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Another Resume Tip: Target Your Resume to the Employer

Here is one resume tip you ignore at your peril. To get an employer to sit up and take notice, speak specifically to him or her through your resume.

Yes, your resume is a marketing tool for you. But, in reality, it's not all about you.

Or at least it shouldn't be. Do you know how many resumes a typical hiring manager looks at for each job? Usually hundreds.

No, that's not a typo ... hundreds of resumes are typically submitted for most decent jobs advertised online or in the newspaper.

But only a small fraction of those resumes are targeted to each specific employer. This resume tip is where you can go the head of the pack. Just take the time to think about what you really want and how that fits in with what the employer really wants. Display that knowledge in your resume, and you’re sure to be invited in for an interview.

How to Target Your Audience

Follow these 3 steps to customize your resume for a specific job or employer target:

  1. Resume Tip #1: Make sure you know what you want to accomplish in your career or professional life. Know what position or job responsibilities you are aiming for.

  2. Resume Tip #2: Do some research on the company you want to hire you. This is easy to do on the Internet. Almost everyone has a website these days. Go to their site and read through every page to get a feel for their culture. Be sure to read the job advertisement carefully to learn about what they're looking for in a candidate. Talk to people in the company if you can.

  3. Resume Tip #3: Customize your resume to match the qualifications and experience they are looking for with your accomplishments. Use as many keywords as you can.

The more closely the content of your resume matches the content of a job posting, the more likely you will be to get that coveted interview and land a job of your dreams. If you don't feel qualified to do this on your own, think about getting professional help from a resume writing service.

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