A Professionally Prepared Resume
For as long as I can remember I always prepared my own resume. And the interviews I received were far and few in between, let alone any job offers. One day I went in to see a gentlement at an outplacement firm, thinking he could jump start my career. We conversed back and forth on my career goals.
Then he asked me the million dollar question. "On a scale of 1 to 10 what would you rate this copy of your resume. I was so proud of my resume, I was really thinking it was about a 9 or 10, but I did not want to appear arrogant so I said oh, it's about a 7 or 8. And he continued on with the conversation as though I had not answered his question. He continued talking for another 5 to 10 minutes.
So now I was curious. I wanted to know what he thought about my resume. So when he paused to take a breath, I interjected. "What would you rate my resume?" He paused for a moment. Well on a scale of 1 to 10 I would rate it a 1 .... almost a 2, at best. That threw me for a loop. He said this resume is the run of the mill cookie cutter example. It has no imagination. It looks like you developed it from a template. The structure of it, he went on, looks like it was designed for a production worker. But you are in management.
You better believe I had it professionally prepared. What a difference that made. I really started to get the interviews. My resume was done so well I just could not believe it. The resume preparer appeared to know more about me and accomplishments than I did. That was not the case but the piece of work she made of my resume was awesome to behold.
If you have a resume it pays to invest the money to get it professionally prepared and you will be able to see the difference not only in your resume but in the interviews and job offers. I am sure you have a friend who could do a very credible job but why chance it when the competition is so fierce. This one act will put you far out ahead of the competition and give you the competitive edge.
To Your Great Success
Mel Richardson - CEO
VisionStar Enterprises
www.aftercollegebeyondgreatness.com
www.powerofawrittengoal.com
Then he asked me the million dollar question. "On a scale of 1 to 10 what would you rate this copy of your resume. I was so proud of my resume, I was really thinking it was about a 9 or 10, but I did not want to appear arrogant so I said oh, it's about a 7 or 8. And he continued on with the conversation as though I had not answered his question. He continued talking for another 5 to 10 minutes.
So now I was curious. I wanted to know what he thought about my resume. So when he paused to take a breath, I interjected. "What would you rate my resume?" He paused for a moment. Well on a scale of 1 to 10 I would rate it a 1 .... almost a 2, at best. That threw me for a loop. He said this resume is the run of the mill cookie cutter example. It has no imagination. It looks like you developed it from a template. The structure of it, he went on, looks like it was designed for a production worker. But you are in management.
You better believe I had it professionally prepared. What a difference that made. I really started to get the interviews. My resume was done so well I just could not believe it. The resume preparer appeared to know more about me and accomplishments than I did. That was not the case but the piece of work she made of my resume was awesome to behold.
If you have a resume it pays to invest the money to get it professionally prepared and you will be able to see the difference not only in your resume but in the interviews and job offers. I am sure you have a friend who could do a very credible job but why chance it when the competition is so fierce. This one act will put you far out ahead of the competition and give you the competitive edge.
To Your Great Success
Mel Richardson - CEO
VisionStar Enterprises
www.aftercollegebeyondgreatness.com
www.powerofawrittengoal.com
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