Take this quiz to determine if your resume
is helping or hurting your chances for success:
My resume hones into a
specific, target market. It is not a “general
resume.” The language does not focus on my past nor does in express what I want.
Instead, it explicitly tells my next employers how they will benefit.
My resume immediately
engages the reader with a powerful profile and
theme. Each section draws the reader through the document. The reader’s
interest is peaked and then maintained from start to end.
My resume emphasizes how I
will benefit employers and meet their precise vision, mission, and needs. It
shows how I can exceed the targets, goals, and objectives of the position that
they want to fill.
My resume is selling me not just telling my story. It offers a clear
Value Proposition and sales pitch that makes me stand apart from the
competition with a visible promise of value and results.
My resume uses marketing
phrases and action verbs to portray my unique
“brand” to employers. It shows my next employer why I am a better catch than
all the other qualified candidates might be.
My resume uses the most
effective format, style, and strategy for my
particular situation. It shifts attention away from problems in my career
history and other potential weaknesses. It mitigates any obstacles and “red
flags” and instead focuses only on reasons that I should be selected for an
interview.
My resume is packed with job-specific key words and
industry-specific language that recruiters and
employers will zone in on. Readers
are pleasantly surprised and intrigued by all the competencies and skills that
I possess that they are looking for.
My resume has no spelling,
grammar, or readability errors. The clarity,
content, and flow are impeccable. I have paid special attention to parallelism,
sentence structure, numeric uniformity, idioms, modifiers, punctuation,
capitalization, and active language.
My resume accentuates my
achievements so that they stand out. My
achievements do not read like a listing of accountabilities or duties. Each is
specific, future-focused, transferable, action-oriented, and shows measurable
results.
My resume uses an upscale,
branded design that is sure to catch positive
attention. It does not look like other templates found in my word processing
program, on the internet, or in books. It is not copied from a sample that a
friend, colleague, recruiter, consultant, or outplacement company gave me.
If you checked 10 items:
Congratulations!
You are a superstar in your profession. You might as well consider a career
transition as a professional resume writer.
If you checked 8-9 items:
You are well on
your way to surpassing your competition. With some advice and support from a
professional resume writer and strategist, you’ll be able to position yourself
at
the top of your profession.
If you checked 6-7 items:
You have a resume
this is likely to be below market standards. Fortunately, you can significantly
improve your first impression and ranking by retaining a professional resume writer.
If you checked less than 6 items:
You need
to take immediate action! You are probably making a very poor first
impression. You will benefit greatly from retaining a professional resume
writer and strategist.
We hope that you will give GMG an opportunity
to be a part of your success!
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