How To Make Your Resume Soul-Wateringly Delicious

Hi Tim,
Love the ‘soul wateringly delicious’ idea. Indeed! Resume stories CAN evoke a visceral response from readers that makes them thirst for more!
Focusing on recent 10-years’ ‘detail’ is a good tip; sometimes I think people are timid about providing the pithy (soul wateringly delicious) detail in their resume that differentiates them and hooks the reader.
An engaging resume is just as powerful as your headline describes.
Thanks for this appealing post that hooked ME in.
Jacqui

Hi Tim,
I loved the description! When I saw that I immediately said, “That’s what I want my resume to be like!”
To me it means to reach deeper than just the surface. To leave something behind where our resumes have “staying power” as you mentioned. To stand above the rest of the gillion resumes recruiters receive. To showcase maybe that one, very important skill or experience that I may posses that others don’t.
Being a recruiter in the technical arena in the past, I used to see so many “generic” resumes. Those that stood out for me were the ones that were unique, able to gather the needed and pertinent information from the start, (above the fold as you mentioned), and their accomplishments readily available.
Thanks Tim for your continued valuable information! It is SO much appreciated and if you ever run across anyone needing an expert recruiter, please let me know…lol.
Make it a fabulous day!
Deb

@Jacqui – Thank you! Yes, I loved those words from the moment I read them. I just didn’t realize it!
@Deb – In a world where we compete with so many, staying power is crucial. Glad to hear the posts are helpful! Thanks for being here!

Hi Tim
I referred back to your positioning statement blog entry and I’m contemplating this positioning statement for my resume: “Left & Right Brained Marketing Executive” What do you think?

Hi Talia – There is a risk with this one that it sounds a little too cliche. So much that it will be overlooked. There may be a more direct way to get your point across. For example, is your real message that you are not just a creative marketer? That you are also one who focuses on the strategic and financial planning side? If so, perhaps there is a way to hit that hard since everyone already knows that marketing is a creative function . . .

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Hi Tim, you drew me when Jacqui tweeted your phrase, soul-wateringly delicious. The true test of a good resume is the story. Sometimes it is hard for the jobseeker to think of the story but if a person is able to step out of thinking about just duties and think from the outside looking in, how did you make a difference in a particular job? What did you do that helped the bottomline or created cost savings or what did you implement that changed operations?

Hi Julie -
Thanks for your note. I like your point about creating a story for the resume. Everyone likes a good story…

Hi Tim….I really love that term “soul wateringly” – I may have to borrow it with my clients:) You really nailed it down in terms of what makes a resume stand out…some professionals are still tied to the concept that a resume should be a boring, content-driven document. I especially appreciate your point about the top portion of the first page, it is like the appetizer that comes before the main course that has to draw readers in and make them want to read more and ultimately call the candidate in for an interview.

Look forward to reading more of your posts.

Tim, the hyperlink for the “positioning statement” is bad, please fix. thx