During my career as an HR & talent recruiter, I often encountered resumes without a summary or with a summary that is written in a dry and generic manner for example ‘Looking for a career opportunity to fully utilize my training and skills, while making a significant contribution to the success of the company’.
Such resumes made me painstakingly read the whole document to get a sense of the skills offered and the years of experience, skills, domain area, differentiators, etc. And, since I didn’t have the time to do them all (the 8-10 sec rule), I went on to the next one, hoping that it would be an easier read.
Remember, recruiters aren’t deciding to interview you in 8-10 seconds, but they are ruling people out in 8-10 seconds. It is their job to filter and source the best resumes that fit the employer’s needs.
The first thing a potential employer reads on your resume is your summary overview of what you have to offer. This helps them quickly ascertain whether you possess the skills and experience they are looking for and allows them to evaluate your resume further to call you for an interview.
A resume summary statement usually appears after your contact information and before other resume sections such as skills and work experience. The objective of a summary is, to sum up, what you can offer an employer.
In a few words and preferably in this order, a summary should include the following:
1. Exhibit strong character traits
2. Include years of experience
3. Cover the work domain, sector, and geography
5. Emphasize the skills recruiters want
5. Demonstrate your unique achievement with an outcome
6. Provide metrics to demonstrate credibility
6. Describe your value proposition for the role
7. You may skip steps 2,3 & 4 if you are a fresher and add your qualifications/certifications instead
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