A Good Tool For Writing A Resume!

It has been the practice in the past to write a general information resume. A resume that "Hopefully" meets the needs of every employer. The problem with a resume of this sort is it doesn't show the future employer specific skills and abilities you have that meets his needs. The resumes written today needs to show employers that you have the knowledge, skills and abilities he is looking for, skills and abilities that will translate into dollars in the bottom line. One way to highlight your talents is to use a tool developed at LDS Employment Resources Logan Utah by; Paul Muir called the "Matching Model". This is how the matching model works. 1st Identify your number one job target, for example "Retail Sales Clerk". The best way is to use the employer's job description he has posted. If you aren't looking for a specific employer then go to the internet and find a generic job description. 2nd Using the job description identify the specific skills the employer is looking for. For example, Excellent Customer Service Skills. 3rd Write down all your skills that match those listed in the job description. (This list should be about 6 to 24 items long). 4th From the list identify your top 3 strengths and build power statements around these three statements. If you can write several more power statements using your list of skills. this will be helpful in an interview as well. Again the steps in a nutshell: 1- Use the job description to determine what the employer is looking for. Highlight all the skills he is looking for then circle those skills that you have. 2- Write down a list of your knowledge, skills, abilities and education. 3- Identify your top three strengths and skills. 4- Build power statements from your list of skills, this will bring credibility to your skills. A quick example of this is "Successfully Managed Budgets in excess of $250,000." If you would like to see more examples please feel free to contact me at resumehelp2011@gmail.com