Let me guess? Almost every time you send your resume to an employer, they contact you for an interview, right? Aaahh…probably not. The traditional way of searching for a job is to apply online via the company’s website. In reality, how often has this really worked for you? It is time to practice new ways to search for career opportunities.

To apply new job search methods, you must be able to define your professional goals. Knowing what you want to do, the skills and areas you excel at, and even the companies you wish to work for is a strong indicator of someone who knows what he/she wants and is out to get it. This type of person will not waste more time or money than they need to. Are you this person? If not, start today!

Let’s pin point 3 important things your resume is costing you: money, time, and confidence.

Money

Invest time in planning your job search or marketing campaign. The more time you spend planning and developing good strategies, the less time you will waste trying to figure out how to get to a place you have not even identified. The less time you waste, the less money you lose. 

Have you realized how much money you are really losing while trying to figure out your next career move, attempting to secure a new job, or even while being unemployed and seeking government assistance?

Let’s figure it out together.

If you are currently unemployed and you know (or have not yet realized) you have the skills to secure a:

• $40,000 job, you are losing more than $3,000 each month.
• $60,000 job, you are losing more than $5,000 each month.
• $80,000 job, you are losing more than $6,000 each month.
• $100,000 job, you are losing more than $8,000 each month.

Time

The weaker your resume, value proposition letter, and LinkedIn profile, the more time you will waste using your resume and yielding little to no results. Marketing counts for a great majority of purchases and employment is not the exception.

When you send your resume and value proposition letter to employers, are these convincing them to meet the person behind the text? The same way a product’s packaging is intended to convey the quality of the product, your packaging needs to communicate the asset behind the packaging, which is you!

Your packaging is your marketing documents: your resume, value proposition letter, LinkedIn profile, and other pertinent documents depending on your career level.

Confidence

You must build your confidence and know the type of positions you are qualified to fulfill. Then, make sure your resume is positioned to compete with the other hundreds of other applicants who think they are qualified for the same position. If your resume is not marketing you as the asset you are, then it will take longer for you to secure a job in this competitive job market, which in turn will frustrate and lower your self-confidence.

What goals can I help you achieve? Is it a promotion within your current company? Is your goal to secure a new position (private or government) at a new organization? Are you about to start an application package for graduate school which requires letters, essays, and a resume?

What ever your professional goals might be, contact me to see how I can market and position you to achieve your goals at OrganicResumeCreations@gmail.com.

To begin, select the depth of your career background.

Less Than 5 Years   6 – 10 Years   11 – 15 Years

16 – 20 Years   21 – 30 Years   31+ Years

Yuleni Pulido: Professional Resume Writer
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