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Welcome to our annual résumé trends show. It is the only show this year we focus solely on writing and preparing a résumé for your job search. This year, I chose Ashley Watkins to give the 411 on the latest trends in résumé writing.
Let me introduce Ashley:
She is a nationally certified résumé writer, job search and interview coach, and former recruiter. She is the founder of her company. Write Step Resumes. Her services help clients craft high-quality career documents (résumé and cover letter) and LinkedIn profiles to highlight their unique value offerings and communicate the distinct benefit to the target employer during interviews.
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Here are highlights from our conversation:
- Ashley compares and contrasts a few of the past trends
- The need for proof of your skills to stand out
- It’s more important to stand out than to a pasted & copied resume
- Communicate your brand and how you add value
- Ashley discusses the importance of the top 1/3 of a resume
- Write what’s valuable to the employer while communicating your unique value proposition
- Employers need to know can you solve my problem
- Trying to fill in space and using jargon can talk yourself out of your brand
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With the emphasis on keywords now, personality can get lost. Remember that it’s a person first.
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You must show enough keywords without the person missing
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Show what you master, not as a jack-of-all-trades
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We discuss the use of “I” in a resume – know your audience – often depends on the posting
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Once a job posting is published if you have to wait to update your resume, you’re already behind
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About Mark Anthony Dyson
I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.