Do you know how to write a resume for a job?What do you think is the biggest problem people have when writing a resume?Do they lack all skills, experience and other qualifications so they truly have nothing to write about?While those things may be true in some cases they are not the biggest problem I see. When talking with people who are stressed out and simply don't even know how to get started writing their resume I have noticed a clear pattern איך לכתוב קורות חיים.
These people are simply not prepared to write a resume.You see, resume writing is like anything else in life. If you were to tackle any reasonably complex task without first taking the time to prepare yourself, how much more stress would you have?You'd probably have a lot more stress, right?Well, the same is true for resume writing. For whatever reason, the majority of people seem to just sit down at the computer and say "I am going to write my resume now." That's it. No forethought. No planning.
No preparation.You don't need to spend days on this planning process. I can walk you through a 15 minute preparation process right now. Surely, writing a solid resume is worth taking 15 minutes of your time, isn't it?Get a blank sheet of paper or open your favorite word processing program.Write down exactly what the title is of the job you want to get. Also, write down why you want this job. Try to think of reasons beyond it being money for you and your family.Next, write down why you think you are qualified for the job.Are you actually doing this or are you still merely reading the article?Okay, the next thing I want you to do is study the requirements of the job.
Look at the advertisement. Does it list any specific requirements in terms of skills or years of experience? If so, write them down. If the advertisement does not mention any specific requirements do a search online. Find the same kind of job opening at two or three different companies. Write down the requirements listed for those jobs.Now, I want you to look at each of the requirements you have written down and ask yourself, "do I have that?"Be honest about it but also do not exclude something just because you do not have an exact match. For example, if one of the job requirements is to have 7 years of experience in a certain skill and you have only 4 years of experience, consider that to be a match.Write down all of the qualifications you have that match the requirements of the job. Make notes such as they want 7 years and I have 4 years, if that is the case.Also, be sure to consider alternatives. Sure, the job requirements may say that you need to have 3 years of experience in Microsoft Word. However, if you have 4 years of experience in Open Office Writer, which is very similar to Microsoft Word, you can consider that a match. It's just not an exact match to the wording the employer used.Next, I want you to write down all of your most important accomplishments. The biggest things you have done. It could be teaching your co-workers how to do something faster or better. It could have been showing a co-worker how to do something on the computer. It could have been an idea you had that saved one of your previous employers money. Write these top achievements down.What you have just done is to create an excellent profile of yourself from an employment perspective.Now, when you sit down to write your resume be sure to keep all of these things you have written down close at hand.You will see that much of what you have written can be used directly in your resume. For example, when you identified your job objective and why you wanted that job, that information can be used to easily write your objective statement.