What Is A Resume

A resume is a professional advertisement about yourself that describes what you have done in the past into what you aim to do in the future. It should be clear and influentially display your qualifications and set you apart from the competition. "Why the employer should hire you, is the main question that must be answered. If it does not, then you have only given your potential employer a fine reason to drop you from consideration.

Many people misguidedly believe that the resume is the most important part of the job search. The resume's function is to "sell" the job seeker to the prospective employer. In fact, the best effective selling tool the job seeker has is himself of herself. A resume is basically a screening device which employers use to determine whom they will or will not interview.

Your resume is both a vehicle of communication and a demonstration of how you communicate. Both what you say and how you say it is important. It is up to you as a responsible communicator to make sure the reader gets the right message. The resume and its cover letter should be examples of your best writing.

Employers use resumes to discover candidates they would like to interview; they do not have time or patience. Because thirty (30) seconds are typically allotted to skimming a resume, certain significant facts should be presented briefly and in a format that is readable and visually satisfying. (http://sccis.org/main/resume/afterschool5.htm) I consider my resume as a targeted resume. A targeted resume is used to focus your resume toward a specific career objective, performed in a specific industry, and for a specific company. The content of a targeted resume is written to highlight the skills, qualifications, and experience that match the requirements of your job target. (http://www.distinctiveweb.com/choose.htm)