Chapter 21
Your Ten-Point Resume Checklist
In This Chapter
Confirming your resume is a match for job requirements
Smacking down tacky resume errors
Standing back for a fresh look at the impression youâre making
Before going public with your resume, give it a final walk-through. Give yourself a checkmark for each item only when your resume meets that OnTarget standard. Each checkmark is worth 10 points. If you donât get a score of 100, go back to your keyboard and try again.
Tit for Tat
You remember the new drive to customize resumes by matching your qualifications (skills, education) with the specific requirements of a job, or by matching your qualifications with the expected qualifications in a career field. If you write a two-page resume, you remember to customize the first page, even if you do not customize the second page. (Chapter 6 discusses the customizing requirement and why itâs so important.)
Image and Focus
You donât say the equivalent of, âI thought you might have an opening I could fill,â but state what you want to do for an employer and why youâre qualified to do it. You consider your resumeâs overall impression â its look and feel. Your resume has ...
