Using TwitJobs to Improve Your Resume

One of the beauties of TwitJobs is the volume of positions to review. Use the numerous postings of interest to help improve your resume. Here are a few items to look for to see how you present them in your resume:

What is the presentation order of expected duties: Usually the most important duties are first on the list. If you see several postings with similar order of duties, then your resume should present your experiences in the same order.

What duties cannot be learned on the job: These are ‘must have’ items and will likely be part of a keyword search of a resume as the company knows the candidate needs that experience. Be sure you present those skills where experience matters the most.

Commonly used phrases/terms: Make your resume easiest to read, by using terms that companies will recognize and have assigned a meaning internally. I know this may sound a bit like a parlor trick, but it’s simply using a firm’s own language.

Cultural expectations: Look for the words used to describe the environment – some of the terms may be throw-away (‘progressive’, ‘forward-looking’, etc.) – but others may reveal insight of the culture. If you are changing industries, these cultural elements may be important to highlight within your experience.

Again take advantage of the volume of the job postings to look for common information – then see how your resume reflects that information.

Good luck today!

Mark Richards
www.candidateschair.com
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