Career Bridge Services is committed to making sure you will represent yourself as best as possible when interviewing for a particular opportunity. We're here to help you get the job you want by giving you the tools necessary to market yourself in the industry.
In today's ever changing and highly competitive job market- will your résumé stand out among the crowd? When companies are receiving hundreds of résumés for 1 position, what will make yours rise above the rest? The answer, YOUR RÉSUMÉ!!! Think of your résumé as the marketing piece for you. Sure, you may know you are the perfect person for the job, you have all the necessary qualifications and then some, but, will your résumé pass the test? Will someone looking at it for 20 seconds know you are the person for them? Does your résumé contain all the key words to make it through the electronic screening process?
If you aren't sure and can't answer the above questions with a resounding YES!, it may be advantageous to work with someone who can ensure that the possibilities you are interested in and qualified for will not pass you by.
"Most companies use electronic processing systems to scan résumés and store the data in keyword-searchable databases. To get an edge in this competitive employment market, job seekers must build their résumés around job target keywords: hard skills, soft skills and transferable skills."
© 2006, Pat Kendall, NCRW
As this quote demonstrates, even if you know you are a perfect match for a job, your résumé can still go unnoticed by hiring managers or executive search professionals (otherwise referred to as the proverbial "black hole") because it doesn't position you, your background, expertise and accomplishments with the employer's expectations in mind.
A successful job search hinges on a professionally written, error-free résumé showcasing your most marketable skills and formatted in a way that competitively differentiates you by including the maximum number of industry relevant keywords.
