So you guys, I just got featured on Jaber Al Joodi’s LinkedIn Newsfeed! This will mark my twenty-third time being featured as part of a LinkedIn News post. Here’s to more in 2022!
Please check out this fantastic article by LinkedIn as part of their weekly News’ Job Search & Careers editorials from Jaber Al Joodi with our president, Matt Warzel, as a contributor – Is a visual CV better than text?
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I always tell my clients that content is king. Your value offerings, accomplishments, and skills are what employers are concerned about when vetting potential candidates. “Can this person I hire make my life easier and be the Tylenol to my headache?” – now, some professions such as graphic and visual designers mandate some sort of creative approach to applications. So, have a professional resume that complies with ATs rules (meaning keep it simple and professional without the bells and whistles) when submitting an online application, and use the “infographic” (creative resume) with more pop as an addendum with your cover letter during your submission. But if you lead off with this infographic, sometimes you may never be seen by actual human eyeballs if the ATS can’t parse the data.
KISS (Keep it super simple) and focus on the content.
The resume needs to be logical first and foremost. If the reader is wrinkling their forehead, you’ve lost the initial battle.
Had to save some photos too! HUGE DEAL FOR ME!
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Use role/industry research as a way to spot relevant keywords (for the core competencies and summary sections), role responsibilities (for the experience section), and important transferable contributions (for the accomplishments section) for inclusion on your resume.
Next, make sure it has optimized keywords, a summary that preaches your USP and value, quantifiable content (even if there are no metrics, but metrics are preferred), and a format/layout that adheres to ATS mandates. Think experience content as 3 buckets: relatable/transferrable, data-driven KPIs and unique wins such as awards, speeches or media appearances.
The key to standing out among the competition is to ensure you set the tone in the first top half of the resume with what you offer, any key skills that speak to your abilities to transition into those new roles seamlessly, and any transferable skills and accomplishments that directly relate to this new role.
How can you be the Tylenol to the hiring team’s pains, and how can you make their lives easier? Convey this in as little verbiage as possible.