How to Personalize Resumes for Targeted Roles

"Why does my Resume never get a callback?" This is what a client of mine asked on a call. He was depressed from the constant rejections. I saw his Resume, the problem was clear. 🚫 His Resume was too generic, did not stand out at all. "But Rohit, how do I make it stand out?" Well, let me tell you how. 1. Use a Unique Value Proposition (UVP): ↳ Start with a headline that encapsulates your professional identity and unique value. ↳ Make it memorable and specific to your strengths. ↳ This UVP sets the tone for your entire resume. 2. Quantify Your Achievements: ↳ Numbers speak louder than words. ↳ Use numbers to demonstrate your accomplishments. ↳ Whether it's sales increased, costs reduced, or projects led, quantification makes your impact clear. 3. Leverage Keywords Strategically: ↳ Identify and use keywords from the job description. ↳ This ensures your resume aligns with what the employer is seeking and passes ATS scans. ↳ Keywords bridge the gap between your skills and job requirements. 4. Highlight Transferable Skills: ↳ Clearly identify skills that are valuable in many contexts, especially if changing industries. ↳ Show how these skills apply to the position you're applying for. ↳ Transferable skills demonstrate versatility and adaptability. 5. Use a Professional Design: ↳ Opt for a clean, professional layout that makes your resume easy to read. ↳ Avoid excessive ornamentation but consider subtle design elements that reflect your personal brand. ↳ A visually appealing resume can make a strong first impression. 6. Focus on Problem-Solving: ↳ Highlight specific problems you've solved in previous roles. ↳ Describe the challenge, your action, and the outcome. ↳ This approach shows your ability to think critically and achieve results. 7. Customize the Resume for Each Job: ↳ Tailor your resume for each application, emphasizing the experience and skills most relevant to each job. ↳ Customization shows you've taken the time to understand the role and company. ↳ This effort can set you apart in a crowded applicant pool. ✅ Do this and your Resume will stand out in this competitive job market. --------- Follow me for daily content to 10x your Job Search! #Resumewriting #resume #resumetips #resumewriter #resumewritingservices #jobsearch

RESUME TIP: Should you customize your resume, and how should you do it? 💡 Have a separate resume for each TYPE of job you are pursuing. I would NOT recommend customizing your resume for every job - that's too much work. Now, when you do this, you have to do more than just change your objective or summary at the top of your resume. That literally does nothing. I see this all the time - a candidate will send me their two "versions" of their resume and the only difference is the objective: Seeking a ____________ position blah blah blah. They simply change that one spot. This will not accomplish anything. 💡 Change your bullet points under your employment. Make sure you either create some different bullets to specifically target the duties for each type of job you are seeking. 💡 If you already have bullets for both / multiple, re-order them! You want to bullets specific to the resume job type to be the first bullet points under each job. Those are what people read first. 💡 Change or re-order your skills summary as well - again, you want the first skills listed to be the most relevant ones to the resume job type. 💡 Consider "functionalizing" your titles to reflect the job you are targeting with each resume. Example: Me, for one. I could target recruiting management or senior recruiter positions - I do both daily. For my "senior recruiter" resume, I might enter my current title as "Senior Technical Recruiter / Manager." That's an accurate reflection of what I do. In my "recruiting manager" resume, I'd probably have my title as "Technical Recruiting Manager." Hope this helps! Let me know if you have questions. #resumetips #resumeideas #resumebuilding #resumes #resume

Let's dive into the world of resumes! Recently I helped out one of my good friend’s parents to review their resume. What caught my eye the most for improvement was their bullet points outlined the general scope of the role but didn’t list the specific details of what they did in that role. Picture your resume as a delectable cake; you want each bullet point to entice the reader to take a satisfying bite. Here’s my Recruiter Tip: When crafting your bullet points try to aim for 4-5 per role, delving into What you did, How you did it, and the Results. Take a Program Manager resume, for instance: Original: "Manage multiple client programs throughout their lifecycle and across multiple sites." Reworded: "Managed the end-to-end lifecycle of 5 client programs spanning various sites, ensuring alignment among stakeholders which resulted in a 96% on time delivery exceeding customer needs.” Recruiters want to see what you did specifically in that role! Bonus Tip: Personally I didn’t customize my resume per application. I maintained three main versions, each tailored to emphasize my unique strengths for specific roles. For instance, I had a dedicated full-cycle recruiter resume, a talent sourcing resume, and one geared towards general HR roles. The HR resume highlighted how my recruiting background seamlessly translated into broader HR responsibilities. If you're interested, I can delve deeper into this in a follow-up post. Stay tuned for more "Tips from a Recruiter" as I share insights with the community that has given so much to me! 😊 Drop a comment if there's a specific topic you'd like me to cover next. Remember, you've got this and Happy Friday! #recruitertips #jobadvice #resumetips #yougotthis

Struggling to hear back from recruiters? Boost your chances with these 10 game-changing tweaks! What if I told you that the challenge lies in the one thing that connects you to recruiters? Your RESUME! Having conducted numerous resume review mentorship sessions, I've spotted common pitfalls. Here are my top 10 suggestions to overcome them: 📜 Trim the Fat: Keep your resume concise and skimmable. Recruiters dedicate an average of 6 seconds to skimming it. Your aim must be to captivate them with a single glance. 📜 Power of Bullet Points: Swap paragraphs for clear, concise, and impactful single-line bullet points. If they become lengthy, consider splitting them into two. 📜 Show your Impact: Utilize the 'STAR Method' to quantify your impact. Space on your resume is limited, so use it judiciously. Employ tangible, quantifiable metrics to showcase your actual impact rather than just listing responsibilities. 📜 Keywords are the Key: Incorporate role-specific skills and keywords aligned with the job. The more your keywords match, the higher your chances of getting noticed. 📜 Tailor your Resume for Every Role: Align your skills and experiences with the job description and requirements. Employ Word Cloud apps to extract essential keywords from the job description and integrate them authentically into your resume. 📜 Transferable Skills Matter: Highlight your versatile skills and unique experiences, even if they don't precisely match the job requirements. These highlights make you stand out. 📜 Simplicity Speaks: Forego fancy formats and fonts. Opt for a clean, standard .doc format. Pro Tip: LaTeX templates work wonders for maintaining a consistent, clean format. 📜 Structure Matters: Place your best projects at the top and other achievements in reverse chronological order. Recent graduates should prioritize their education and showcase their GPA. Ensure you provide clear start and end dates, organization names, and locations for each experience, whether personal projects, education, professional experience, or volunteer work. 📜 Master the One-Pager: Aim for a one-page resume if you possess less than a decade of professional experience. 📜 Narrow your Field to Improve your Chances: Craft a laser-focused approach that stands out in a competitive job market. Remember, your resume is a highlight reel, not your life story or a thesis! Keep details minimal and impact maximal! Pro tip: Optimize your LinkedIn profile and include as many details as you'd like. (Stay tuned for my LinkedIn Optimization guide!) ⭐ Bonus tip: Get a referral! That's the best way to get noticed and hear back from recruiters. What other resume tips do you swear by? #ResumeTips #CareerAdvice #JobSearch #ResumeWriting #GetHired #AmazonJobs #AWS #CareerSuccess #LinkedInOptimization #JobMarket #ProTips #hiring #recruiters #opentowork #mentorship #beavailable

Your resume has 6 seconds to grab a recruiter's attention. Whenever I see a resume starting with "a seasoned professional seeking a challenging career," I die a little inside. 😱 This is your chance to shine, so make it count.  We all have short attention spans, so show recruiters compelling information in the top 1/3 of your resume. Here are 4 things you need to capture a recruiter's interest. 1. Start with a strong summary. ↳ Highlight top skills and accomplishments. ↳ Keep it short – 3-4 sentences that grab their interest. ↳ Weak example – Accomplished professional seeking career growth. ↳ Strong example – Accomplished marketing manager who developed award-winning campaigns for Fortune 500 clients that contributed to a 50% increase in sales. 2. Quantify your accomplishments. ↳ Show numbers, percentages, and metrics. ↳ Weak example - Managed customer accounts. ↳ Strong example - Increased customer satisfaction scores by 25% in six months. 3. Create a custom/targeted resume for each role. ↳ Use Jobscan, ChapGPT, or Teal to score/customize  your resume to a job  description. ↳ Emphasize skills and achievements. 4. Be specific and concise. ↳ In a big pile, resumes look alike. ↳ Your unique success is what sets you apart.  Too many resumes look like a one-size-fits-all, filling the space with buzzwords. Be niche and be you. A well-crafted and concise resume shows you value the recruiter's time and makes you stand out.  Clean white space is your friend when creating resumes. There are millions of templates and formats for resumes. Your unique value proposition will make you stand out. I've worked with many clients who narrowed down their unique skills, targeted them toward the job they were applying for, and received interview requests. What other tips do you have for creating an attention-grabbing resume? If you agree, consider resharing ♻️ and follow me @ruth smith for more content like this. #resumes #careers #jobsearch