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You hate your job and your resume reflects it. 2 Things to turn it around

February 10, 2013

#1 When asked about your profession, you tend to respond and tell me what you do every day for a living instead of who you are as a professional. Then, the next thing that comes out of your mouth is that you want another job. When asked what kind, you say, “I’ll take anything”. Can you begin to imagine what an unfocused resume looks like from someone who does not have clear, focused goals or targeted skills for an industry? Doesn't look like a job-winning resume to me.
The only types of employers who will take underachievers and those with vague career aspirations are companies who will typically pay you minimum wage and companies who need bodies to push gadget number1 into machine number 1. They will hire you for 3o, 60 and 90 days at a time with no intentions of training you, offering higher wages or keeping you around for long.
Turn it around by first reading about the love of your profession. Is it cooking? It is grooming untrained workers into leadership? It is speaking and sharing knowledge to young people? It is organizing people, materials and things? If so, take a look at the occupational outlook handbook and find your greatest passion for your profession. So then you are now able to say that I am an educator. I am a professional reader. I am a technician with expert knowledge on semi-truck engines. Whoever you are, speak it. Know what you do. Know where you become a subject matter expert. Once you understand this, then demonstrate 4 to 5 examples of how you have used your knowledge base in a concert example.
For instance, Recruited and trained a team of 34, introduced incentives linked to performance and focused on customer development, retention and growth.
#2 When asked for the top 3 job areas that you are seeking to invade in your job search or career change, you have about 6 to 12 different areas that you may take. The problem with this is that applicant tracking systems can only pick up targeted professionals who are seeking to enter one profession. It is thereby suggested that you choose 2 to 3 related career areas to focus your resume. You may provide a federal resume for jobs with the state or federal government (see usajobs dot gov) or you may focus your civilian resume in such a way that your top career choices indicate without a shadow of a doubt what you offer as a professional.
One rule of thumb is to look for jobs via jobs4tn dot gov or see related jobs by tweeting the name of your city and jobs (Clarksville Jobs) then devise your multimedia resume on visualcv based on specific keywords, successes and values that you share with companies who are seeking those skills. It is important to understand that employers are seeking qualified, highly motivated professionals who can demonstrate in their past achievements the strategic problems that they have solved for companies are currently experience those issues. Do consider continuing to develop your resume from tips provided on jobwinnignresumes dot net.

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