With the unemployment scenario and the economy in such a fragile state, securing a job is becoming more and more difficult for you, the hard-working individual, to land a job. As a result, it has become necessary to use any and all tools to get your foot in the door. We often hear, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”, and there is a lot of merit to that statement. However, if you don’t have those kinds of connections, but you have the talents, skills, and qualifications, you will likely need a Public Relations campaign just to get you noticed! Since most job seekers don’t have a PR staff, it is critical that they recognize that their resume is their spokesperson, so it needs to be well written and effectively structured. Times are tough, so make sure that your small scale PR representative (your resume) portrays you well.

1 Know your targeted job niche: Are you seeking Management positions? Clerical positions? Sales positions? It is very important that you know what kind of work you are looking for so that you can develop key words, phrases, and skills in your resume essential for that line of work. Spend a little time getting familiar with your talents, gifts, and abilities. Use feedback from former employers to help focus this self-evaluation process.

Step2 Brainstorm: Get several pieces of paper and on each individual paper, title it with the name of a company that you worked for, the city and state in which it was located, and dates of employment (if you had multiple jobs at one company, use the dates of your first job and last job as the length of employment). When you are finished with this process, you should have one piece of paper for each company you worked for along with its specific detail (name, location, dates of employment).

Step3 Begin to structure: Beneath the Company name, identify the exact title of your most recent job within that company. Identify the time frame for this job as well, and write it next to your job title. Underneath the job title, you will want to effectively summarize the nature of your job. Here is where you need to make the connection of jobs you are seeking and what responsibilities you had the position you are summarizing. Are there key words in the job descriptions you are looking at that match up with your responsibilities in your other positions? Likely there are similarities, so begin the process of summarizing your job descriptions in a way that will support prospective job requirements. Do this with EACH job title you have identified for EACH company you have worked for.

Step4 Bullet: Now you have a beginning structure to your resume and it is developing into a meaningful tool in your quest for employment, so you will want to continue down this important path. You have analyzed the general nature of prospective employment situations you are seeking, and you have likely reviewed job descriptions of specific jobs you would like to interview for at this point, so you are ready for more resume PR! For each job at each company you have worked for, brainstorm specific outcomes you have achieved in each position and succinctly write each one of these outcomes (in bullet format) below the job summary. Again, try to align your outcome language with the NEEDS/REQUIREMENTS identified in job descriptions you are looking at. Do this bulletin with each job you have held for each company you have worked for. If you have several positions with multiple companies, just do the bullets for those most relevant jobs and do your best to have the title and summary of the other important, yet less relevant jobs (typically early work-history jobs).

Step5 New piece of paper: Now you have a draft of your resume with the major highlights of your career and meaningful outcomes that will be relevant to prospective employers. What else can you give them? Of course they will need to know your education, so, on a new piece of paper, write the name of the educational institutions you have attended and graduated from. Type the name of the institutions, the city, state in which they are located, and the name of the degree you obtained. Below the education section, write the title “Professional Affiliations” and beneath this, write out any/all memberships you have had. Have you been on a church board, civic club, board of directors? Document these as they indicate involvement in community and can communicate other necessary things to potential employers.

Step6 Other skills/qualifications? You never really know what little things impress potential employers, so if you have hidden talents, skills, and gifts, a resume is a perfect place to identify them. Make a new title on your piece of paper and call it “Additional qualifications/skills”. Below this, start writing about other talents you would bring to the job that might just be the one thing that sets you apart from your competition. How do you know it will be relevant? Well, if you are looking for a management job for example, and you have a hidden talent of drawing/painting, at face value, that may not align with any prospective management job requirements. However, it is a creative talent, and it can be used for marketing, promotions, and other management requirements, so it is important to frame your talents in a way that will be meaningful to the kinds of positions you are seeking. Get creative!

Step7 Type and save: After you get all your notes drafted, take it to the computer and start typing it up in that format. Try to keep your resume to two pages maximum, and review the final product to see if the breakdown of your work history aligns with the kinds of jobs you are seeking. The process is time consuming, but it is comprehensive and will provide the best reflections of your skills and qualifications which is what sound employers look at. Good luck!

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