I have come across lots of different resumes and cvs produced by applicants in my recruiting capacity in one of the big schools in Ogun state. Most times I laugh and wonder how "empty" these resumes appear and yet applicants desire to use these cvs to earn a call for interview.

"Empty" resumes won't really do the job in these days of great competition for spaces in organizations. They will only win marketing jobs at best.

I want to share freely 3 qualities a great resume must possess. Yes they are qualities because in the first place expected to your cv as a person and not just a paper - most applicants see theirs as an ordinary paper they can put whatever they like on and dump it on employers expecting a miracle!

I will start the series tomorrow God's willing.

I mentioned earlier on that you must begin to see your resume as a person. It is actually this. It is a messenger you are sending forth to sell you to a prospective employer.

It's work is very key to your job-finding needs. It is a sales person. Sales people prepare great proposals to sell their goods to their prospective customers. Your resume should be exactly this.

Applicants must first of all let this sink into them. This way they can put enough qualities into their resume.

Expect the next gist on this topic from me tomorrow.

I informed yesterday that your resume is a like a person and that it is a salesman.

You must put lots of benefits into your resume not for you but for your prospective employers. Lots of applicants miss this point. While recruiting for schools I have seen this error among applicants. Your resume is not about you; it is majorly about your prospective employer.

Let it be filled with lots of benefits for him and he will call you up for interview. So when you are writing your next resume. Ensure you think more about benefit to your employer and less about benefits to you.

I will share more gist tomorrow. God's willing.

sesantoke: I have come across lots of different resumes and cvs produced by applicants in my recruiting capacity in one of the big schools in Ogun state. Most times I laugh and wonder how "empty" these resumes appear and yet applicants desire to use these cvs to earn a call for interview.

"Empty" resumes won't really do the job in these days of great competition for spaces in organizations. They will only win marketing jobs at best.

I want to share freely 3 qualities a great resume must possess. Yes they are qualities because in the first place expected to your cv as a person and not just a paper - most applicants see theirs as an ordinary paper they can put whatever they like on and dump it on employers expecting a miracle!

I will start the series tomorrow God's willing.

Here we are pple are waiting

I am sorry I could not continue with the lessons yesterday.

I have asked you to see yourself as a salesman when you write resume. I am asking you today to go a step higher the scale and see yourself as a consultant.

A salesman just want to sell his goods and that is all. However a consultant wants to solve practical problems for the company. When you see yourself as a consultant who has practical solutions to an organization's practical problems, you will be able to draw more upon your creativity to include lots of benefits in your resume.

You are not applying just for the sake of applying, you are doing so because you have something they need. With this attitude, you will include lots of benefits you can give under every section of your resume.

You are welcome to the last part of the tutorial I started some days ago.

My simple message to you today is that you should put something striking and distinct as the first information on your resume. Your duty is to catch the attention of the person perusing your resume before he gets to the body of the resume. First impression last longer, they say.

Why can't you put a very relevant picture showing you on your job as this first information. You can think of any other idea.

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. Wishing you all the best in your job searching task.

Selling and buying are not purely intellectual exercises. Buyers and sellers are emotional human beings, which is why quality salespeople are always masters at managing their own emotions. Based upon my observation (and some pretty hefty research in emotional intelligence), highly successful salespeople cultivate emotional traits.

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