| Have you ever received a resume with poor spelling | | | | Passion (hire people who are passionate in areas that |
| or grammar in the cover letter, resume or follow-up | | | | make them a valuable team member); Career History |
| correspondence? | | | | (not job history); Skills; Education; References available |
| Sometimes I make errors, even in this post. (The title | | | | upon request. |
| of this post is purposefully written as an error. It should | | | | Of course, when hiring you need to be fully prepared |
| be Resume Writing.) I am not recommending that you | | | | for job candidates with a strategic plan to analyze |
| require perfection but consider some key attributes to | | | | them. |
| consider in a resume. (Or how to write one.) | | | | MEETING IDEAS |
| 1. Cover letter: The email which has a resume | | | | RESUME WRITING is quick thoughts on how to |
| attached has replaced most cover letters. Most of us | | | | evaluate resumes that are submitted to your |
| scan the email rather than concentrate on its depth like | | | | company. This is NOT an exhaustive step-by-step |
| a good novel. In addition to formatting, spelling and | | | | discussion, but rather some tips to consider not |
| grammar, look for three key points: | | | | overlooking. |
| #1: Why is the person contacting me or my company? | | | | Here is one way to discuss resume evaluations with |
| Look for a brief mention of how they heard about the | | | | your team: |
| position and/or your company. | | | | 1. Ask people to submit samples of the best resumes |
| #2: What is their passion (career-speaking)? | | | | they have seen. NOTE: Do not review the worst |
| #3: 1 + 2 = 3: How do they believe their passion can | | | | resumes received, however if people do not use |
| be fulfilled at your company so they help you achieve | | | | candidate names you could have a contest for quotes |
| your objectives, and/or why they are the best | | | | of the worst or funniest statements made on resumes |
| candidate for the job. | | | | submitted. Just have someone confidentially check the |
| 2. Resume: | | | | actual resumes to confirm the statements. |
| - It should list specific accomplishments rather than | | | | 2. Discuss what made those resumes so effective. |
| general duties. | | | | 3. Is there something in a great resume that you have |
| - Formatting should be professional. A good design | | | | overlooked and it should be added to someone's team |
| impresses people. | | | | member strategic plan or job description? |
| - A smiling, head shot photo of yourself is typically | | | | 4. What passions, personal and professional, do you |
| good. NOTE: I am against video resumes. | | | | appreciate in job candidates? Is there somewhere you |
| - Possible content areas: Objective (or Summary); | | | | should be networking to find more of these people? |