Why Review Your Resume?

It is the first meeting between you and a prospective employer.

As far as your resume is concerned - "First impressions are lasting ones." Undeniably, your resume is the first meeting between you and a prospective employer in most situations. So, what kind of an impression do you want to make? Unorganized and unchallenged? Neat and structured? Long and boring? Or Precise and interesting? Most companies do not have the time to interview each applicant that is interested in the job. They use an eliminating process. That's right - Resume.

Helps you identify - Who you are

A Resume also tells you a great deal about yourself. Most people underestimate their importance to the overall success of a business and how much exposure they have had in their current job. Once you start thinking about your job duties and responsibilities, you realize you do know a lot. You begin to gain confidence about yourself and your qualifications. This new found confidence can be carried to the interview and showcased emphatically.

Tells the employer - How good you are

A Resume tells an employer a great deal about the candidate. Where he or she has been, where are they at this point of their career and where are they headed. However, the story must be told concisely and clearly. The candidate only has a few moments to convince the employer that his or her resume deserves further attention before it's trashed. Your resume needs to shout - professionally, "I am THE ONE you have been looking for!." So much so, that even if you are not apt for the advertised position, he or she would be inclined to review your resume further.

Its purpose is to get the interview.

The purpose of the resume is to get you to the interview stage. After reading it, employers should want to get to know you better. If created correctly, your resume is your friend. Its one of the key elements standing between you and an opportunity. Use it to your advantage. You have complete control over what the employer knows about you. Never falsify information, but emphasize the good, and de-emphasize the bad. Make sure your essence of your resume is a profound and positive one.

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Eric Mascarenhas, Berkeley, CA