Résumé Help - Rising Corporate Strategist
Today’s Résumé Help focuses on the résumé of an up and coming corporate strategy professional. It is difficult to tell exactly where the candidate, James, wants to take his career because he has not provided any branding information to let readers know his direction. In order to accommodate a headline, branding statement, summary, and list of core competencies, James will want to modify the layout of his résumé.
If he expands the content, he may need to create a 2 page document, but not necessarily. By reworking the way that information appears and using paragraph format for duties/responsibilities while reserving bullets for quantifiable achievements only, James can take better advantage of the space on the page. He will simultaneously make his résumé easier to read and understand. By using attractive fonts, lines, and boxes, the visual appeal can also be improved to increase the attention his résumé will garner.
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Reader Comments (2)
It is sad to say but keeping a resume short and sweet is the way to go. These days employers get so many applications that they can't afford to sit and sift through resumes that are 4 pages or more. Generally those just get skipped altogether.
It's a lot easier to create a resume if you're just a fresh graduate. But when you have work experience, I think it's a lot more complicated to write one. Because you have to note the descriptions that provide your future employer the notion that you fit the job you want to fill in.