[Part 5] Craft The Perfect Summary
[Part 5] Craft The Perfect Summary | reddit.com/r/HateResumeandCV
In your resume, the average recruiter will only read 40% of it.
You can bet that most will read the summary to your resume as it is the first bit they actually see. ATS might even use it as your assesment in some cases.
If your summary sucks people ain’t going to hang around, it is the decision to read or leave.
First, you want to start your summary by alerting your targeted audience to the goals and achievements your resume will cover. Right away you are giving the hiring manager the opportunity to make a decision to continue.
Is it their biggest pain point? Do they sometimes have the problem? If it isn’t applicable they may decide to leave. That is ok, we can’t please everyone.
When you state the goal be bold!
I will mention the problems that resume writers face and the problems that this posts aims to solve.
Next, is to alert them that there is a goal you want to achieve and let them know you are going to share it with them.
If you do this you are halfway there. The other half includes adding personality, humor or controversy to your summary.
You want to be personable so that your audience can relate to you, your case is not unique but the way you cover it is.
If you don’t inject you then it’s just the same as every other bland resume on the position.
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