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#Freelance Daily Post:
#Daily Writing Tip :
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by: Joe Turner
Most books on resume writing are terribly out-of-date. Although well intentioned and filled with other good information, most have not been updated for the job search realities of today. Surprisingly, few resume books will even mention what I am about to tell you today.
Your resume will be seen by many eyes, including electronic. The computer will "score" it by the number of keywords (also known as "buzzwords") the employer will find most relevant. If you don’t account for this, your resume will stay locked in some database, never to be seen by anyone while you sit waiting by the phone for the call that never comes.
Put a "Keyword Competencies" section in your resume.
The solution for the electronic gatekeeper is to include a special section called "Keyword Competencies". This is, quite frankly, just a catch-all bin that you want to use to ensure that every relevant keyword is covered. You want to focus on the words most likely to be used by either a Human Resources staffing employee or a recruiter. They search resumes by keywords. The greater number of relevant keywords you can include, the higher relevancy score your resume will be given.
The easiest way to do this is to include a separate section that lists all the relevant keywords pertaining to your career and skills. This section should best be listed at the beginning of your resume to introduce the skill sets you possess early on from an interviewing standpoint. Psychology plays an effect here, too. Try to include no more than 75 keywords.
For example, if you were a Java Programmer, your "Keyword Competencies" section might look something like this:
"Java, Visual C++, perl, ticl, application development, visual basic, Windows NT/XP, programming, GUI, html, project management, layer 2, BSEE, etc".
The idea here is to put in as many relevant, searchable keywords that describe your potential job title, technical skills, management or organizational skills, relevant software and/or mechanical abilities and expertise. Include anything that might be important to the particular job.
Added Tip : If you can locate a description of an actual job or one similar to the job for which you are applying, copy in all the applicable buzzwords listed under required and desired skills. This includes education levels (if they require a BS in Electrical Engineering, then include "BSEE" as well).
Summary:
If you spend some time on this, you should easily come up with a list of from 40 to 80 relevant searchable keywords to include here. Adding these keywords to your resume will greatly impact your computer scoring and get your resume out of the databank and onto the "to call" stack more often.
About The Author
Joe Turner makes it easy to quickly land that next job. Learn insider job search tips from top recruiters. To claim your free 6-part Recruiter Secrets Minicourse, visit http://www.jobchangesecrets.com/Free_Job_Search_Tips.html.
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Freelance Writer/Producer -Court TV - New York, NY
Freelance Writer/Producers for On-Air Promotion Department
Court TV - NYC Court TV is looking for freelance promo producers at all levels. Must have strong creative skills, experience in writing and producing promos for a network or cable television channel and a flexible schedule.
Submit Demo reels Tina Evans @ Court TV 600 Third Ave. NY NY 10016. EOE
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