An employer can have hundreds of boring resumes to pour through. This means when something catches the eye, it must really pop out! You want that “pop-out” resume to be yours!

Your resume must impress within the first critical 30 seconds or it will not impress at all. In fact, it might not even get read all the way through. Most potential employers will quickly scan all the resumes and then snap up those that catch their eye most effectively.

The key to writing a resume that is great, is to use powerful statements that will impress. This is very important, but, you do not want to oversell! There is a very fine line here so be sure not to overdo it.

Above all, you will make honest statements about yourself. They will be strong statements and 100% true, or they will not be effective at all.

Just as you would sell any product that you believe strongly in, you will learn to sell the product that is you! Once you have learned to do this, you will find that you will get a better response from a prospective employer than other prospects do and even those with better credentials. It is all in how you market your product – YOU!

Ask yourself, who are you writing this resume for? Your prospective employer will be the one who oversees the day to day operations of the company you want to join.

They make the hiring decisions and they are entirely invested in ensuring that you are the right one for the job. This person will care about whether or not you can do a good job for that company (thats THEIR job!) and so this is the one person you are writing your resume for.

You want to be sure that you are the right candidate for the job. You want to be sure you know everything there is to know about this company. You want to understand exactly, which qualities are needed to be the right candidate for this job.

You want to be sure you are not a good candidate for this job, but, that you are the best candidate for this job.

The primary element of an ideal resume contains powerful and assertive statements about your talents, characteristics and accomplishments. No need to be shy. You are going for the gold so sell yourself with all your heart.

The secondary element of an ideal resume will show “you know your stuff” and know it well! This will be proven by education, experience, work history and any other relevant affiliations that shows the prospective employer that you are a person of substance and not only of design.

Remember, the more standard resumes will simply be a chronological account of a very boring life and most readers will not give it a second glance. Write your resume to be interesting and even impressive and watch as your phone rings for that important interview!

You will write a resume that does much more than just inform; you will write a resume that compels to action! Your resume will become a bargaining tool! Your prospective employer will be interested and will stand up and take notice! This is exactly what you want.