The job advertisement sounds tempting - but how do I stand out from the crowd?
With this tip for the résumé, you will get the employer's attention.
Applicants often worry about how they can score points with recruiters with their resume *.
After all, an excellent résumé opens the door to an interview.
It is easier than expected to be remembered by employers.
Resume often full of errors and too messy
In fact, HR managers often have
to struggle
with
chaotic and confusing application documents
.
Those who design their curriculum vitae (CV) properly pave the way for themselves so that the résumé can be read.
This is also confirmed by Gary Burnison, managing director of the US consulting firm Korn Ferry.
In a guest post for the US broadcaster CNBC, he reports which résumé has stuck in his mind particularly well in 20 years:
“
Everything was well organized
: the line spacing was just right, the company names were in bold, the headings in italics, and the job details were bulleted.
Oh, and there was
n't a single typo
, ”writes Burnison.
The résumé was neither too short nor too long - ten years of work experience were
summarized
in the CV on
two pages
.
What Burnison particularly liked: The applicant told a story with his résumé - that of his career.
The individual stations were listed without gaps and arranged in reverse chronological order.
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Tip for resume: show your achievements
Candidates could read all of these points in any current application guide.
But what applicants obviously lack is the gift of putting themselves in the right light and
making
the
successes behind the responsibilities visible
: “What employers really want to know is whether you are an above-average candidate who is capable of quantifiable results to deliver, ”said Burnison.
Therefore, be sure to present your achievements in concrete figures: instead of "head of marketing and sales team," You should rather write: "I have a marketing and sales team led and could
increase by 15 percent to annual turnover
in the Half of the budget ”.
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Get recommended so that your résumé is guaranteed to be read
And the experienced HR manager has another important tip ready:
Get
friends, acquaintances or former colleagues recommend
: “Every day I get dozens of résumés from people I don't know, and the vast majority of them remain unopened.
That may seem harsh, but that's the truth: You should
always
do everything to ensure that someone introduces you. ”
(As) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen central editorial network.
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