{"id":26,"date":"2014-07-31T08:01:04","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T08:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/write-a-recession-busting-resume"},"modified":"2014-11-17T11:48:04","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T11:48:04","slug":"write-a-recession-busting-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/write-a-recession-busting-resume","title":{"rendered":"Write a recession busting resume"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Samantha Pearce is the owner of Words Worth Reading an online editorial service for Job Seekers, Students, Writers and Businesses <\/em><\/strong><em><a style=\"color:#11bff3;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wordsworthreading.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/cvapp.pl\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Words Worth Reading offer <\/a><strong>individually-tailored, comprehensive resume and application form writing and editing services.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sam is also <a style=\"color:#11bff3;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanjobs.com\/forum\/IndividualArticle.aspx?ForumTypeID=140&#038;SID=7\" target=\"_blank\">CaribbeanJobs.com  Resume expert<\/a>. She reveals how to write a recession busting CV.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Given the current economic climate, securing a new job has potentially never  been so difficult. I was told the other day that approximately 120  people are applying for every job on the market, and that&#8217;s a lot of  competition. It is therefore imperative that your resume, Application  Form and Cover Letters present you in the very best light, letting your  knowledge, skills, abilities and achievements shine brighter than your  competitors.<\/p>\n<p>By following these simple steps, you can create a  successful, recession-busting resume;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get the basics right.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It sounds obvious, but it is amazing how many people send  resumes to potential employers which contain spelling, punctuation and  grammar errors. Just one small error can mean that your resume ends up  in the&#8221;polite turn down&#8221; pile. All sorts of things can be inferred from  a basic error in spelling, punctuation and grammar, including;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>You&#8217;re lazy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>You don&#8217;t pay any attention to detail<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>You do not really want this job<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>You would not successfully represent the company<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Keep sentences short, sharp and punchy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your resume is likely to be skimmed as oppose to read in detail, so make the  document easy to work with by using short sentences. A slick sentence  construction can improve style and make your resume appear dynamic; both  of which create a more appealing resume for the employer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus  on your achievements and skills.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately this is what  the employer is interested in. Ensure that you include at least 3 key  achievements in your summary of each of the jobs you&#8217;ve previously held.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember the force of Word Power<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid the use  of <strong>negative <\/strong>words (dismissed, tried, withdrew, argued);  focus on using <strong>positive <\/strong>words (developed,  demonstrated, persuaded, established); and add a sprinkling of <strong>extra-boosting <\/strong>words (enthusiastically, assertively, successfully,  creatively).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t include everything<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Many CVs  fail because they are too long. Remember, you&#8217;re looking to create a CV  that&#8217;s between 2 and 3 pages in length. Think about what information  will be most relevant to your potential employer. Keep the relevant  information as the focus for you CV and remove anything else.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everything counts<\/p>\n<p><\/strong>Your CV has to be visually pleasing to the reader, as  well as well-written, dynamic and a positive representation of your  skills and abilities. Spend time thinking about the visual impact of  your final CV before you submit it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Samantha Pearce is the owner of Words Worth Reading &#8211; an editorial service for Job Seekers, Students, Writers and Businesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Words Worth Reading offer <a style=\"color:#11bff3;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wordsworthreading.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/cvapp.pl\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">individually-tailored, comprehensive resume and application form writing and editing services<\/a> at fantastic prices, with quick turnaround times.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For more information go to <a style=\"color:#11bff3;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wordsworthreading.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">www.wordsworthreading.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact the team direct on <a style=\"color:#11bff3;\" href=\"mailto:esam@wordsworthreading.co.uk\">sam@wordsworthreading.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Call them on + 44 1277 824 640<\/p>\n<p><strong>Samantha Pearce is CaribbeanJobs.com&#8217;s resume expert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Samantha Pearce<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samantha Pearce is the owner of Words Worth Reading an online editorial service for Job Seekers, Students,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":655,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resume-advice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":659,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions\/659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanjobs.com\/careeradvice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}