An article in the October 12,
2014, issue of The Dallas Morning News, on
page 4D, 1J “Age May Not be the Issue,” by Lindsay Novak of Creators Syndicate contains some advice from a certified career
coach. Novak responds to baby boomers
seeking advice on resumes.
Jobs searches have changed
because jobs have changed. Large
organizations are now using software programs to select resumes for further consideration. The article states that resumes have to be
written using the exact words contained in the job advertisement in order for
the system to select a potential job candidate.
Baby boomers typically have
had several jobs and want to describe their complete work experience. Unfortunately, companies are seeking specific
work experience, and the software will search for only job related experience
listed on a resume. Other experience
which may be wonderful will not be considered relevant for the open
position. The message is that each resume
submitted should be edited to contain the exact skills required by the hiring
company.
The objective, of course,
is to schedule an interview at which time other relevant experience can be
discussed with the interviewer. A word
of caution is that the resume should be true and not contain skills and/or
experience the applicant does not have! An
alert interviewer will immediately determine that the applicant is not truthful
and thus will be immediately eliminated from any job consideration.
Please comment in this bIog
or email at mailto:glynjordan@gmail.com your
experience with developing resumes.
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