow you to achieve them by your performance.
6. Be realistic, frank and honest with yourself.
7. Get them written down on paper so that you can display them and see them
often.
Goal setting is not something to just think about. It is an effective time management tool used by many advanced business professionals, athletes and those that are successfully running their lives and fulfilling their dreams. You can achieve the same benefits if you learn how to successfully record your goals.
Goals should be established for both the long and the short term. This will allow you to see what you are working towards in the future while still helping you to see the path to getting there in the short term. They work as strong motivation and guidance to help you to achieve anything that you want to.
Goals also help you to put one foot in front of the other so that you know what knowledge you need to gain, what steps you need to take and how you need to organize your time to achieve those goals. Goals can do much more for you as well. For example, when used correctly, you can use them to help you to increase your productivity and that will help to increase your overall self confidence. You are able to see what you are capable of accomplishing more clearly than ever before.
To begin, start with listing your long term goals on each of the following target areas. Then, you will work on breaking them down in how you can achieve each area.
Work out goals for: Attitude and mindset, Career, Educational goals, Family goals, pleasure goals, Physical goals, financial goals, Charity or public service goals and other areas that are important to you.
Once you have worked out all of the large, long term goals you have, break this down so that it is in clear, 25 year then 10 year then one year brackets, all of which provide you with a clear understanding of where you are heading.
Writing Effective Goals
One key to success in goals is learning how to write them effectively. You can do this by working out the details of each goal that you have and then writing them on paper in a clear way. Here are some tips to help you to accomplish this.
1. Be positive in your goal writing.
2. Be as detailed as possible in the writing of the goal.
3. Set a timeframe from which you will complete the goal specifically.
4. When you have more than one goal, you must set a priority level.
5. Be sure that your goals allow you to achieve them by your performance.
6. Be realistic, frank and honest with yourself.
7. Get them written down on paper so that you can display them and see them
often.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
TYPES OF RESUMES
The Chronological resume is the more structurally formatted of the three. Experience section is the key.
Jobs are listed in detail.
No focus of skills or achievements at beginning of resume.
Used generally when remaining in same job or career.
Caters to conservative type positions.
Always has an Objective section and Summary section.
Used especially with legal and academic professions.
This resume type is ideal when:
Applying for positions within a more conservative profession.
Of particular interest to older, more traditional types.
Wanting to show good job detail and highlight employer names.
This resume type is not ideal when:
You want to showcase your best qualities and experience.
Wanting to make a change in career.
Example of a Chronological Resume
Donna Lowlet
1032 Southport Street, Northwood, NJ 07886
201-555-9384
Lowlet@aol.com
SKILLS:
Proficient in Windows 95, Windows NT, Microsoft Office, HTML, C, C++, Java and conducting Internet research. Fluent in both French and Spanish. Excellent interpersonal skills and fine-tuned organizational ability.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
• 1994-Present: Big Red Incorporated Company, Secausus, NJ
Manager, Chemicals Procurement
Successfully managed a corporate group that purchases the key chemical raw materials for more than 2150 plants within the US Initiated all purchase decisions for pulp and paper chemicals, plastic resins, inks, waxes, coatings, solvents, plastic film and sheet, and lignosulfonates. Directed six professional buyers and non-exempt employees. Personally created, developed, and implemented a critical cost reduction program with a total savings of more than $100 million per year. Established pioneer program in support of Hazardous Waste Disposal project. Chaired meetings of strategy planning and successfully negotiated for new cost-effective raw materials.
• 1992-1994: Ames & Tender Company, New York, NY
Materials Manager
Designed key systems and procedures to establish automated purchasing functions for C&K Chemicals, a subsidiary of AB&X. Implemented primary purchasing activities between corporate purchasing and C&K.
• 1988-1992: Pharmaceuticals, LTD., Long Island, NY
Purchasing Manager
Successfully negotiated some $290 million in specialty and commodity raw materials. Contributed largely to Mistek’s cost reduction programs. Initiated liaison function between corporate purchasing and Mistek of America, Ltd. This program greatly improved reporting systems between plant Managers and purchasing department.
Adrienne Manson
Jobs are listed in detail.
No focus of skills or achievements at beginning of resume.
Used generally when remaining in same job or career.
Caters to conservative type positions.
Always has an Objective section and Summary section.
Used especially with legal and academic professions.
This resume type is ideal when:
Applying for positions within a more conservative profession.
Of particular interest to older, more traditional types.
Wanting to show good job detail and highlight employer names.
This resume type is not ideal when:
You want to showcase your best qualities and experience.
Wanting to make a change in career.
Example of a Chronological Resume
Donna Lowlet
1032 Southport Street, Northwood, NJ 07886
201-555-9384
Lowlet@aol.com
SKILLS:
Proficient in Windows 95, Windows NT, Microsoft Office, HTML, C, C++, Java and conducting Internet research. Fluent in both French and Spanish. Excellent interpersonal skills and fine-tuned organizational ability.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
• 1994-Present: Big Red Incorporated Company, Secausus, NJ
Manager, Chemicals Procurement
Successfully managed a corporate group that purchases the key chemical raw materials for more than 2150 plants within the US Initiated all purchase decisions for pulp and paper chemicals, plastic resins, inks, waxes, coatings, solvents, plastic film and sheet, and lignosulfonates. Directed six professional buyers and non-exempt employees. Personally created, developed, and implemented a critical cost reduction program with a total savings of more than $100 million per year. Established pioneer program in support of Hazardous Waste Disposal project. Chaired meetings of strategy planning and successfully negotiated for new cost-effective raw materials.
• 1992-1994: Ames & Tender Company, New York, NY
Materials Manager
Designed key systems and procedures to establish automated purchasing functions for C&K Chemicals, a subsidiary of AB&X. Implemented primary purchasing activities between corporate purchasing and C&K.
• 1988-1992: Pharmaceuticals, LTD., Long Island, NY
Purchasing Manager
Successfully negotiated some $290 million in specialty and commodity raw materials. Contributed largely to Mistek’s cost reduction programs. Initiated liaison function between corporate purchasing and Mistek of America, Ltd. This program greatly improved reporting systems between plant Managers and purchasing department.
Adrienne Manson
THE PURPOSE OF YOUR RESUME
Your resume is an important tool that communicates all about YOU. When it does the job right, you win an interview.
Your resume doesn't simply provide a prospective employer with your work history. It speaks loud and clear that you have the credentials needed to be a complete success in this new position or career.
Your resume will attract immediate attention. The reader will want to pick it up and read it top to bottom. Interest will be stimulated. An interview will be arranged.
Your resume will contain:
Your contact information, i.e. name, address, phone, email address, website address.
A defined job objective.
A work history.
Educational history.
Affiliations.
References.Your resume will be written using professional grade printing and paper.
RESUME PRESENTATION IS KEY
An employer can have hundreds of boring resumes to pour through. This means when something catches the eye, it must really pop out!
Your resume must impress within the first important seconds or it will not impress at all. Employers will quickly scan all resumes and then grab for those that catch their eye best.
To write a really effective resume, you will use powerful statements that will impress. This is very important, but, you do not want to oversell! There is a very fine line here and you will learn all about it.
Above all, you will make honest statements about yourself. They will be strong statements and 100% true, or they will not be effective at all.
Just as you would sell any product that you believe strongly in, you will learn to sell the product that is you! Once you have learned to do this, you will find that you will get a better response from a prospective employer than other prospects do and even those with better credentials. It is all in how you market your product!
WOW THE EMPLOYER
First of all, who are you writing this resume for? Your prospective employer will be the one who oversees the day to day operations of the company you want to join.
They make the hiring decisions and they are entirely invested in ensuring that you are the right one for the job. This person will care about whether or not you can do a good job for that company and so this is the one you are writing your resume for.
You want to be sure that you are the right candidate for the job. You want to be sure you know everything there is to know about this company. You want to understand exactly, which qualities are needed to be the right candidate for this job.
You want to be sure you are not a good candidate for this job, but, that you are the best candidate for this job.
Time to start writing
This is the time to put pen to paper and to lay out clearly what your prospective employer is looking for in an ideal candidate. You need to be able to solidify what it is that you bring to the table, even before you begin.
Jot down every fine point about your training and experience, your unique characteristics, special talents, even your attitude -- everything that shows you most qualified for the job you seek.
If you are new to the job market, be creative and draw on your upbringing, life exposure and anything that can account for your unique experience and qualities.
You will begin to be able to connect the dots during this process. Simple statements will turn into sentences and sentences into paragraphs. Keep this information in a safe place. You will use it later to be incorporated into your finished product.
Adrienne Manson
Your resume doesn't simply provide a prospective employer with your work history. It speaks loud and clear that you have the credentials needed to be a complete success in this new position or career.
Your resume will attract immediate attention. The reader will want to pick it up and read it top to bottom. Interest will be stimulated. An interview will be arranged.
Your resume will contain:
Your contact information, i.e. name, address, phone, email address, website address.
A defined job objective.
A work history.
Educational history.
Affiliations.
References.Your resume will be written using professional grade printing and paper.
RESUME PRESENTATION IS KEY
An employer can have hundreds of boring resumes to pour through. This means when something catches the eye, it must really pop out!
Your resume must impress within the first important seconds or it will not impress at all. Employers will quickly scan all resumes and then grab for those that catch their eye best.
To write a really effective resume, you will use powerful statements that will impress. This is very important, but, you do not want to oversell! There is a very fine line here and you will learn all about it.
Above all, you will make honest statements about yourself. They will be strong statements and 100% true, or they will not be effective at all.
Just as you would sell any product that you believe strongly in, you will learn to sell the product that is you! Once you have learned to do this, you will find that you will get a better response from a prospective employer than other prospects do and even those with better credentials. It is all in how you market your product!
WOW THE EMPLOYER
First of all, who are you writing this resume for? Your prospective employer will be the one who oversees the day to day operations of the company you want to join.
They make the hiring decisions and they are entirely invested in ensuring that you are the right one for the job. This person will care about whether or not you can do a good job for that company and so this is the one you are writing your resume for.
You want to be sure that you are the right candidate for the job. You want to be sure you know everything there is to know about this company. You want to understand exactly, which qualities are needed to be the right candidate for this job.
You want to be sure you are not a good candidate for this job, but, that you are the best candidate for this job.
Time to start writing
This is the time to put pen to paper and to lay out clearly what your prospective employer is looking for in an ideal candidate. You need to be able to solidify what it is that you bring to the table, even before you begin.
Jot down every fine point about your training and experience, your unique characteristics, special talents, even your attitude -- everything that shows you most qualified for the job you seek.
If you are new to the job market, be creative and draw on your upbringing, life exposure and anything that can account for your unique experience and qualities.
You will begin to be able to connect the dots during this process. Simple statements will turn into sentences and sentences into paragraphs. Keep this information in a safe place. You will use it later to be incorporated into your finished product.
Adrienne Manson
Sunday, September 23, 2007
DON’T MESS WITH STRESS! BY
ADRIENNE MANSON
Feel as if you're running around like a chicken with it's head cut off?
Does everyday seem to fly by? Leaving you without enough time to finish everything you set out to do. Life is stressful.
When you have to balance work, relationships, kids - not to mention your checkbook - things can get a little hectic. You can feel like a walking zombie (with a sore back) that just isn't feeling up to par. Or capable.
There are ways to slow your life down. To take a break and clear your head. To relax your mind and body. In fact, I have for you...
"...101 Tips to De-stress your Life!"
Get rid of stress once and for all! Are you fed up with feeling like life is coming at you faster than a racecar in the Indianapolis 500?
Do you ever feel like you want to leave this mess behind for a professional massage? Or a visit to the day spa?
Take time off work? (Maybe for a trip to the Bahamas!)
Stress is caused by many factors. Not enough time. Seemingly certain failure. Too many bills, not enough cash.
Millions of people are stressed out everyday. But when it's you, it feels like you're the only one. The only one running from one place to the other, working your tale off to make everything meet.
But there's a way out. Let me tell you...
...The Secret Of Leaving Stress In The Dust!
If you need a break, but there isn't one in sight. The best thing you can do is find a way to manage the stress better. To attack it.
The truth is a little stress is good for you (and can even give you superhuman powers, see page 5 of my report). Learning how to take the bad stress, recycle it, and turn it into good stress will change your life.
In my 50 page report, I show you 101 ways to combat stress and bury it. It comes in a downloadable file that you can be reading in just minutes from now.
...here is just SOME of the information you will find inside:
The secret to emptying your mind before you try to sleep. (Page 21)
How to analyze your stress diary (without paying for a psychologist). (Page 7)
The secret to deep breathing for deep relaxation. (Page 11)
7 key components of keeping a stress diary. (Page 6)
4 factors that are sure to bring stress. Know them before you deal with them. (Page 12)
The element that's more important to your body than food and water. (Page 29)
7 targeted relaxation exercises to soothe your mind and body. (Pages 41-47)
The secret Dr. Benson of Harvard discovered to help you feel relaxed in any situation. Hint: It's called the "Relaxation Response." (Pages 11-12)
How to use "belly breathing" to bring in more oxygen and calm your body. (Page 19)
10 most stressful life events you can ever encounter. (Page 47)
How to turn a night at home into your own personal home spa experience (Note: leave stress at the door). (Pages 35-37)
The insider's secret to progressive relaxation that will leave you feeling like a bag of feathers on a water bed. (Page 11)
30 examples of how seemingly "stress free" people deal with their problems. (Pages 38-40)
The stress-reliever hidden inside a smile. (Pages 26-27)
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Why Some People Almost Never Seem Stressed!
Do you know anyone who never seems to be stressed out? It's maddening isn't it! What is their secret?
I've got each trick from three such people written down in my report. Pages 38-40 will tell you the difference between these people who seem to glide through life. And you.
Finally, you'll have insight into the "easy" lives of stress-free freaks! Then...
...see how easily you can leave stress behind! Even if your life is more hectic than a packed rock concert, just apply a few of the other tips in my guide to your daily life. You WILL notice a difference.
Having trouble sleeping at night because you've just got too many things on your mind? Try this proven exercise that will wipe your brain clean like a chalkboard eraser.
Believe me, if you decide to use this technique tonight (it's on page 21) you will finally get a good night's sleep. And a body that's working on a full tank of gas is under much less stress than one on empty.
Let me ask you this. If you could be completely stress-free tomorrow, how much would that be worth to you? You might pay $50.00 for a massage that would leave you stress free for $20 minutes.
My report can help you tear through the frustration like a machete in tall grass. It contains 101 tips to help you relieve the tension. To say goodbye to the stress. And finally feel relaxed. Mind and body.
Get my report today and I promise you will feel a difference this week. Just look through the report, add a few tips to your daily life (to start off with), and then see if you can notice the difference. If you don't think it's helping, just write me an email saying so. I'll issue you a refund ASAP.
That's a guarantee and a promise. There's no need for another thing to stress over. You can feel assured that if my report doesn't live up to your standards, you can get your money back and you won't have lost a thing.
Thanks for reading,
Adrienne Manson
www.theskillstimulator.com
ADRIENNE MANSON
Feel as if you're running around like a chicken with it's head cut off?
Does everyday seem to fly by? Leaving you without enough time to finish everything you set out to do. Life is stressful.
When you have to balance work, relationships, kids - not to mention your checkbook - things can get a little hectic. You can feel like a walking zombie (with a sore back) that just isn't feeling up to par. Or capable.
There are ways to slow your life down. To take a break and clear your head. To relax your mind and body. In fact, I have for you...
"...101 Tips to De-stress your Life!"
Get rid of stress once and for all! Are you fed up with feeling like life is coming at you faster than a racecar in the Indianapolis 500?
Do you ever feel like you want to leave this mess behind for a professional massage? Or a visit to the day spa?
Take time off work? (Maybe for a trip to the Bahamas!)
Stress is caused by many factors. Not enough time. Seemingly certain failure. Too many bills, not enough cash.
Millions of people are stressed out everyday. But when it's you, it feels like you're the only one. The only one running from one place to the other, working your tale off to make everything meet.
But there's a way out. Let me tell you...
...The Secret Of Leaving Stress In The Dust!
If you need a break, but there isn't one in sight. The best thing you can do is find a way to manage the stress better. To attack it.
The truth is a little stress is good for you (and can even give you superhuman powers, see page 5 of my report). Learning how to take the bad stress, recycle it, and turn it into good stress will change your life.
In my 50 page report, I show you 101 ways to combat stress and bury it. It comes in a downloadable file that you can be reading in just minutes from now.
...here is just SOME of the information you will find inside:
The secret to emptying your mind before you try to sleep. (Page 21)
How to analyze your stress diary (without paying for a psychologist). (Page 7)
The secret to deep breathing for deep relaxation. (Page 11)
7 key components of keeping a stress diary. (Page 6)
4 factors that are sure to bring stress. Know them before you deal with them. (Page 12)
The element that's more important to your body than food and water. (Page 29)
7 targeted relaxation exercises to soothe your mind and body. (Pages 41-47)
The secret Dr. Benson of Harvard discovered to help you feel relaxed in any situation. Hint: It's called the "Relaxation Response." (Pages 11-12)
How to use "belly breathing" to bring in more oxygen and calm your body. (Page 19)
10 most stressful life events you can ever encounter. (Page 47)
How to turn a night at home into your own personal home spa experience (Note: leave stress at the door). (Pages 35-37)
The insider's secret to progressive relaxation that will leave you feeling like a bag of feathers on a water bed. (Page 11)
30 examples of how seemingly "stress free" people deal with their problems. (Pages 38-40)
The stress-reliever hidden inside a smile. (Pages 26-27)
AS AN ADDED BONUS SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE Enewsletter
At WWW.THESKILLSTIMULATOR.COM
And there's MUCH more - guaranteed!
Why Some People Almost Never Seem Stressed!
Do you know anyone who never seems to be stressed out? It's maddening isn't it! What is their secret?
I've got each trick from three such people written down in my report. Pages 38-40 will tell you the difference between these people who seem to glide through life. And you.
Finally, you'll have insight into the "easy" lives of stress-free freaks! Then...
...see how easily you can leave stress behind! Even if your life is more hectic than a packed rock concert, just apply a few of the other tips in my guide to your daily life. You WILL notice a difference.
Having trouble sleeping at night because you've just got too many things on your mind? Try this proven exercise that will wipe your brain clean like a chalkboard eraser.
Believe me, if you decide to use this technique tonight (it's on page 21) you will finally get a good night's sleep. And a body that's working on a full tank of gas is under much less stress than one on empty.
Let me ask you this. If you could be completely stress-free tomorrow, how much would that be worth to you? You might pay $50.00 for a massage that would leave you stress free for $20 minutes.
My report can help you tear through the frustration like a machete in tall grass. It contains 101 tips to help you relieve the tension. To say goodbye to the stress. And finally feel relaxed. Mind and body.
Get my report today and I promise you will feel a difference this week. Just look through the report, add a few tips to your daily life (to start off with), and then see if you can notice the difference. If you don't think it's helping, just write me an email saying so. I'll issue you a refund ASAP.
That's a guarantee and a promise. There's no need for another thing to stress over. You can feel assured that if my report doesn't live up to your standards, you can get your money back and you won't have lost a thing.
Thanks for reading,
Adrienne Manson
www.theskillstimulator.com
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