You have made the decision to have your resume professionally written by a resume writer as opposed to trying to go it alone. You believe that a resume writer will deliver a product that will be error free and catchy to the eye. You further believe and expect to receive a document that will highlight your talents and abilities and give you an edge over your competition in your chosen field of expertise. These are reasonable expectations regarding the service you should receive, but what characteristics should your resume writer exhibit?

The resume writer needs to understand your experience, your education and training and your goals in order to focus the proper attention on how to present your talents, skills and abilities. The resume writer should demonstrate a writing style that evidences clarity and simplicity and incorporates those characteristics into a document that is easily readable. The clarity aspect is important because you do not want questions of meaning occurring in the minds of those who read your resume. Simplicity can be a powerful asset as long as it does not border on being trite. Perspective is another important factor in the composition of your resume.

What perspective does your resume writer incorporate into your resume? Is your resume written from the perspective of the person who will read your resume, such as a corporate recruiter, a contract recruiter, a temporary staffing recruiter or an executive search recruiter? Or is your resume writer someone who has not been involved in the employment industry in their entire career? Human resource professionals are often perceived to have a good perspective on writing a resume, but many times have their focus distracted with form over substance. The substance of your resume will be what attracts attention and wins you interviews.

The object of using a professional resume writer is to have your resume written specifically to procure interviews. Many resume writers will often point to the fact they are “certified resume writers” by some body or agency, and while that is admirable, is it relevant? Certifications do not guarantee anything except perhaps that the writer is less apt to make spelling or grammatical errors. However, you could probably find the same qualities in a college graduate who majored in English. Your goal is to find a resume writer who has been there when it comes to reading resumes of those who apply for jobs and conducting interviews.

You have entrusted your resume writer with your employment future which begins with how your resume is written and hopefully will progress to interviews and finally, employment. The perspective from which your resume is written can be the differentiating factor that sets you apart from your competition. Look for someone who has had a comprehensive recruiting background to write your resume. Chances are that they will write a document that will get read and help get you employed.

I am a professional recruiter, resume writer and employment consultant. I have recruited for a myriad of industries: engineering, telecommunications, information technology, health care, accounting/financial and general sales & marketing.

My overall goal and priority of this blog is to assist with your employment search and help you procure employment from my experiences in the marketplace.

Another of my goals with this blog will be to provide real world solutions regarding the writing of your resume. There are many correct ways to write a resume and just as many (or more) ways to write resumes that will never see the light of day in corporate America. I am not a “certified resume writer” or someone who has credentials of this type. I write resumes based on my experience as a recruiter, which encompasses the following roles: internal corporate recruiter, contract recruiter, staffing recruiter for temporary and contract placement and as an executive search recruiter.

I know what corporate recruiters look for in a resume and I write resumes accordingly. I know what information applicant tracking systems search for in a resume and I write resumes designed to be keyword sensitive to those systems. I will be providing specific information in this blog for those who wish to take advantage of it in compiling their resume.

I will systematically provide analysis of each section of a resume as well as justification or rationalization for the content or abolition of certain parts. One thing will become clear: everyone is an individual and has a unique employment persona that needs to be expressed in their resume for differentiation purposes. Additionally, this blog will discuss various aspects of the employment search and interviewing techniques. I will also promote my resume service (www.ResumesForLife.com) for those who would prefer to have their resume professionally written.

What this blog will not do is guarantee anything and that is simply because, aside from death and taxes, there are no guarantees in life. But a properly written resume does not require a guarantee because it will accomplish its purpose: to get you noticed and interviewed. One important caveat: the resume does not get you the job. You must get the job through the interview process.

I look forward to conveying my concepts on employment searches as well as the tried, tested and true facts that are key factors in procuring successful employment.