What to put in your Resume in 2022

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1. Don’t Put Everything on There

Your resume should not have every work experience you’ve ever had listed on it. Think of your resume not as a comprehensive list of your career history, but as a marketing document selling you as the perfect person for the job. For each resume you send out, you’ll want to highlight only the accomplishments and skills that are most relevant to the job at hand (even if that means you don’t include all of your experience).

2. But Keep a Master List of All Jobs

Since you’ll want to be swapping different information in and out depending on the job you’re applying to, keep a resume master list on your computer where you keep any information you’ve ever included on a resume: old positions, bullet points tailored for different applications, special projects that only sometimes make sense to include. Then, when you’re crafting each resume, it’s just a matter of cutting and pasting relevant information together. Think of this as your brag file.

3. Put the Best Stuff “Above the Fold”

In marketing speak, “above the fold” refers to what you see on the front half of a folded newspaper (or, in the digital age, before you scroll down on a website), but basically it’s your first impression of a document. In resume speak, it means you should make sure your best experiences and accomplishments are visible on the top third of your resume. This top section is what the hiring manager is going to see first—and what will serve as a hook for someone to keep on reading. So focus on putting your best, most relevant experiences first—and then check out these five other marketing tricks to get your resume noticed.

What makes a great recruiter?

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Looking for a job and want to work with a recruiter? not all recruiters are alike, here are some qualities you should look for in a recruiter who will be helping you with your career.

Great recruiters all have an innate ability to ask very detailed questions,.

When assessing talent, it is vital to be able to acquire an in-depth understanding, of the individual candidate, including their experience, characteristics, and career goals. Accurate candidate assessment and selection requires a recruiter to have a highly inquisitive demeanor. Recruiters that are more interested in talking about themselves typically are not the best candidates for greatness.

A great recruiter has a memory like an elephant.

Having the ability to memorize individuals, titles, experiences, and anything else related to a candidate’s background is what makes a recruiter unique. Great recruiters spend an enormous amount of time understanding and learning about the people they meet. Recruiters who can remember the finer details of what makes people tick are able to quickly identify opportunities and positions that will fit each unique individual. Searching a database for a list of candidates is a great piace to start, but the recruiter who can immediately remember a highly targeted list will be the one who wins.

Great recruiters are highly organized individuals.

Sloppy and disheveled desks stacked high with resumes typically lead to an unorganized pursuit of candidates. Organized recruiters understand how to maximize an outcome with the least amount of effort. Recruiters who can efficiently organize their daily, weekly, and monthly operations achieve higher levels of performance, ultimately reaping the highest level of commissions and sales.

Great recruiters are able to build relationships at any level.

No matter what the industry, candidates fall along a wide spectrum of experience, skill level and backgrounds. Great recruiters have to be able to position themselves to communicate credibly with each individual, regardless of where that candidate falls on the spectrum. This not only requires outstanding communication skills; it also means that a recruiter needs to accumulate a wide understanding of every level within the industry in which they’re recruiting, if their comprehension is too narrow, it will be harder to build relationships at the high level needed for success.

Great recruiters are credible. Highly credible.

A great recruiter is someone people trust with their careers; they have to know that their recruiter is different than all the rest. Building credibility starts from the moment a recruiter interacts with a candidate, and is sustained by delivering on promises, communicating regularly, and, in general acting with integrity. As a recruiter strengthens their credible image, their network will expand exponentially, which in turn achieves an even higher level of credibility.

At a time when great recruiters are highly sought after, droves of individuals, from fresh graduates to experienced sales people, are beginning to enter the profession. Inevitably, there will be a high number of them who fail. The great ones who will achieve long-term accomplishment are highly motivated individuals. The above six characteristics are what I’ve seen most prominently when meeting and interacting with the most successful recruiters. These are the individuals who will make a difference in your business.

Using References in your Bellevue Job Application Process

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Your job references are important in confirming the skills, motivation and attitudes included in your resume and demonstrated during your interview. Ideally, your referee is someone you have reported to in a professional capacity.

Choose a job reference who can confirm

  • Your employment and responsibilities
  • Your strengths and possible areas for development
  • The type of people you work well with
  • The management style that suits you best
  • Your ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team
  • Your capacity to take direction, and most important
  • Your suitability for the role you are seeking

Job reference tips

  • Always have your job reference’s permission before giving their contact details to a prospective employer. Your referee should never be caught off guard by an unexpected phone call, as this can work against you.
  • Make sure your referees know about the role you have applied for so they can focus on your relevant skills and strengths.
  • It’s good practice to contact your referees after the interview and let them know how it went. This way they can emphasise your key strengths or skills relevant to the job.
  • Every time you change employers, make an effort to ask for a reference from your manager or co-worker. This enables you to create a file of recommendations from people who you may not be in contact with in the future.
  • Keep your job references up to date and let them know where your job search stands. This keeps them on guard and be better prepared for a potential call. When you become employed, send a thank you note to anyone who provided you with a reference.
  • Keep your business network up to date, LinkedIn is a great way to do this. Maintain continual contact with your references and if you feel it’s appropriate ask them to write you a reference that you can post to your LinkedIn profile too.

Want to climb the career ladder?

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Take initiative.

Today’s career requirements are highly developed and require much more than someone who won’t take risks. In today’s competitive career landscape, employers are looking for individuals who can bring fresh ideas to the table and take initiative, start new projects, pitch new solutions and create new opportunities for the business.

Be your own evaluator.

One of the best ways to achieve career success is to keep assessing your performance. Don’t wait for your annual appraisal – do it yourself. An ideal way to do this would be to identify quantifiable goals and set a timeline for achieving them. Start with setting short-term goals when you’re new to a job. Create a detailed plan to achieve these goals. Break the tasks down into weekly or even daily tasks and fill out a small form at the end of the week to assess where you’re headed and whether you need to change your strategy. You can even show your own performance report to your managers at some point to show how you’ve progressed. This will show that you understand the importance of constant self-evaluation and improvement.

Be ready to learn.

To excel in your career, you have to be willing to learn. No matter what university you graduated from or what grades you had, professional life will be very different from college. Be prepared to have a million questions pop up every day regarding what you’re doing. It might take you days to get a hang of your duties at your new job, so show management that you are coachable, paying attention and always willing to learn new things.

Anticipate needs.

To succeed in your new job and achieve career success, you will have to be well aware of what your manager needs. Stay a step ahead of your boss by asking yourself, “If I were my boss, what would I want done next?” By making sure you get things efficiently done in time, and take the initiative to do them yourself, you will be showing a positive, go-getter attitude to higher management.

Weekend Motivation for job seekers in Bellevue

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Persistence beats resistance.

Keep yourself motivated. Create a vision board if you need to, read inspiring quotes on your morning commute. Do whatever you need to, to keep going. Professionals have trudge through the valley to reach their mountain-top moment — you’re no exception. When things get hard, don’t cave under pressure. Use your struggles as an opportunity to learn and grow professionally. Try not to complain. It will only bring down both your morale as well as the other members of your team.

Diversify your skill set.

It’s good to master your usual set of skills, but don’t get stagnant. Continue to develop your love of learning. If your job has tuition reimbursement perks, take advantage of it! Set out to learn a new skill. If you’re worried about time, it’s not about becoming a full-time student all over again. Take a couple courses at a time, earn some new certifications — become a wearer of many hats. It will set yourself apart professionally and who knows? It may help place you on the fast-track to your next promotion.

Find out what you like doing best, and get someone to pay you for it.

Money. We all need it to survive. However, there’s a fine line between needing money and becoming obsessive over it. The more passionate you are about what you do, the faster success will follow you. It may not happen in the time frame you expect it to, but the more you focus on strengthening and edifying yourself as a leader in your specialty, the more likely the success of your work will follow. And as a bonus, you’ll enjoy waking up for work every day!