COMMENTS IN REVIEWING A RESUME
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So, structurally, you want the reader’s eye to focus on your uvp (i.e., what you are going to do for the person who pays you).
You have between 15 to 45 seconds to “hook” the reader and make them want to read more. I want, you should want, that time spent on the value equation. I prefer my “objectives” statement to be at most 3 sentences maybe 60 words. Like a telegram.
Also your PDF format, while it will ensure the reader will see what you want, will turn off the hunters cause they can’t trim your contact info off and put their professional info there.
So what IS your UVP?
I like a networking profile that can answer three questions: What will the person do? Where do they want to do it? What are they looking for in comp — $, format, travel, relo?
So your pdf doesn’t work for me in either genre — resume or profile.
Does that help you or make you want to yell “turkey feathers” or “barbara streisand”?
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Think of anything you read. What was the hook that got you interested? Guaranteed if the headline didn’t “hook you” or have a magic word, then you didn’t read it. True?
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