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1. Crafting a Killer Résumé
Indispensible
resume-writing tips
that will catch
their attention and
land you an
interview

2. Resumes are your personal
advertisement
think about it like this…

3. You only have seconds to grab your
future employer’s attention
They’re only
going to look
at your
resume for
3—5 minutes

4. You have even less time to show
them you’re worth their 3 minutes

5. Think billboard…
Make maximum impact in the first 10
seconds with crisp, succinct formatting

6. This slideshow assumes:
1. You’ve already read a few tips on
résumé-writing on the internet or in
some books
2. You’re interested in separating yourself
from the crowd
3. You know how to read and write in the
English language
4. You have access to a computer and know
how to use word processing software

7. Tip Think about how the
English language is read
1 From top to bottom
And left to right

8. Get the most important
stuff out of the way in your
header
Put your name in the upper left
hand corner. Make it the first thing
anyone sees. Use your full legal
name to avoid any confusion.
Right below your name, put the Put your contact information in the
position you’ve had in the past that upper right corner. That way it’s
most closely matches the job you’re separated from your name. Make
trying to get. sure you can be contacted
anytime, anywhere using this
information.

9. Tip
2 Write a Personal
Summary Statement
Write 2—3 explosive
sentences
specifically for the
job you’re trying to
get

10. Here’s an example
Don’t waste time on an objective or personal
statement. The objective is to land an interview and
nobody cares about your personal history. The people
looking to hire you just want to know what you’ve done
and how that can help them solve their problems

11. Tip
Select
3 Accomplishments
section
Here’s where you creatively tell your
future boss exactly what you’ve done
and how it can solve their problems

12. Here’s an example for a job as an
archaeological technician
•Start each accomplishment with a powerful word
•Fill the rest of the phrase with keywords from the job
post
•Write 3—5 accomplishments (An odd number is more
pleasing to the eye. It’s an advertising thing)

13. Tip Be the king of
4
keywords
Load your resume with
keywords directly from
the job post to help you
slip past any computer
filtration programs

14. you’re not just trying to
catch the boss’ eye
You’ve also gotta make it past the applicant
tracking software (ATS)

15. Looks like they want someone with field inventory experience!
Focus on keywords, but particularly those that are
specific to the job position. Pay attention to weird ones
that don’t show up in other similar job posts or ones that
are repeated more than once.

16. Tip
Use the footer to tell
5 them where they
can learn more

17. Use the footer to provide a
backlink to your preferred
social media site or
personal webpage
BTW: you should have a plan to manage your
online persona in a manner that emphasizes your
skills, associates, and accomplishments somewhere
on the internet

18. Let’s Review
1. Remember how English is read and put the
most important stuff in the header
2. Write a personal statement that makes says
exactly what you’re capable of
3. Spell out exactly how you’re the right person
for the job in your accomplishments section
4. Beat the computers by being the King of
Keywords
5. Use the footer to tell them where they can
easily learn more about you

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