Matthew Warzel Featured in Another Yahoo Article!

Please check out this fantastic article by Yahoo I was fortunate enough to be featured in as a contributor – 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀

The job market is super-competitive right now, with 6 million people unemployed, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data. While those numbers may seem intimidating, it is possible to land a job in the current climate — but you may have to make an extra effort to stand out from the competition.

Since your resume is usually the first thing a recruiter or hiring manager will see, it’s smart to focus on ensuring that yours stands out from the pack. GOBankingRates spoke to recruiters, career experts and professional resume writers to get their tips on how to get your resume noticed. Here’s how to improve your resume so that it gets recruiters’ attention.

My responses?

✔️ “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 want and what you offer, any key buzzwords 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,” said Matthew Warzel, certified professional resume writer and president of MJW Careers, LLC. Formatting also matters when it comes to making a first impression.