First impressions are very important when it comes to meeting someone new. That little moment of interaction could determine how a relationship might play out. A little misunderstanding can turn into judgement and judgement could grow into dislike. The same goes for a job interview, it is a make or break with the first impression. Other than the necessary formal outfits and the polite attitude, an employer will require a candidate to offer something more to wow them, a well-crafted résumé.
A résumé is essentially an ad of a person, displaying his or her best qualities. You and I have seen a plethora of advertisements in our lives. From televisions to random, annoying phone calls to now social media advertisements are everywhere. However, how many do you remember? Probably only a handful of interesting or funny ones that stuck out. That is the effect that everyone strives for when presenting their résumé to an employer. It gives the employer a good idea of who they are and it is an opportunity for the person to summarize why they are the best candidate for a job.
I recently attended How to: Write a Winning Resume. The event was an informational session about how a person can go about creating a résumé that is clear and concise led by David Leibig. A handout was given out that summarized the topics covered that day. The session was not a lecture or class about writing a résumé, rather it was more similar to a workshop and participation was encouraged.
To set your résumé apart from most, it needs to be well crafted and include relevant information. For example, you want to include that one of your greatest achievements in life is that you won the spelling bee in middle school. Congratulations, but that is going to draw more confusion than awe. Instead, you can include that you volunteered for a few summers at a hospital. That might not seem exciting, however it shows a whole lot more about your work ethic and experience. You also want to be concise in your wording and not drear on. An employer scans your résumé rather than read it so “Years of volunteer experience at hospital” will help them more than “I volunteered every summer for 3 summers at a local hospital on 5th Avenue”. You will lose people that way. Keep it nice and informative.
This is just a couple of tips to help aid with making a winning résumé. Below is an interesting video that will go more in depth about the subject that I highly recommend:
I hope this gave you an insight into the importance of a résumé and the best advice that I can give about the subject is revise, revise, revise. It will change and you must tailor it to the occasion. Good luck!
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