Don't Delay - Get Prepared

Companies are cutting back, laying off, restructuring, and even closing down. Are you prepared?

Last month, there were 235,681 employees laid off in Mass Layoffs (a Mass Layoff is when a single employer lays off at least 50 people.) Unemployment stayed at 6.1% from the previous month. However, last year in September the unemployment rate was 4.7%.

We know that October's financial reports of the economic downturn have caused even more unemployment and cutbacks (stay tuned to next month's blog for an update).

What are you doing to prepare yourself?

A loss of job can have devastating affects. Are you prepared? Certainly now is the time to take a deeper look at your employment situation. If you became unemployed today, would you be ready to send out your resume tomorrow?

1. Is your resume Job or Industry specific? Your resume needs to be written with specific target words and terminology from your industry. When the recruiter or hiring manager scans your resume, they are looking for these specific terms, i.e. Infrastructure, project management, 6 sigma, etc.

2. Do you have a section of accomplishments that have been quantified and qualified? The hiring manager will quickly read your resume searching for actual accomplishments – not a job description. Numerical representation of your accomplishments will get you noticed and peak the interest of the reader.

3. Is it POWERFUL? Can you get the attention of the hiring manager within seconds? Can you maintain that attention long enough for the reader to finish the first page? Can you compete with thousands of other applicants? Your resume needs to be formatted with the appropriate emphasis; it needs to be eye catching but professional at the same time. Most of all, it should be easy to read and structured logically.

4. Is your resume a true reflection of you? Does your resume bring out the best of who you are? The reader will need to determine whether you are a fit for the job within 30 seconds. If your resume does not reflect your abilities within that time, it will be discarded.

Does it seem like a daunting task to rewrite your resume? We can help. We have professional Human Resource consultants who will walk you though the process and rewrite your resume into a powerful reflection of you!

Don't delay – get prepared today. Your future may depend on it.

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