You think you're doing a resume, but it's just a job description

"Why do I send a lot of resumes, but I can't get a single interview call?"

"Why is my well-prepared resume rejected by the employer at the job fair?"

"Why do I write a resume according to the company's recruitment requirements, but still can't attract the attention of the interviewer?"

What happened to their resumes?

The importance of a resume to finding a job has long been self-evident. What are the "first impressions", "the stepping stone", "personal face", and so on, there are endless adjectives for resumes. It can be seen that a well-prepared resume is the key to opening the interviewer's heart. Today, with the development of information, the Internet is full of a lot of strategies and skills to teach people how to write a good resume. As long as you have the heart, it is not difficult to write a good resume. But why are there still many people's resumes that are not satisfactory, have no bright spots, and even fail to reflect their actual abilities? There are quite a few regrets that "the fragrance of wine is also afraid of the deep alley".

After looking at countless resumes and talking to candidates, I found a common problem - many people think they are doing a resume, but it is actually a job description.

What is a CV? A resume is a brief introduction prepared by a job seeker to a recruiting unit. Include your basic information, work experience, project experience, performance achievements, etc. In other words, it is a recommendation letter that condenses one's own strengths and strengths, and gives the interviewer a sense of surprise after seeing this resume, and an urge to become a colleague with you.

What is a job description? A job description is a summary of what a company expects its employees to do, specifies what employees should do, how they should do it, and under what circumstances to perform their duties. In short, it's a description of what the job is and how to do it.

Many people simply list their work experience when making a resume, and some even imitate the employer's job description to make their work experience closer to the employer's needs. Here, looking at your resume is no different from looking at a job description they made themselves.

When seeing a resume that has been written as a job description, there is only one feeling to the employer—there is no bright spot and no advantage. If your work experience is not endorsed by a big gold company, and you are still asking for a price, it will be a matter of minutes to be passed by the interviewer. Some people may say, but I do have innate talent and super ability, how can they know all about me just through a resume? As long as you give me a chance to interview, I will present myself one by one. Excuse me, do you know how many resumes interviewers look at every day? You also know that now is the era of looking at the face. A well-thought-out resume is actually a delicate face and a well-crafted resume. The interviewer can't help but take a few more glances, so that he will be selected. the possibility of an interview.

Now that you've found the problem and understand how important a good resume is, what can you do to write a resume that doesn't look like a job description?

1. Refine yourself

Many friends do not do well on their resumes because the first step is not done well, especially for some professionals with rich work experience, many years of repetitive work makes them seem to be less and less good at sorting and summarizing themselves and making resumes. I used to think that I had rich work experience, but I couldn’t summarize anything when I put a pen to it, which made it difficult to provide materials for writing a good resume. When we carry out self-refinement, we can elaborate according to the ideas of hardware sorting and software supplementing.

1. Hardware finishing

1. What have I done. It means job responsibilities or project experience. If you have a favorite company before submitting your resume, and the job responsibilities are similar to your past experience, you can study the job description and write it according to the logic of the other party and your own work experience.

2. What can I do well. It means performance achievements and project results. Many people stop abruptly after completing the step of "what have I done" when making a resume. In fact, your resume is not much different from the job description. The "personal" color in a personal resume can only be fully explained by one's own performance or project results, and this part must be proved by accurate data or detailed cases.

3. What have I learned. Meaning learning or training experience. This era emphasizes self-learning ability. Whether it is on-the-job training or self-study, it can add points to your resume to a certain extent. This part shows not only your ability to continuously learn by yourself, but also your knowledge structure. It is constantly advancing with the times.

4. What certificates have I obtained. Although a certificate is not a panacea, for some positions, it is absolutely impossible without a certificate.

2. Software supplement

1. What am I good at. Although the daily work is boring and tedious, everyone will always have their own favorite or good areas. Extracting them and adding some examples or data as evidence will make your resume even more icing on the cake. A good project can be a certain module in the work, such as proficient in excel report production, such as being able to play PPT out of tricks. It can also be your hobbies after work, such as writing, such as planning and organizing events, being the founder of a small organization, etc.

2. Awards or reviews I have received. The awards, certificates, etc. obtained in the process of work or study can be presented, which is also the substantive embodiment of personal ability and achievement. Although some of my friends are not training in essence, they are enthusiastic about training and have the talent to give lectures. After internal training, they are awarded the honor of "Gold Medal Lecturer" by the organization, which will also give you more possibilities for your career path.

The above two parts can be listed separately as individual evaluation columns.

2. Perfect presentation

After refining your experience, advantages, and highlights, you will find that you are much better than you originally imagined, and you are not useless. The next step is to integrate the collected materials and present them perfectly. The following points need to be noted:

1. The language is concise and concise. Only display a few key contents related to the job position, detailed but not lengthy, express clearly, and remove gorgeous rhetoric and decoration. Do not mention the experience unrelated to the job requirements, do not write the content that is not conducive to the success of the application, and do not mention the content that will cause misunderstanding.

2. Use data cases. The business achievement description can be added directly after the job responsibilities, and the project roles and management results can be added to the project management.

3. The logic is clear. Organize and write according to the structure of "intended position + personal basic information + personal evaluation + job responsibilities + business achievements + project results + training experience + certificate obtained".

4. The layout is clean and tidy. Avoid garish resume templates, word art, lace, and confusing expressions and writing. Even if you are applying for a design position, you can attach your own design results. Looking for a job, it is better to have an orthodox resume. A clean and tidy layout will give the interviewer the first impression of "you're professional".

5. Avoid low-level mistakes. Data and text errors, different font sizes, cluttered typesetting, and other seemingly trivial details will reveal the shortcomings of the applicant's lack of meticulousness and rigor, especially for positions such as finance and clerks that require high meticulousness. People feel inadequate.

If you have sent a lot of resumes but no response, don't complain about bad market conditions, hard to find jobs, and picky companies. Please carefully review your resume first. From the perspective of the employer, are you willing to give a candidate who has written a resume as a job description an interview opportunity?