- Keep it brief. Short, concise and convincing is what works in a resume.
- A good resume is about what you can add to a new employer's business.
- Focus. Ideally, customize your resume to every job application.
- Do. Not. Lie. So many resumes are exaggerated or have 'white lies.' Don't. It is a career killer.
- Your resume must suit the role you are applying for. Sounds simple, but the majority of resumes fail this simple test.
- Boring, bland and dull. If you have a tedious resume, what does that say about you?
Resume Right is staffed by highly experienced recruitment professionals. It is led by Keith Mackay, a veteran and leader in the executive search sector and our Consultants all have extensive experience as recruitment consultants, in-house HR Managers or business leaders. In short, we have spent our careers assessing, hiring and rejecting job applicants and we draw on this knowledge to deliver an exceptional 'edge' for our clients. This section of our web site shares some of that knowledge.
You are in a competition when you submit your job application resume, cover letter and selection criteria responses whether you like it or not. To get your application onto the interview shortlist it needs to be carefully and professionally written in a way that sells the benefits you can bring to your new employer. Use these insider secrets to give your resume the edge you need get through to interview stage.
Of course, a professional resume is only part of the picture. You will also find articles on the wider career management and job hunting field here.
What do recruiters look for in a resume?
Recruiters - those paid a fee by an employer to find suitable candidates - are very busy people. For each role they are recruiting for, they will have an enormous number of applicants to assess. They will have a job brief or assignment specification th...
Ten tips to help you hang on to your job
Although you can’t do anything to stop your company from downsizing and letting staff go there are some things you can do to improve your odds of not being on their redundancy list should it come around.
At the very least,...
Resume, CV or Bio?
You will come across all of these terms regularly, but what do they mean? Are they all different words for the same thing?
Technically, the answer is no. They are all quite different things. In practice, Resume and CV are used interchangeabl...
Only 1 in 10 resumes are likely to be read - or how to avoid the first cull
Think about it. You apply for a job you see advertised and send in your resume. Say you are one of 300 people to do so. The hiring company really want to fill the position with the best possible candidate; they are going to hire just one person. They w...
How to write Selection Criteria responses
Expert and professional key selection criteria responses for public sector, government and academic job applications.
How to write a strong LinkedIn Profile
Expert Linkedin Profile writing advice for executives and professionals
Cover Letter - Make or Break
Writing a really outstanding resume is not easy. It takes a lot of time, thought and effort to get right. The last thing you want to do is to waste it by not presenting it in the best possible light with an outstanding cover letter. A bad cover letter ...
Chronological, Skills, Functional & Educational Resumes
Resumes come in all shapes and sizes of course, but there are a few key types of resume – and they each have their particular applications and uses.
You might want to check out our general resume writing tips here and here for advice on what s...