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Danielle Horonzy
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So I got laid off it will be a year as of the 25. I have to say I am utterly drained in every sense! Iam mentally emotionally and spiritually drained!! I just don’t know what do I actually dread this life of nothing!!!! It’s so hard to stay positive especially when ur going insane from billls and daily struggle! I think it’s ridiculous what these companies expect from us (qualification wise). Why do I need a bachelor degree to sell a mattress I’m from nyc hustle and common sense is in the blood we have to be fast learners we are so diverse and fast paced seriously tho a 4 year college degree to sell a mattress!!!!! ABSOLUTELY ABSURD!!! Especially when you go to the store and the employees are a bunch of idiots who don’t want to help and have child like attitudes!!! I’m trying to remain positive sorry about the rant I had to let it out! Anyway I do not have a hs diploma but I’m obtaining my ged thru a community college someone please help! #advice #qualifications #tired #frustrated #RetailCustomerService #retail

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Tomas Solis
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Good company we did a lot of work commercial and residential schools work

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Patrick Coppedge
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Tailoring Your Resume

Using a generic resume for the job search may not achieve the results that will get you the job. To get the best results possible, you should cater your resume for the specific job and company that youre applying to.

The only problem is that you’re not sure how to create a job specific resume. With a little time and energy, here are a few ways you can revise your current resume to fit that particular role:

Study the Job Posting for Keywords. A great way to get the hiring managers attention and make the prospective employer feel that you are truly qualified for the position is by studying their job posting. By doing this you can find company-specific skills, job titles, jargon, certifications, and other keywords to be included in your resume.

For example, if you are applying for a position in healthcare, you might notice words like “imaging” and “pharma” show up in the job posting. It is a good idea to add these and other relevant words to your resume because they apply widely to the field.

Visit the Company’s Website. Once you’ve studied the job posting for relevant keywords to use in your resume, it is a good idea to visit the company’s website. There you can learn even more about how the company’s goals can fit in with your specific career goals.

Some important information to look for on the website includes the company’s values, mission statement, and even their organizational culture. This information can help you better describe who you are, what you’re looking for, and how you think you can enhance their business with your skills and personality.

Strategically Combine Action Words and Keywords. Using action words in your job specific resume is just as important as incorporating the keywords you’ve found through the job posting and website. In fact, the action words and keywords work together in your resume to create a picture of the type of employee you are likely to be.

For example, if you were responsible for the success of a major ad campaign at your previous employer then try to describe it by saying that you “developed and executed an intense 9-month ad campaign with the marketing team that resulted in a $1.2 million year-end profit increase.” The action words in this example were “developed” and “executed” and the keywords were “ad campaign” and “marketing team.”

Place Critical Job-Related Skills at the Top. Doing this helps with the recruiters or anyone reading your resume. These people go through hundreds of applications daily, so to save time they only look at key areas of your resume, and if they don’t find what they’re looking for in that first scan—you’re out. The first thing they look at is your resume summary, so make it a point to include all the job-related skills there.

Revamp Work History Bullet Points. You've got three options to do this:

  1. Rearrange the bullet points you've got so the ones with the keywords that match the job posting are on the top. This is the easiest way to tailor your resume to a job ad, but it only works if those keywords are already in your resume in the first place.

  2. Write new bullet points.

  3. Think of another way to reframe the tasks or accomplishments so the skills or keywords in the job posting are highlighted.

Don’t Forget to Add Quantifiable Data. A targeted resume won't work if you can't show proof of your skills, so use numbers whenever possible to provide a measurable evidence of your value as an applicant.

For example, if you're a writer, use open rates, click-through rates, social shares, and inbound links, as these are some of the well-known metrics that companies use when gauging a writer’s skill.

For other jobs, these metrics might include time saved, money earned, sales quotas, or customer satisfaction ratings.

Final Review. Read your resume from top to bottom or have a friend read it for you. Have them check for the following:

Is it clear that you’re qualified for the job?

If your resume and a printout of the job posting are compared side by side, can the person reading it immediately see the qualifications listed in the job posting? If they can’t, then you need to tailor your resume to the job a bit more, which means adding more keywords or going beyond the qualifications summary. In some cases, you might be using a cluttered resume template that makes your application difficult to read. The goal here is to create a close match when your resume is compared directly to the job posting.

You've just learned how to tailor a resume to a job. Using relevant keywords along with suitable action words and getting a good feel for the companies’ culture on their website – will help you write a great job specific resume.

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Alpheus Joseph
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over 6 months ago

I noticed that 55% of all job interviews in New Jersey and other states doesn't guarantee employment I have been on a few and I learned that most employers has a concept mind thinking they talk to you over the phone or email and it's all good but once at the place of employment their mind structure changes some from the candidates appearance it's just strange and not encouraging when that person needs the work and qualified. anyone else with another logical answer

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Heather Smith
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I am 49 and this is only the second time I’ve been unemployed since I was 14 years old. I have had 1-3 jobs at a time. I feel like I’m not wanted and I know I’ve only been off 4 weeks but gosh. I was a nurse for many many years and I let my license go when I became a dental assistant becuz I figured that would be my forever job. I did on the job training for the assistant position and I was terminated for taking too much time off while my adult daughter had pregnancy issues with her twins. Anyhow I have applied at over 40 places in two states and have only had one interview . I can’t go back to nursing because I would need to go back to school to reobtain my LPN....I was a manager of a Pizza Hut prior to the dental assistant job and that literally is all I have to stand on now.... I’m just really frustrated and it’s hard to stay positive when the bills are flowing in.

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Patrick Coppedge
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List Job Skills Creatively On Your Resume

With the competition in the job market increasing for job seekers, it is crucial to grab the attention of the hiring manager if your resume has a chance. Employers are looking for resumes that showcase high quality skills and rich field experiences. To create a resume that stands out from the other candidates' resumes, focus on format and word choice.

A job candidate's skills and relevant knowledge are substantiated by the keywords they choose to use. Industry-specific core skills will enable a job candidate to successfully pass through an applicant tracking system (ATS), which is utilized by the majority of companies today to obtain the right candidates.

Each resume should be specific to the job you are applying for. You can easily locate the keywords a company is focused on by looking at the requirements listed for the job. If you have knowledge of, or experience using certain software programs listed in the job description, include them on your resume to draw employers' attention.

Simply highlighting keywords, however, is not enough to make your resume stand out. Due to the recent shift in resume trends, no longer are resumes merely a listing of jobs and duties. They are truly promotional materials. As such, it is no longer enough to say that you are a creative, motivational problem-solver. You need to demonstrate it. The challenge is greater for those who have been laid off or who have been out of work for an extended period of time. For these professionals, the task of proving that their skills are relevant can be more difficult than it is for other job seekers.

Job seekers need to add transferable skills that they've gained from paid and unpaid past experiences to their resumes. Transferable skills acquired during any activity from volunteer positions, classes, projects, parenting, hobbies and sports can be applicable to one's next job. By adding transferable skills to a resume, employers get a better understanding and broader picture of who they are hiring as well as the interests, values and experiences that the candidate brings to the table.

The idea is to explain your skills and experiences in a way that highlights any gains. Be specific and provide relevant statistics wherever you can. Revenue wins, client growth, and budget savings are easy to quantify and are impressive on your resume. Here are a few categories of skills you could include on your resume, along with unique ways to express them.

Interpersonal Communication

Jobs require teamwork. There will be constant exchanges with co-workers, and discussing and sharing ideas with supervisors. Employers want to know the level of communication skills you have and how well you work with others. The specific skills required will vary based on your position. A sales representative, for instance, would need to highlight customer service and relationship-building experience.

On your resume: writes clearly and concisely, listens attentively, negotiates/resolves differences, provides and asks for feedback, offers well-thought-out solutions, cooperates and works well with others, thrives in a collaborative environment.

Planning And Organization

If the job you want involves working on research projects and companywide campaigns, you want to show off your top-notch planning abilities. "Organization skills" may sound like an overused filler term, but those skills are the ones that will help you succeed. Show potential employers you've got what they're looking for by outlining your involvement in, and results from, current and previous projects.

On your resume: identifies and gathers appropriate resources, thoroughly researches background information, develops strategies, thinks critically to solve problems, coordinates and completes tasks, manages projects effectively, meets deadlines.

Management And Leadership

Although it may not always be easy to express them on a resume, management and leadership skills can be gained in a variety of conventional and unconventional ways.

Demonstrating your management abilities on paper requires you to think about what it is you do best as a leader and how you guide your fellow assiciates toward success. To give employers a better idea of what you've accomplished, discuss the size of the team and the scope of the projects you manage.

On your resume: teaches/trains/instructs, counsels/coaches, manages conflict, helps team members set and achieve goals, delegates effectively, makes and implements decisions, oversees projects.

Social Media

Social media is one of the most desired skills in a variety of job fields. Socially active organizations are more likely to attract top talent, drive new sales leads and better engage customers. Therefore, when employers look for new hires, they're also typically looking for new internal-brand ambassadors.

For positions directly involving work on corporate social media campaigns, hiring managers look for concrete numbers and metrics, including web traffic, audience reach and overall engagement.

On your resume: manages social media campaigns, measures and analyzes campaign results, identifies and connects with industry influencers, sparks social conversation within the brand's community, creates and executes content strategies, drives engagement and leads, enhances brand image through social presence.

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What experience (besides sales) have those had prior to getting their first recruiting position?

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What To List As Accomplishments On Your Resume

It is standard practice for most job seekers to list what they did on their resume. By putting accomplishments on your resume, instead of just listing your past job duties, you can show how you made a difference.

Adding a section of accomplishments to your resume is a great way to demonstrate your greatest achievements and areas of expertise as they relate to the job you’re applying for. With an accomplishments section, you can demonstrate to employers that you are an achiever, someone who adds value to a company, and someone who goes beyond the basic job duties.

But it's common to struggle to come up with accomplishments when you look into your work history. Maybe you’ve forgotten or just underestimated the impact your work had on your employers' success.

Accomplishments are not that hard to come by if you're a sales or marketing professional because of the direct impact you can have on generating revenue. Similarly, anyone in accounting, finance, and middle management can take credit for coming up with cost-cutting ideas. Hiring managers like numbers. They make reading the resume easier and can give them a clearer idea of what a job seeker can do for them.

But what about accomplishments that don't have an easy dollar figure or percentage that you can link to them? After all, not everyone is in sales, marketing, accounting, finance, or middle management.

Here are five suggestions to jog your memory. Anything you did that improved a work-related process, made a task easier or quicker, increased customer satisfaction, decreased problems, reduced errors, or increased productivity can become an accomplishment on your resume:

Project Management Did you lead a team-based project and finish it on time and within budget? Were there seemingly insurmountable obstacles that you overcame? How did you do that? How important was the project to the company's future?

Project Roles Did you play a key role in a project? How did your work impact the outcome? What did you do that no one else could have done?

Meeting Deadlines Did you deliver high-quality work on time and within budget? What action did it inspire, if any? For instance, did it lead to higher customer satisfaction, something which may not have been easily measured?

Anyone can be in this kind of role, from a waiter who consistently delivered meals to customers within a reasonable amount of time, to an executive who met a critical deadline for a critical report to the board of directors.

Your Ideas Did you make a suggestion that management adopted? Think about what happened after that idea was implemented. Even if you can't attach numbers to your idea, do your best to describe what it led to. For instance, you're in the construction industry and you suggested tougher safety precautions that eliminated the potential for injury-causing accidents.

Web Design Did you have a part in developing or designing your previous employers web site. Perhaps you came up with an idea that made the web site more user friendly or maybe your idea on how to better showcase your company's product line. Any idea you may have contributed in this way can be used to show how you were able to add value to your employer.

Final Thoughts

Did you remember something from your current and past jobs? Before you forget them, add them to your resume and see if it helps your job search.

Adding a section of accomplishments to your resume is a great way to demonstrate your greatest achievements and areas of expertise as they relate to the job you're applying for.

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Kyle Brown
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I am a seasoned professional technician that has worked in electronics, specifically the medical electronic repair field for almost 30 years. Since 2004 I have suffered a couple significant medical setbacks and in 2012 was the beginning my process of firing and short-lived stints. Since then, I've been let go from four more jobs and moved to three different states. Each of these jobs had at least three or more months before the next one began. Plus, I have broadened my career into the management realm to show my capabilities and marketability. I'm currently flooding the market in a new location, across the country from where I currently live, closer to my family and in exact same field. However, of the 30-40 resumes I've sent, I've only been successful at three actual phone interviews. Any suggestions on fine-tuning these jumps or the gaps caused between each short-lived position?

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C. O.
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Its hard to find something decent when you have no Recent Work Experience and no New Recent Education. They always ask your 10 year work history. Stay at home moms, when looking for work and filling out apps, what do you put for work Exp?. Stay at home mom? Wakes up all hours to feed and change and bathe children. Washes Clothes, Cleans house, kitchen, bathrooms? Skills: Multitask, answer multiple lines, knows how to say No!... References : husband, mother in law, the Barista at Starbux? I mean HELP!! I need a job asap! Im getting to the point of Giving Up!

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