Renowned psychologists have articulated time and again about the primacy and recency effect. Have you tried using both these techniques while customizing your Résumé’ and cover letter? ☑️The primacy effect is what recruiters read first, or what you may call the first impression. ☑️ Beat the primacy effect by placing and highlighting your experience that […]
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Sharing a recent interaction I had with a potential client: PC: “You see; I have got my Résumé format from the best template available on the internet. I have followed all the ATS advice and it’s only two pages long, why am I still notgetting interview calls?” Me: “Okay, so I have reviewed your Résumé
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It’s an overview of what you have to offer and it is read first. It helps employers ‘Quickly’ learn whether you have the skills and background they are searching for and it creates an opportunity for your Résumé’to be read further. In my recruiting career, I have seen Résumé’s without a summary section or with
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Résumé guidelines are not plain black and white and so is the answer to this question. While some countries have strict rules against a picture on the Résumé like the UK, Ireland, Canada, and the US due to its strict anti-discrimination and labour laws. Other countries have not specified anything on these lines. What I
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If you have read my earlier post about Resume Length, you will logically ask me how should I now condense all that information and make a one or two pages resume as suggested. Here are some tricks and tips to help you condense your resume and demark sections. Use MS word – Although the internet
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