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WHY YOU NEED A RESUME THAT WOWS EMPLOYERS WITH PERSUASIVE WORDS

Leave a Comment / Resume Language / By Shilpa Laharwal / resume language

With my experience as a resume writer, I know that using persuasive, succinct language, shortened, and easy-to-read sentences, can be beneficial to your job search. Persuasive resume language certainly will help you catch the attention of hiring managers and increase your chances of landing an interview. Remember that this piece of paper/e-paper has a strong …

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3 KEY LEADERSHIP SKILL RESUME STATEMENTS TO BOLSTER YOUR RESUME

Leave a Comment / CXO Resumes / By Shilpa Laharwal / CXO resumes

Whether you lead a team or an individual contributor, leadership skills are essential for success. It is therefore imperative that you reflects your impressive leadership skill resume statements to bolster your resume Recruiters have a very limited time frame to catch their attention, so you can’t leave this to chance. Be selective and specific about …

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HOW TO MAKE YOUR RESUME RELEVANT TO RECRUITERS

Leave a Comment / Resume Sections / By Shilpa Laharwal / resume sections

I’m sure recruiters will agree that most resumes are full of irrelevant information, making it hard to find the info they need. Occasionally, if you are lucky, you will get a sympathetic recruiter who is willing to get perplexed and follow your chaotic resume maze. However, the chances of that are negligible. An Applicant Tracking …

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11 TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE THE READABILITY OF YOUR RESUME

Leave a Comment / Resume Format / By Shilpa Laharwal / resume format

Your resume must catch the attention of the reader within the first 15 seconds, or it risks being ignored. Readability of your resume is one key component of how easily and quickly it can be grasped by the reader without losing interest. And having a consistent layout is key to the readability of your resume …

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WHY DO YOU NEED AN AI-FRIENDLY RESUME IN 2023?

ATS compliant Resume / By Shilpa Laharwal / ATS compliant resume

As more companies use AI to screen resumes to find the best-fit candidate, you will need an AI-friendly resume in 2023 to get shortlisted in the first go. Jobscan reports that 98.8% of Fortune 500 companies use AI-powered Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) while 66% of large companies and 35% of small organizations also rely on …

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HOW TO BUILD YOUR RESUME AROUND THE JOB YOU WANT & NOT WHAT YOU HAVE

Targeted Resume / By Shilpa Laharwal / Targeted resume

A job or career change or even a promotion can only come about if you begin including the next level work profile when you build your resume. In this way, you’re not only demonstrating your capabilities but also signalling that you are ready to a potential employers. Rather than writing the history of yourself on …

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12 MISTAKES TO AVOID WHEN UPDATING YOUR RESUME SKILLS SECTION

Resume Skills / By Shilpa Laharwal / resume skills, resume writing

For generations, we have devoted the first third of our lives to earning college degrees, and have thanked these degrees for the other two-thirds of our professional lives. In contrast to our parents’ generation, who held one job their entire lives, most of us today hold multiple jobs and careers. Future generations will see this …

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HOW TO DESCRIBE LANGUAGE SKILLS ON A RESUME

Resume Sections / By Shilpa Laharwal / resume sections

How to describe language skills on a resume? In continuation with my last post which explained 3 things: ➡️ Are recruiters interested in my language skills? ➡️ What is the impact of adding language skills to my resume? ➡️ Where should I list my language skills on my resume? (link to my last post is …

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ARE RECRUITERS REALLY INTERESTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS?

Resume Sections / By Shilpa Laharwal / resume sections

How to List Languages on a Resume is important because language skills are commonly incorrectly listed on resumes as: ❌”English, Hindi & Tamil” or “Can speak, read and write English.” or “Can Speak Hindi” Or “Can Speak & Read Tamil” ❌Some jobseekers wonder whether it is necessary to list language skills on their resumes and …

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KEY TO CRAFTING AN INTERVIEW-INVITING RESUME

Resume Critique / By Shilpa Laharwal / resume critique

Faced with hundreds of resumes, hirers spend barely a minute on each while looking for a suitable candidate to fill a vacancy. Hence your job application resume needs to stand out to catch the attention of the recruiter. These points are critical if you want your application shortlisted. Source: TimesJobs study covering 690 recruiters and …

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