A resume summary acts as a promotional prelude or blurb to the rest of your document. It’s the first section of your resume highlighting something that might not otherwise be obvious. As a career switcher use it wisely to direct the recruiter’s attention to the relevance of your experience with the job description and explain […]
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Sending applications blindly without reading the entire job description is an evident oversight you must avoid. When you are applying for multiple job posts, a generic resume is useful, but it doesn’t set you apart from Tom, Dick or Harry who are also applying. Generic resumes are simply a quick way to make future employers
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As an erstwhile Recruiter, almost 90% of the resumes I have seen display a laundry list of highlighted soft skills and frankly speaking , this section is skipped because it feels like reading a list of self-flattery or vanity bragging. A key strategy to adapt is to showcase your soft skills with a real-time instance
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Most mid to senior level positions require leadership skills. Potential employers/recruiters will want to see evidence of leadership or management skills on your resume. Putting on your resume generic statements such as “I have strong management and leadership skills” is a bad idea at best, they are empty buzzwords, and at worst, they are a
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After all the recruiter wants to know that you are genuinely interested in the position. As they read your resume, they are primarily looking for assurances of this in the language and words you use. If they don’t see signals of genuine interest, they will likely assume that you submitted a blanket application. Therefore, before you
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