{"id":2498,"date":"2015-05-19T05:35:16","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T09:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/?p=2498"},"modified":"2015-04-20T16:02:10","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T20:02:10","slug":"is-your-resume-ready-to-work-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/is-your-resume-ready-to-work-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your resume ready to work for you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/is-your-resume-ready-to-work-for-you\/\" 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-2517\" src=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Resume-Help-CIndy-Key.jpg\" alt=\"Resume Help CIndy Key\" width=\"225\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Resume-Help-CIndy-Key.jpg 225w, http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Resume-Help-CIndy-Key-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>A friend, business associate, or recruiter calls you with\u00a0a great job opportunity. \u00a0They ask you to send your resume TODAY. \u00a0Yes, NOW, right now. \u00a0Are you ready to leverage this opportunity?<\/p>\n<p>I regularly get calls where\u00a0the caller says, &#8220;Cindy, this is Joe XX. \u00a0My friend, Dan XX referred me to you and I need a resume today. Can you help?&#8221; \u00a0I both love and hate these calls. \u00a0I love that the caller is a referral from a client\/former client and I love to serve and help people. \u00a0I hate the call because often I am busy and I know my key referral partners are busy, too. \u00a0Most of all, I hate these calls because I can hear the panic in the caller&#8217;s voice as she describes a great position only to have a resume that is not updated, not ready to send. \u00a0Then, when I ask about her LinkedIn profile, the stress I hear doubles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On this issue, here is my one suggestion: \u00a0act like a Boy Scout and &#8220;Always Be Prepared.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have not looked at your resume in the last 6 months, it is time to give it an update.\u00a0 Do it\u00a0before you need it.<\/p>\n<p>Business owners, this goes for you, too.\u00a0 Banks, investors and strategic partners might ask you for your resume.<\/p>\n<p>Also, if you are\u00a0looking for a new position or seeking a promotion and you have been in the market for the last 90 days and are not landing interviews, it is time to take a serious look at your resume.\u00a0 Your resume may well need an update.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a couple of\u00a0reasons why you should update your resume:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The studies, research and technology that will be used in addition to a human looking at your resume have changed. \u00a0There have been many changes in just the last six months.<\/li>\n<li>Many changes were implemented during the Great Recession and even more has changed since it ended. \u00a0With the growth of &#8216;Big Data&#8217; there is even more information you can leverage to help give your resume more IMPACT and help you land an interview. \u00a0There is data on everything from eye-tracking studies, to keyword usage, to\u00a0word count studies &#8212; confirming every word on your resume does indeed count.\u00a0 New research is released all the time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A recent study by <a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.harvard.edu\/files\/shoag\/files\/modestino_shoag_and_ballance_012114.pdf\">Modestino et. al<\/a> highlights what the study calls &#8216;upskilling&#8217; by employers. \u00a0It paints a clear picture that employers are not looking for the same skills today that they were seeking in 2007, 2010 or 2012.\u00a0\u00a0 If you have not updated your resume to reflect your new skills, you might miss a good opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>The study notes that employers have raised the skill requirements within specific types of jobs. \u00a0Understanding these changes in the market place, as well as the impact of time to hire for top professionals like you, is important.\u00a0 Should you be working with a\u00a0coach or other HR professional\u00a0who keeps up with what employers are doing and what they\u00a0are seeking in the candidates\u00a0they want to hire?<\/p>\n<p>I understand you are busy.\u00a0 Most days it is tough just keeping up with your areas of expertise.\u00a0 That is why I &#8216;keep up&#8217; for my clients, past and present. \u00a0Don&#8217;t wait for the phone call to update your resume.\u00a0 That added stress to your life is completely unnecessary &#8212; unless, of course, you are a stress junkie.\u00a0 Update your resume regularly.\u00a0 Do so on your time frame, not someone else&#8217;s.\u00a0 \u00a0If you are looking for information and\u00a0resources\u00a0on\u00a0updating your resume, check &lt;here&gt;.<\/p>\n<p>Even in a tighter labor market (think declining unemployment rates), employers continue to search for highly skilled workers for many different positions. \u00a0Employers call it &#8216;raising the bar.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>If it is time to you to update your resume, we are ready to help you. \u00a0If you are a do-it-yourself person, you might find these resources &lt;link to the word &#8220;resources&#8221;&gt; helpful.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to avoid missing an opportunity that only comes along once in awhile, update your resume this month. \u00a0You can leverage your most recent experience, insure your resume is ready to go and communicate your unique value at a moments notice. \u00a0<strong>Go &lt;here&gt; to\u00a0take advantage of one-on-one support with our\u00a0May only special.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Summer&#8217;s coming &#8212; be ready for fun, relaxation and to take advantage of opportunities. \u00a0Avoid the run-of-the-mill update that looks like you haphazardly plugged in your last job and attached it to an email with little or no thought. \u00a0When you land the interview you may be scrambling to explain why your resume looks tossed together.<\/p>\n<p>If you aren&#8217;t ready for the call when it comes, you may miss out on increased earnings, a great culture, and the launch pad for your next 5 to 10 years of success.\u00a0 Employers who are seeking to hire professionals with relatively high skills expect you to be ready.\u00a0 Are you?<\/p>\n<p>Ditch the stress of missing out on something you want to do.\u00a0 Ditch the stress of staying up all night to update your resume (you are not a college co-ed these days and paychecks of that size are, thankfully, gone). Get help now and be ready to land the job you want at the salary your desire FAST and with less stress.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a question or comment? \u00a0Post it below or give me a <a href=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/contact\/\">call<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A friend, business associate, or recruiter calls you with\u00a0a great job opportunity. \u00a0They ask you to send your resume TODAY. \u00a0Yes, NOW, right now. \u00a0Are you ready to leverage this opportunity? I regularly get calls where\u00a0the caller says, &#8220;Cindy, this is Joe XX. \u00a0My friend, Dan XX referred me to you and I need a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,22,103],"tags":[9,142,36,27,16],"class_list":["post-2498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-management","category-personal-branding","category-resume-2","tag-accelerate-your-search","tag-career-management","tag-job-interviews","tag-personal-branding-2","tag-resume"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498","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=2498"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2518,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498\/revisions\/2518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}