As the saying goes, "first you work on your resume, and then it works for you." If you are looking for a job and you already have a resume, these tips will help you make your resume more competitive in the job market.
Add a photo. HR managers are more likely to pay attention to a resume with a photo than without it.
Correct the list of job responsibilities for previous jobs. The resume of your colleagues - applicants for a similar position will help you with this, as well as the necessary wording can be taken from the vacancy description. For example, the phrase "wrote reports on sales every week" can easily be replaced by "generating weekly reports on sales." Replace “answering customer questions over the phone” specify “counseling customers over the phone”. And “successfully resolving conflict situations” sounds better than “settling disputes and conflicts with clients”.
Write your professional achievements for each job using words and phrases that focus not on the process, but on the result: improved, improved, modified, designed, reduced, eliminated, introduced, achieved, completed, found a solution, organized, conducted, produced, reorganized, created, stimulated, improved and others. For example, "conducted a documentation audit", "improved the document flow system between the selling department and the warehouse." Recall what you have done global and useful in the workplace, it is desirable that this "action" leads to the overall success of the company (for example, "doubled the number of regional customers, which led to a 30% increase in the company's profits").
Check if your resume contains information about knowledge of a foreign language (name of a foreign language and degree of proficiency) - this is a plus for you as an applicant. According to the research results, those specialists who speak foreign languages receive higher wages compared to other workers.
Make your resume more "individual", leave more information about yourself. For example, indicate your hobbies, hobbies.
These tips will help you improve your resume, but you should continue to put in enough effort to promote it. Let your job search be fruitful!
