Looking for a job can really become a very challenging task, especially when there are only a few job openings and with many applicants for the same job. In situations like this, you have to make sure that you have a resume that would immediately catch the attention of the company you are applying for. How can you make a resume that would guarantee you the job? Here are tips to help you out.

2. When UNEMPLOYMENT IS HIGH and
you find yourself in a competitive job
market, it is easy to get discouraged.
It is a fact that there are more and more
people competing for fewer and fewer
jobs. And, there is no doubt about it!

3. In a time when it seems like few are hiring and you regularly hear about new lay
offs, it can be challenging to even get motivated to start a job search, never mind
successfully land a new job.

4. BUT, THERE ARE STILL JOBS TO BE FOUND!
Companies are still hiring and job seekers are
landing jobs on a daily basis. So, what are these
newly hired employees doing that get them
noticed and get them hired ahead of their
competition in the job market? Many people call
our resume writing firm wanting to know how to
write a resume that will make things easier for
them and speed up their job search.
Can a resume really have that power?
What are the people landing jobs
doing differently?

5. THE SECRET IS A COMMON SENSE ONE
The job seekers who are getting interviews and
winning jobs have found a way to set
themselves apart from the masses.
How have they done that? Simple: they’ve
“sold” their potential to deliver RESULTS
rather than just their skills and baseline
qualifications.
In other words, they’ve communicated their
ability to deliver desired VALUE and
BENEFITS to the employer.

6. Your resume is your first
introduction to many potential
employers and so it must be written
to differentiate you and set you
apart by clearly illustrating that you
have the ability to produce results,
and to do so in a way that is more
profitable than your competition.

7. Hiring authorities are not looking
for job descriptions on your
resume. Job descriptions simply
tell the reader about the
responsibilities of the positions
you have held.
To set yourself apart,
your resume must tell the reader
what you have accomplished–and
more importantly, the value and
benefits that those
accomplishments have produced
for past employers.

8. If you have numbers (e.g., dollar
figures, percentages, raw numbers,
etc.) that illustrate the impact of your
accomplishment, make sure you
include them. It is an outdated mindset
that your job-related skills are a selling
point.
In today’s competitive job market, it is
essential that you know your value and
be able to communicate exactly how
you contributed to your past
employer’s bottom line.

9. During these tight economic times,
everyone is talking money. Around
kitchen tables everywhere, families are
discussing how to SAVE money or how
to MAKE money. The same is true in
companies.
It is important to recognize that as an
employee, you are an
investment. The hiring company
invests in you with the expectation that
you will produce returns on that
investment.

10. Most employers are
seeking employees who
have the proven ability to
SOLVE a challenging
problem, to help them
MAKE money, to help
them SAVE money, or to
help them INCREASE
efficiency.
WHAT TYPES OF RETURNS?

11. By communicating how you have
delivered these results in the past,
using numbers when you can to
illustrate that actual return on
investment you have delivered, you
will easily set yourself apart from
the masses of job seekers you are
competing against.

12. Don’t let the high unemployment rate
throw you into a panic. There are still new
job openings that crop up every single
day. Will you be the next person to get a
good job?
It’s all up to how you look at the situation. In
short, you must change your focus to
emphasize what is in it for the company. It’s
not about what’s in it for you. It’s all about
the company.

13. What can you do for them? How can you solve their
problem? How can you make money for them? In what
ways can you save them money? How can you help
them in these economic times?
Emphasize and communicate how you can be an asset
to the company, and you will be surprised how quickly
you will see positive job search results.
To see more of these ideas
in practice, review
the resume examples in
our free online portfolio.

14. LONG DISTANCE JOB SEARCH TIP #7:
Michelle Dumas runs of one of the longest-standing and most
respected professional résumé writing firms on the internet,
Distinctive Career Services, LLC (dba Distinctive Documents).
Since 1996, Michelle has empowered thousands of
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