How to Write a Razor-Edge Resume
Hmmm.. Razor-edge and
résumé in the same sentence. Sounds promising eh?
But really, not too many people who apply for a job
write résumés that really has the edge over the others. A résumé, after all, is
your marketing device for yourself. It is your billboard in the busy highway of
the online job market, lost in a flurry of many other rival-billboards hoping to
catch the attention of hiring managers gone discriminating and choosy.
So it makes sense if your job résumé really hits them
in the eye, makes them stop in their tracks, and forces them to declare to
themselves, hmmm, this person is worth the try. Edgy is good, it stands out from
the rest, and goes a stride closer to that golden job opportunity. Blunt and
dull, well, they're bad. You do the math.
Ockham's Razor.
No, we're not going to ask you to decorate your résumé with glitters or attach a
musical greeting card in the interest of being edgy. We're talking Ockham's
Razor-edgy here.
In science and philosophy, Ockham's Razor is a rule
that can be summed up as “no multiplicity if not necessary.” This means that
when there are two competing theories to a phenomenon, we should choose the
simplest of the two, since the simplest solution is often the best one. No
multiplicity if not necessary.
Okay, okay, before you cry bloody razor and yell what
in edge's name has this got to do with a job résumé and job application, we are
getting there. In writing that résumé, nothing beats simple. Short and simple is
edgy. Razor-sharp, if you will. After all, if you're a hiring manager who has to
sift through dozens and dozens of babbling job résumés declaring this and that
skills and achievements, you will want something refreshing for a change. You
want edgy.
Let's cut to the chase, shall we?
Use standard fonts. Like Arial, Times New Roman. No
fancy fonts please. Don't worry about looking like everybody else's résumé. You
can express your creativity through some other venue. Like your answers during
the job interview. But that's for later.
Use keywords. Such as technologies you are fluent in
like C++, Correl, Java, XML, Adobe, Flash, DreamWeaver. Hiring managers are on
the lookout for keywords, so highlight and capitalise if you must--whatever
makes your résumé easier to read in a glimpse.
List jobs in reverse chronological order. Starting from
the most recent.
Use a formal-sounding email address. Preferably with
your name in it. It's not reassuring for hiring managers to receive online job
applications from emails like icybabylicious@yahoo.com, or
imsuchahottie@gmail.com.
Try sending out your résumé to yourself first. Of
course, you'll need another email address for this. Go send that job application
to yourself. This is so that you'll have an idea of how your résumé will arrive
at the hiring manager's inbox. This way, you can edit it again.
Don't send your résumé as an attachment. Instead,
paste it on the email's body. You want the hiring manager to immediately see
your résumé and give you that job opportunity. Spare them the trouble of
downloading attachments.
Name-drop References. Of course, choose relevant
people, like past co-employees or former bosses, who can vouch for you and your
work attitudes. Sadly, this rules out people like neighbors, bowling buddies,
cousins, your kid's friend's parent, etc, even if you're very good friends with
them.
Lastly, whatever you do, don't send a résumé that
you've created from one of those just-fill-in-the-blanks résumé template. Not
only is it cheesy, but it sends a message to the company that you just don't
care or have the time at all.
Of course, let's not get carried away with just the
résumé. So what if you've got a razor-edge online job résumé. Sure, it's the
first step, but certainly not the last in securing that online job opportunity.
Your résumé is your ticket, so use it well later in the interview.
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