1.
The Visual Resume
Building a resume that passes a
visual inspection.
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2.
2 words to summarize presentation:
1) ____________________
2) ____________________
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3.
Thisisadifferent
wayto
lookatresume
creation
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4.
This is NOT
• Writing by keywords for
automated resume systems
• Specific to any one profession
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5.
What is a resume?
• Sales Document
• Designed to get you an interview.
• Does NOT need to have every job
• Does NOT need to have every task in
the jobs listed
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6.
Another way to look at it
• Make life of the HR person easier
– How many seconds do you have?
– What makes a good cover letter?
• Move your resume to the next step (or the
next generation!)
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7.
The Keys:
• ‘Simply’ engage
• ‘Simply’ engage
• ‘Simply’ engage
(Not that it is that easy!)
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8.
Examples:
• Web sites (successful)
• Print advertising
• Email and newsletters
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9.
Please say that again!
(Differently)
• Short
• Easy to mentally digest
• Interesting or energizing
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10.
Get someone's interest three times…
• and get moved to
the YES pile.
(If you are qualified)
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11.
The Visual Technique
• 2' test, what draws your eye?
• Engage and you get more time!
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12.
Step 1:
• Goal, Objective,
(or whatever you want to call it)
• 1-2 seconds
• 1 sentence only
– What position do you want?
– What is great about you that will help them?
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Step 2:
• Summary, Skills
(or whatever you want to call it)
• 2-3 seconds
• Bullets or simple chart
• No phrase longer than half a line each
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Step 3:
• Experience
• 5-30 seconds
• Draw attention to Title, or Company, or Both
• Everything in bullets, max 2 lines per item
• Accomplishments, responsibilities if needed
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15.
Visualization
10 minutes in the life of
an HR person
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Effect: resume reviewer
• ‘Simply’ engage 3 times
• The person will
– be happy with you
– pass on the resume
– be confident they are doing well
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Effect: hiring manager
• ‘Simply’ engage 3 times
– The person will be interested
– Will read the resume in more detail
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18.
2 words to summarize presentation:
1) ____________________
2) ____________________
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19.
2 words to summarize presentation:
1) Simple
2) ____________________
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20.
2 words to summarize presentation:
1) Simple
2) Engaging
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21.
Questions
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22.
Examples
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