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 How
to Write a Resume with Purpose and Pizzazz!
Written by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the brand new,
Amazing Resume
Creator
You may wonder if such a thing is possible. Aren't most resumes about
as interesting as
yesterday's news?
Yes, most are. But yours doesn't have to be. You have about three seconds
to grab the hiring manager's attention. So don't waste it with trite,
cliché-ridden sentences or a long list of the jobs you've held––from
bagging groceries to supervising a sales team. Instead, start your resume
with a powerful objective, which includes your desire to be called
for an interview, which will lead to the job you're seeking.
Place that statement at the top of your resume like this:
Objective:
Communications Trainer
Seeking an
interview for a position where my ability
to increase and open communication between management and employees
will transform interpersonal relations, resulting in an increase in
the bottom line and in company morale.
When it comes to writing a resume, opening with an objective
is a relatively new technique. How can you be sure it will work? Because
the more specific and direct you are with your purpose, the more compelling
you will appear to the hiring manager. When you are clear about what
you want, he or she will be clear about wanting to meet you.
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A clearly stated objective will cause a hiring manager to sit up
and notice you as an individual with a goal in mind.
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A clearly stated objective will cause a hiring manager to begin
'picturing' you in the position for which you are applying.
A strong purpose-filled statement like the example above leaps off the
page of your resume. It will keep your goal front and center. And if
your objective is to land a job interview, what could be more important
than commanding the reader's attention the moment he or she starts to
read.
Here are THREE more examples of excellent resume openers:
Objective: Executive Secretary
Seeking an interview for the position where my organization and communication
skills will increase the executive's ability to manage key affairs without
delay.
Objective: Director of Marketing
Seeking an in-person meeting to secure a job where I can enhance the
bottom line as a result of my ten years of experience moving a company
from start-up to successful corporation.
Objective: Head Chef
Seeking an interview for the opening at Chez Francois, Century City,
where my prize-winning entrees with an international flair and my unique
'very French' chocolate desserts will increase the bottom line within
three months—guaranteed.
Punch up your resume with
a clearly worded objective and the hiring manager just may open the
door for you—one that leads to a new career in the profession of your
dreams.
Jimmy Sweeney is the president of CareerJimmy and author of the brand
new,
Amazing Resume
Creator.
Jimmy is also the author of several career related books and writes
a monthly article titled, "Job Search Secrets." Visit our friends at
Amazing Resume
Creator
for your "instant" resume today. In just 10 minutes flat you will have
an amazing resume guaranteed to land you more hot job interviews next
week.
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