WRITE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT RESUMES FOR DIFFERENT AUDIENCES

Be Smart. You need to write slightly different resumes with different Objectives aimed at different audiences. If you're smart, you can beat this recession!

TWEAK YOUR RESUME a little each time in order to focus it better and/or target a specific job. It will help employers to hire you, even in this recession.

A properly FOCUSED resume is a MUST in today's job market. To land interviews, your resume needs to have a theme or focus that will present your "case" to the reader.

Even stronger will be a TARGETED resume that addresses an employer's specific needs as stated in the job advertisement. Here your related skills, experience, and accomplishments should all be highlighted. Such items are your "sell". They present your value as a candidate who will be a good "fit" for the position -- IN THE FIRST 10 LINES OF THE RESUME.

You need a "Smart" Resume in a Bad Job Market

A "SMART" resume is therefore not only focused but also targets the recruiter's specific requirements.

Vague and "general" resumes are "DUMB" and don't work in a recession. Nor will a single-all-purpose-resume-for-all-jobs. To land job interviews, resumes need to be focused and targeted. In short, they need to be "SMART"!

Sadly, many job seekers continue to write a single unfocused or "general" resume with a vague job objective that asks the employer to "utilize all of your skills, experience and education.". That is fatal in a recession. Nowadays that employer might be looking for someone with specific "I.T. skills" or "negotiating skills" or "strategic planning skills" or "customer interfacing skills". EMPLOYERS ARE SPECIFIC SO YOU CANNOT BE VAGUE.

The more FOCUSED you and your resume can be, the more successful your job search will be in this recession.

The hardest job to find – NOT the easiest – is what anxious job seekers refer to as "any job." No employer has such a poorly defined position available. Neither will you see "any job" advertised in any newspaper.

TARGET specific employers and specific jobs with a tailor-made resume.

State a JOB OBJECTIVE that says two things – what you are looking for and what job-related experience, accomplishments and skills you are offering. This will tell an employer that you are addressing his or her specific needs and also indicates that you know what you want to do. It expresses your focus and, above all, presents your VALUE – what you are bringing to the table. All recruiters will be impressed by that in this recession or Depression.

By TAILORING your Job Objective, you will actually be helping employers to hire you. You can later change that Objective as often as you need to. Use your keyboard to focus or refocus your resume. Simply adjust a few words or lines each time – mainly in the Job Objective and SUMMARY sections of your resume.

In a recession, it is silly to leave out a good Objective and be vague. Recruiters don't like to play guessing games. Why should the reader bother to figure out the level and type of work that you are interested in?

Focusing or targeting or tailoring your resume is not easy and you may need to consult with a professional resume writer. He or she will have the expertise to present your value in the best way, especially how you have made a difference for others and are able to do so again for a new employer.

To know what you want, is the first step: What are you looking for?

"If you don't know where you're going,
You'll end up somewhere else."
-- Yogi Berra

[Note: As a rule, employment agencies and headhunters don't care too much for JOB OBJECTIVES. Why? Because they need to place you in any job, whether suitable or not. Always remember that such agents are salespersons. They work for their commission and your job satisfaction is only a secondary consideration.]

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