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Intense Resume Get noticed to get hired Reed G. Porter

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Intense ResumeGet noticed to get hired

Reed G. Porter

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“A summary of education and employment experience.

Wikipedia

What a Resume is

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All you need to land the perfect job.◦ A resume is an important, but only one piece of

the job search puzzle. A job application

◦ A resume's purpose is to get you an interview. The first contact a company should have with

you.◦ If possible, the resume should only be tendered

when specifically asked for by the company or your bridge person to the company.

What a Resume is not:

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Boring drudgery everyone has to do.◦ Attitude will come through

Life history.◦ Formal resume is information a certain

employer needs to make a decision to interview you.

A piece of paper. Your resume is anything about you an employer

can find Legal Credit Blogs Facebook

What a Resume is not:

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Has 100’s – 1000’s Has rules Overworked Knows nothing.. Sole purpose:

Disqualify

The Gatekeeper - HR

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Classified ads Internet job searches Job Banks Unsolicited

◦ email resumes◦ mailed resumes

The Key

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Resumes• Recruiter requested• Found on job sites• Found elsewhere• HR Requested• Manager Requested • Who you know

Knows

The Key

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Header Summary Skills and Accomplishments Experience Education Professional Affiliations Community Publications Key Words and Skills Personal Interests References

Resume Parts

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Header

Contact Summary Skills and

Accomplishments

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Raised $1900 in 21 days in canvassing and advocacy on environmental, health and consumer issues.

Conducted legal research for four Assistant U.S. Attorneys, for the U.S. Attorney's office

Quantitative Statements

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Resolved customer complaints with active listening and proactive resolution skills resulting in the receipt of appreciation letters from customers commending my services.

Facilitated productive weekly team meetings demonstrating exceptional communication and organizational skills that elicited a performance review comment from my manager as “best in class meeting facilitator.”

Cross-trained staff resulting in increased productivity and increased customer service response time with reduced headcount.

Qualitative Statements

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Experience◦ Professional History◦ Professional Expererience

Education Awards, Affiliations,

Community Publications Keywords/Skills Personal Interests

Evidence

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Hot button topics Negative information Abbreviations The word Resume Salary info Reasons you leave jobs Family info Medical info

Do not include

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Bad Advice• List your most recent employment as current even if your employment has been terminated. 

Omit grad dates

Include/Exclude hobbies

•2 Pages

•Go back only 10, 15 years

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Looks good Easy to read No None Zero

mistakes Resist using tables Be creative

◦ Within reason

Minimum Must Haves

Name Address Phone Email Summary Education

Composition

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Targeted◦ Ensure job reqs

addressed◦ Capture corp.

culture Focus

◦ Don’t ramble◦ Be relevant◦ Results

Customized

Intensify

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Customize Job Fair Mailed

◦ 2-page, laser printed, bonded paper

Posted on Internet Recruiter

◦ Keywords section◦ As long as it needs to be.

Requested◦ Concise if printed and sent◦ If digital, can be longer

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Networking ◦ Business cards

Volunteer Blogging Conferences Trade

shows Twitter Facebook LinkedIn

Points of contact

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LinkedIn …

Celebrated 40 million users on its 6th birthday on May 5, 2009.

Estimates 1 million users sign up every 2 weeks.

Business Social Networking

w w w . L i n k e d I n . c o m

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How do you make LinkedIn work for you?

1. Sign up. Fill out your profile.

2. Use keyword-rich descriptions to summarize your strengths.

3. Change your URL to a custom Web address…http://www.linkedin.com/in/reedporter

4. Observe what others are doing. Research Group, Jobs, Companies, News, Events

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Profile

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Profile 2

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Profile 3

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1. Allow LinkedIN to import your address book.

2. Search for current and former colleagues 3. Search for current and former clients4. Friends5. People you network with6. People you correspond with7. Look for groups

◦ Note: Join groups of people you want to connect with for an “in.”

Find People

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Job Search

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Reed G Porter [email protected] http://www.intenseresume.com Reedracer IntenseResume

Questions?