{"id":2250,"date":"2014-10-14T05:42:48","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T09:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2014-10-20T16:35:12","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T20:35:12","slug":"does-your-resume-really-need-to-be-current-and-specific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/does-your-resume-really-need-to-be-current-and-specific\/","title":{"rendered":"Does your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 really need to be current and specific?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/does-your-resume-really-need-to-be-current-and-specific\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"button_count\"  size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2271\" src=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/doors.jpg\" alt=\"doors\" width=\"280\" height=\"174\" \/>During a recent workshop an attendee stood up and stated that if employers want a specific and up-to-date resume they should, &#8220;just get over it.&#8221; \u00a0Why? \u00a0She argued no one has time to be specific or keep things current these days.<\/p>\n<p>Are there situations where your resume does not need to be current and specific? \u00a0Sure. \u00a0There are times when your skills are in high demand or your work is very well known and your resume is just a formality.<\/p>\n<p>However, the bottom line in all communication is you need to address the wants\/desires\/needs of your audience. \u00a0If your communication tool [a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 is a communication tool] falls short of connecting with your audience it is ineffective.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maybe the better question is does your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 effectively open a door and\/or a conversation with someone you want or need to talk with?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 is working for you &#8211; then don&#8217;t worry about it. On the other hand if your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 is not achieving the results you want, take a look at it with a critical eye.<\/p>\n<p>Review your r\u00e9sum\u00e9. \u00a0If you are not sure it is doing the job you want it to do have someone else review it and offer feedback.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have questions or concerns about your r\u00e9sum\u00e9? \u00a0Then feel free to contact me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a recent workshop an attendee stood up and stated that if employers want a specific and up-to-date resume they should, &#8220;just get over it.&#8221; \u00a0Why? \u00a0She argued no one has time to be specific or keep things current these days. Are there situations where your resume does not need to be current and specific? [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,103],"tags":[10,16],"class_list":["post-2250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job-search-focus","category-resume-2","tag-job-search","tag-resume"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2250"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2279,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250\/revisions\/2279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}