Hi there and welcome
to "Working the Dream"
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I'm your host Eric Kelly,
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and today we're going to
be examining the best way
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to write an effective resume.
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Now most of you are
going to do this at least a
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couple of times in your
lifetime; in fact, there are
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stats out that say we
change jobs every 4 to 7 years.
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Well, let's take a
look at some hiring managers
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and their ideas about resumes...
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Yeah, I would say proper contact
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information. Do you
see mistakes on that?
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I do, I see emails
only with no phone number
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and I would really like to
pick up the phone and call the
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applicant and have a
discussion, so that would
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also delay the
process of an applicant
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possibly getting hired.
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I think that one of
the things that we see are
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the formatting problems in
resumes and you want to make
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sure that you have a really
well-formatted, clean resume
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for employers to look at
because they're only going to
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look at it for a few
minutes, maybe even 30 seconds
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they'll give each resume.
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I think that that's probably
the biggest issue we see.
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One of my biggest
pet peeves on a resume is
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when they put it in comic sans.
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So, it's something you see
a lot, so avoid putting your
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text into comic sans and
that could help you out a lot.
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Now think about
it... Millions of resumes
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going from one company
to the next, from one resume
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aggregator to the
next... to the company
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that you want to be hired in.
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There is so much
energy around resumes,
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we want to make sure
that you get it right.
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Now let's check
on our friend, Ron...
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Ron is building his
resume and he is educated,
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he is gifted, he
is enthusiastic...
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He's looking forward to
building a strong career,
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but he is struggling on
how he can get his prospective
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employers to see how good
he is actually going to be.
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Why he is going to
be an incredible asset
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to their organization.
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So, let's watch and
see how he handles it.
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Looking for someone who
understands how to use the
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Microsoft Office Suite - check.
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I can do that.
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They want
someone who understands
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business analytics - check.
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I definitely got that.
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They want someone
that has a basic business
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accounting skills, I'm
great with numbers - check.
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I definitely got that covered!
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They're looking for someone
who could do forecasting.
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I've had two courses in
business forecasting - check.
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Wow, this is a
pretty good job fit.
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Most of the stuff
they're looking for
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I can do pretty well.
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Now let me make sure
that my resume shows them the
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same thing.
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I'm about to get paid.
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I am about to get paid
and pay some of these bills
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that have been piling up.
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Let me call The Prophet and
make sure I'm on the right path.
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Dialing and the
phone is ringing...
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Okay, now some of you out
there may be contemplating
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the best way to write a resume.
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Now, you want to be sure
that your prospective employer
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knows about all the good
things that you know and can do.
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All the good things you've done!
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Now while this is
partially true, the true secret
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to resume success is to match
your resume to the specific
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things that the
employer is looking for.
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Now today, we're going to
show you how to write a resume
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that gets the attention
of the recruiter or the
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prospective hiring
manager in the companies
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that you want to work for.
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We're going to make sure
that you can do it right.
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Now, let me give you
some insight into recruiting
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and hiring managers.
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They have an
incredible task, it's daunting.
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They've got to review hundreds,
if not thousands of resumes
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sometimes for
one particular job.
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Now here's the
process, follow this...
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resume, phone screen, interview.
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Once again...
Resume, to the phone screen,
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to the interview.
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So, these companies
have thousands and thousands
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of resumes coming in.
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There's no way they
can spend time interviewing
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all those people.
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So they look through the resumes
to see if they're up to snuff
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and then they
have a phone screen,
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then they talk to those hundreds
of people on the phone screens,
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and they narrow those
down to actual job interviews,
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fact-to-face interviews.
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Now your job is to get a phone
screen call and impress the
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recruiter to give
you a chance at an actual
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face-to-face interview.
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So here's how it's done...
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Re-read the job posting,
make sure there's an example
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of each job
requirement on your resume.
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For instance... let's say
on the job posting, they say,
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"Must have 5 years
accounting experience,"
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you need to be able
to say, on your resume,
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"I've had 5 years
accounting experience."
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If their job posting says,
"Must be certified in Microsoft
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Office," you need to be
able to show, on your resume,
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that you are
certified in Microsoft Office.
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Now Ron is going to work
through building is resume.
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He is also going to touch
base with a mentor, a smart guy,
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to give him a few tips.
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Let's see what happens.
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Phone is ringing...
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Hello... The
Prophet, is this you?
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Brilliant deductive reasoning...
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Sir, you called me,
what can I help you with?
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Well, I found this job that
I think I would enjoy doing,
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but I need help
creating a resume for it.
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How do I do that?
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Ah sure, sure - first of
all, you need to look at the
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job description and look
at what they say are the job
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requirements and duties.
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Ahhh, are these
things you really want to do
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and would enjoy doing
every day? I think so.
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Okay, well if we've got
that, now you need to show that
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you are everything
they are looking for.
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I want you to look at
the job requirements again...
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Can you give an example of
you doing each one of these
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in your resume?
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I think I can. Okay.
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Now it's time to write it.
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When you write it,
next to each accomplishment
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write a business
impact statement or
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a "so-what statement."
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It kind of goes like this...
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Instead of saying,
"Designed a software program
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for accounting."
That has no weight to it.
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Say, "Designed a
software program for accounting
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that saved the
company $400,000 annually."
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So make sure that you
write one of those types of
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statements next to every
one of your accomplishments
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on your resume.
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Got it Mr.
Prophet, what else can I do?
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You have spell check? Yes
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Use it... there's nothing
that will get your resume
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moved to the "no pile"
faster than bad spelling
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and bad grammar.
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Sadly resumes have
been giving HR departments
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and recruiters
joy and entertainment
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for a long time now.
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Let's see... do you
have anybody that can
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proofread your resume?
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I think so, yes.
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Well if you do, make sure
you choose someone who is a
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professional, someone
that might be able to even
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act as coach or mentor later on.
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Bribe them, give them
lunch, event tickets, whatever.
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But you want to make
sure that a professional
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in that area would
think that your resume
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projects a candidate that's
worth interviewing, got that?
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Got it Mr.
Prophet, any other advice?
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All right, I don't
think so right now, my friend,
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I believe that you can be
well on your way after this.
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Call me back when you get
called in for the interview.
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I have a feeling that you're
going to be very successful.
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This is "Prophet Motivational
Hotline," thank you for calling.
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Okay, are you ready
for a couple of secrets?
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I'm going to share
with you how recruiters
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sort resumes - here it goes...
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They make three piles;
the first pile is "Yes,"
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they read it, they like
it, they want a little bit more
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about this
person that's applying.
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The second pile is "Maybe."
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Hmm, not quite sure,
there are a couple of good
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things - hmm, a couple of
things not too sure about.
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The third pile is "No."
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Whatever they saw, uh uh,
we don't want to talk to them.
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Now, shorter is
better, "War and Peace" is not
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appreciated by recruiters.
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If it's too long,
they're going to put it down
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and go to the next resume.
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I'd submit one page or as
close to one page as possible.
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Now remember, they're sorting
all the time and all the things
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that they find that don't work,
all the things that they think
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tell them about you in the
resume that they don't like,
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they call them
"knockout points,"
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and as they're sorting
through,, it becomes a funnel
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and they'll look
at one and move on.
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They don't spend time looking
at a resume once they see
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something that
they hmm don't like.
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Here's a couple of
situations that recruiters
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kind of.. they grimace at...
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Email address:
Partyman@gmail.com
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I mean, what does that
tell you about the person?
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It doesn't mean they
wouldn't be a good worker,
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but if they didn't even
take the time to change their
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email address to something
a bit more business-like,
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I don't know - do I
really want to hire Party Man
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to come work in my
accounting department,
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How about this
one... Divadiva@at&t.net
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I'm sure she is a
complete joy to work with.
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Here's one... thequeen@att.net
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Yeah, and on the resume it
says "I work well with others,"
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"The Queen," really?
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Bigdaddy@gmail - is this
size or is this ego - no idea.
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And recruiters are reading
this and they're going...
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"Uhh, maybe I'll put
this on the "maybe pile"
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or even the "no pile."
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How about: Prettygirl@hotmail
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I mean I'm looking for somebody
to work in strategic planning.
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I couldn't care less
if she was pretty or not.
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Prettygirl@hotmail - what is
that actually saying about me?
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Mr. Smooth -
yeah, that's a good one.
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I'm going to hire a
Mr. Smooth at a job here.
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Now even though those
things may seem minute,
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they may seem not
really that important,
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as recruiters and hiring
managers read their resumes,
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they basically are
knockout points through things
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that make them put
them in the "no pile."
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Do you really want your
resume put into the "no pile?"
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Here's one for you... "grammar"
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I was working for one
client, I came down the hall...
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I think I was in a meeting
and I heard in the boardroom
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on that floor - I heard peals
of laughter - they were howling,
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and a good time at work is great
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in any company
that you work for...
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So one of the folks that I
did work for - she came out
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and I said, "What are
you guys doing in there?
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You're having WAY
too much fun at work!"
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She said, "We were
reviewing some resumes."
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Well I knew they weren't
the recruiting department...
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I said, "Why are you
reviewing the resumes?"
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Well a couple of the recruiters
had brought some resumes
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to the meeting
and were reading them.
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Sadly, the resume that
really sent them over edge
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began with: "I
looking for a company..."
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Now I don't know if you
know this, but people that
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write resumes poorly
have been providing humor for
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human resources departments
for many, many years.
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"I looking for a company..."
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What pile do you think
the recruiter put that on?
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Yeah, it probably wasn't
the "Hey, we can't wait to
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interview this
person on the phone."
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Another of the knockout
points that keep resumes
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from being
accepted is job-hopping.
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Now, you look and see
this person - they worked here
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8 months, they
worked here 6 months,
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they worked over here for a
year and you start to look at
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a 5-year employment history
and notice that they've had
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four jobs.
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Now, does that mean
absolutely that this person is
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not a good
worker? No, it does not.
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However, the recruiter is
looking at the job-hopping
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and saying, "Hmm, if
this person got here,
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how long would they stay?"
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Because remember - if they
don't stay long in that job,
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the recruiter has to do
the same thing over again
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in a few months.
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So job-hopping
does not suit well.
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Now someone asked, "What
is too much job-hopping?"
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It varies by industry,
but if you've been around
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and you've seen, hmm, 3,
4, 5 years of experience,
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and you're
moving up - not too bad.
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However, if I look down
and see months or maybe only
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1-1/2 years - that may go
to the "maybe pile" despite
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the rest of the
qualifications being stellar.
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The next issue that can
be a knockout point are gaps
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in employment.
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It doesn't necessarily mean
that this person isn't a good
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employee - it simply
means that, "Where were you
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during this time?"
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And, yes, many times we
make up the worse case scenarios
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in our mind, so be ready to
explain that to a recruiter.
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Where were you for
the last 1-1/2 years?
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Some of them are
easily explainable...
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"I went to make sure my
kids were okay in elementary
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school before I came
back to work or I moved
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to another country or
there was military service.
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There are so many
reasons to explain that...
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But be prepared to
explain because recruiters
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are definitely looking
at the gaps in service.
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Another factor that influences
recruiters is "layout."
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Now, bad layout
versus good layout...
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Bad layout is if I read
your resume and I've got to
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read through it to hop over
to this to that - to kind of
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figure out what
it is you're good at.
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First there's a good
layout, now, a good layout
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may be chronological.
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You may say, "In 1995, I did
this, in 2000, this happened,
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in 2005, I worked
here and you may show me
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kind of on a
timeline what you've done.
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A lot of people that
have been in the workplace
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for many years use
an achievement layout.
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which pretty much says,
"I have this skill and it was
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manifested on
this job and here's
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where I was when that happened."
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"I have this ability and
it was manifested on this job
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and here's what I did,"
because the list would be
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rather long sometimes if they
laid theirs out chronologically;
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however, whatever
layout you choose to use,
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please make sure that it
has a flow to it and it's easy
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for the reader to follow you.
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Now, the next area is
where recruiters sometimes get
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some humor, sadly at
the expense of someone
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applying for a job and that
is dealing with past issues.
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Sometimes on an application,
they'll be an area that says,
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"Why did you
leave your last job?"
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An interview will
definitely ask you that.
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"Why did you
leave your last job?"
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Okay, here's some
that I've actually seen...
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"I left my last job
because my boss was an idiot,
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just like the two
bosses I had before him."
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Now think about
that a little bit.
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"I left my last job
because my boss was an idiot
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like the two bosses before him."
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Now, the recruiter is
reading that and so far,
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you've got a pretty
good track record of thinking
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your boss was an idiot.
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I saw one the other day
that was absolutely hilarious.
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It said, "I left my
last job to make room for the
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vice president's girlfriend."
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Now at that point, that
person had gone over the edge
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and no recruiter is
going to touch that.
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So when they're asking you
why you left your last job,
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it's better to
say... "For more money."
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It's better to say, "Because
I wanted to grow and develop."
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Any reason that's not negative.
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Any negative phrase
or words used to describe
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why you left is going to
cause the recruiter some pause.
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Now, here's a tip...
If your name is hard to
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pronounce, use initials.
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Someone said, "Eric,
that's not fair," and I hope
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that we took care of
that in the first episode.
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"Fair" is the word
we're going to get rid of
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because if your name
is hard to pronounce,
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or if it's one that
the recruiter may not feel
00:18:43.95\00:18:46.76
familiar with, they
could possibly take that
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and put it on the "maybe
pile" or even the "no pile."
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So at any point that
you think - maybe this could
00:18:52.56\00:18:56.26
cause a recruiter problem,
simply use your initials.
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Is it fair? Who cares.
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We want to make sure that
you get to the phone interview
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and that's
where it all pays off.
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Whatever you write,
painstakingly proofread it.
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I mean, they've got spell-check,
they've got all sorts of
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apps and all sorts of
software that will help you
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make sure it follows the
form, use it and also be totally
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honest on your resume.
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Now there's a reason for that...
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You're going to get up in
the morning, have your devotion,
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ask God to bless you with
the job that you're looking for,
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and submit a resume...
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Does God require you to be
totally honest? Absolutely!
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God is not going to bless a
lie, and you don't have to lie
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to get God's blessings.
00:19:48.35\00:19:50.02
So be 100% honest on
your resume, never lie.
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A couple of
things happen here...
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If you do lie on a
resume and you're not honest,
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once you get that job,
if they can determine that
00:20:02.70\00:20:07.14
you were not truthful,
they have the right to fire you
00:20:07.17\00:20:12.07
because you got the
job under false pretenses.
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Never ever say something
on a resume that's not true.
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You don't need to
impress another human being
00:20:19.55\00:20:22.68
for God to bless you.
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Now, if you know anyone that's
a professional in the field
00:20:24.55\00:20:29.39
that you want to be in,
get him to review it for you.
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I mean, there's no way
that you're going to know
00:20:32.59\00:20:35.20
absolutely everything
that's needed to get into a
00:20:35.23\00:20:38.47
particular company
without having some advice.
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So, do your absolute
best and once that's done,
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then leave it up to God.
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Let's listen to another
hiring manager about what
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is important on
a resume to them...
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I see a lot of resumes with
people explaining what their
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duties were at jobs.
00:21:00.12\00:21:02.26
I could care less - I
don't care what you did
00:21:02.29\00:21:05.09
at your other jobs,
but what I care about are
00:21:05.13\00:21:06.86
transferrable skills.
00:21:06.90\00:21:08.33
What did you learn?
What are you bringing
00:21:08.36\00:21:11.23
to my company from
your past experience.
00:21:11.27\00:21:15.30
I don't care where
the experience came from.
00:21:15.34\00:21:16.84
It could have been paid,
unpaid, volunteer, babysitting,
00:21:16.87\00:21:20.81
dog walking - I don't care.
00:21:20.84\00:21:22.18
What is the skill
that you're bringing to me
00:21:22.21\00:21:24.18
rather than, "I made copies
on a copier, I filled out this
00:21:24.21\00:21:28.78
report" - and
doesn't really care.
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Now we must always remember
that while these are the
00:21:30.95\00:21:35.56
technical things we need to do
for our resumes to be accepted
00:21:35.59\00:21:40.30
and looked at favorably,
there's still one recruiter
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that's above all recruiters.
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There was a young lady
that came up to me one time
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in church and she said,
Mr. Kelly, I'm having some
00:21:49.54\00:21:52.87
problems getting into the field"
that she was getting into.
00:21:52.91\00:21:58.08
I read her
resume - it was awesome!
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She was bright, she was
talented, she was gifted,
00:22:01.12\00:22:05.85
she had a graduate degree.
00:22:05.89\00:22:08.16
There was no reason,
based on who she was as a
00:22:08.19\00:22:11.53
person, that she wouldn't
be accepted in that industry.
00:22:11.56\00:22:15.16
Somebody, somewhere
there should hire her.
00:22:15.20\00:22:18.27
However, as I read her
resume, it was just kind of
00:22:18.30\00:22:23.10
hmm bland - I
did this, I did that.
00:22:23.14\00:22:27.94
So the tip that I was
impressed to share with her
00:22:27.98\00:22:30.78
is something
I'll share with you...
00:22:30.81\00:22:32.55
It's called, "the so-what."
00:22:32.58\00:22:36.89
So on the resume she said,
"I managed whatever, whatever
00:22:36.92\00:22:42.66
for this period of time,"
that is so bland to a recruiter.
00:22:42.69\00:22:49.10
The recruiter is
thinking, "So what."
00:22:49.13\00:22:52.53
Now what we did was
change her statements into
00:22:52.57\00:22:55.87
power statements.
00:22:55.90\00:22:57.24
The "so what" is the
impact statement "I managed
00:22:57.27\00:23:00.88
this and this fund for so
many dollars and here's the
00:23:00.91\00:23:04.01
"so what" - "that
allowed our company to move from
00:23:04.05\00:23:08.05
third to second
place in the industry."
00:23:08.08\00:23:10.69
WOW - does that get a
recruiter's attention.
00:23:10.72\00:23:14.49
So every entry on her resume,
I believe she had coordinated
00:23:14.52\00:23:19.26
something in one
department and the impact,
00:23:19.29\00:23:22.36
when she shared it with
me, was she had saved over
00:23:22.40\00:23:25.73
$11,000 in a year.
00:23:25.77\00:23:28.34
So we wrote it this way,
"Coordinated the activities
00:23:28.37\00:23:31.44
in this department and saved the
organization $11,000 annually."
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Now think about a recruiter,
think about a hiring manager...
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and at the list of
everything that you've done,
00:23:42.22\00:23:45.82
there is a "so what" statement
and it's a business impact.
00:23:45.85\00:23:50.03
It almost doesn't
matter what you've done,
00:23:50.06\00:23:52.96
the impact statement
says, "I made the company money,
00:23:52.99\00:23:56.10
I saved money, I
made the organization
00:23:56.13\00:23:59.50
work more efficiently."
00:23:59.53\00:24:00.94
So when we're writing a
resume, don't just write
00:24:00.97\00:24:03.84
what you did - write
the "so what" statement...
00:24:03.87\00:24:07.61
Because of this, here's what
the company was able to achieve.
00:24:07.64\00:24:12.11
It was interesting, at the
end of it, we chatted about it,
00:24:12.15\00:24:15.22
we prayed over it - she
took the resume and left,
00:24:15.25\00:24:18.05
and I didn't see her
for a few more weeks.
00:24:18.09\00:24:20.16
When she came
back, she was smiling,
00:24:20.19\00:24:22.66
obviously I could
figure from across the room,
00:24:22.69\00:24:24.73
she had gotten the job
and she said, "They hired me,
00:24:24.76\00:24:27.53
they put me in a good position,
I'm happy, I'm blessed!"
00:24:27.56\00:24:30.50
Well a couple of
things had happened...
00:24:30.53\00:24:31.90
First of all, she had prepared
herself for advancement.
00:24:31.93\00:24:37.44
She had prepared
herself for success.
00:24:37.47\00:24:40.01
Her resume was there,
she just needed a little
00:24:40.04\00:24:42.78
tweaking to get it
where it needed to be.
00:24:42.81\00:24:45.65
I want to share a
personal story with you...
00:24:45.68\00:24:48.25
I remember writing a
resume and actually reading it
00:24:48.28\00:24:54.32
and saying, "There's no
way they're going to hire me."
00:24:54.36\00:24:57.99
I mean, I had the
basics down but I think I saw
00:24:58.03\00:25:01.73
some gaps - I saw some
things that umm - this will be a
00:25:01.76\00:25:05.57
miracle if it gets
through, but I really, really
00:25:05.60\00:25:09.34
wanted this job and, over time,
I got a little discouraged...
00:25:09.37\00:25:14.74
But I remember opening up
my Promise Book and reading,
00:25:14.78\00:25:18.98
"I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me."
00:25:19.01\00:25:22.52
Now I don't have the power
to do all things by myself,
00:25:22.55\00:25:25.79
but the God that
strengthens me does,
00:25:25.82\00:25:29.32
and interestingly
enough, I sent the resume
00:25:29.36\00:25:32.83
in and I was as surprised as
anybody that I got a call back.
00:25:32.86\00:25:36.83
But a manager called
me and said, "Hey Eric,
00:25:36.87\00:25:39.80
we were reading your
resume and we want you to
00:25:39.83\00:25:42.44
come in and
talk," I'm like "really?
00:25:42.47\00:25:44.24
based on what I
sent in?" "Absolutely"
00:25:44.27\00:25:47.94
But I didn't discount
the power of my Higher Power
00:25:47.98\00:25:53.28
to get me to
where I needed to be.
00:25:53.31\00:25:56.55
It was interesting, we sat
down, we talked and got past the
00:25:56.58\00:26:00.39
resume process into the
phone call process and into the
00:26:00.42\00:26:05.89
interview and then I
realized something...
00:26:05.93\00:26:08.36
God wanted me to be
where He was putting me.
00:26:08.40\00:26:12.40
So even if it's not perfect,
give God the responsibility
00:26:12.43\00:26:17.67
and the weight of taking
that resume and putting you
00:26:17.71\00:26:21.41
where you need to
be... the power is His.
00:26:21.44\00:26:24.65
You do your absolute very best
00:26:24.68\00:26:27.35
and He will
definitely cover the rest.
00:26:27.38\00:26:30.85
None of us can
do this on our own.
00:26:30.89\00:26:32.55
So, let's recap...
00:26:32.59\00:26:34.29
You're going to follow
the resume process so that
00:26:34.32\00:26:38.29
you can get the phone
call, so that you can get the
00:26:38.33\00:26:41.10
interview and all of
this is going to be blessed
00:26:41.13\00:26:43.70
and protected by your God.
00:26:43.73\00:26:45.80
Now that's a
powerful position to be in.
00:26:45.83\00:26:48.40
So in the coming weeks,
no matter what you have in
00:26:48.44\00:26:50.74
front of you, no matter
what jobs you're applying for,
00:26:50.77\00:26:54.18
don't give up, do
not be discouraged,
00:26:54.21\00:26:56.75
write your resume
out, follow the tips that
00:26:56.78\00:26:59.61
we've given you and I'll
tell ya, you're going to love
00:26:59.65\00:27:02.38
the results and don't get
disappointed if the resume
00:27:02.42\00:27:05.32
you sent in wasn't accepted...
00:27:05.35\00:27:06.96
That might not be
where God wants you to be.
00:27:06.99\00:27:09.42
He's got a
special place for you.
00:27:09.46\00:27:11.39
But if it is accepted,
don't think just that you
00:27:11.43\00:27:14.40
did it by yourself.
00:27:14.43\00:27:15.76
Remember, there's a
Higher Power - there's somebody
00:27:15.80\00:27:17.67
above you who is protecting
you - who is going to make sure
00:27:17.70\00:27:20.34
that you fit in
where you need to be.
00:27:20.37\00:27:23.14
So I want you to be encouraged
and kind of go-for-it!
00:27:23.17\00:27:25.87
Don't slack up,
don't tell yourself you're
00:27:25.91\00:27:29.38
not going to do
well, give it to God.
00:27:29.41\00:27:31.91
Remember, always
remember, you are powerless over
00:27:31.95\00:27:37.35
what THEY can do to
you, but they are powerless
00:27:37.39\00:27:41.86
over what God WILL do for you.
00:27:41.89\00:27:45.16
Until next time,
keep "Working the Dream."
00:27:45.19\00:27:47.93
This is Eric Kelly.
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