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t of a hot mess too.I’d start my interview with the typical question of “Walk me through your background.”And, what came next is what I call the “meandering out of body experience”. GRIN.The candidate would desperately be trying to make sense out of their two or three pages of bullets. Let me tell you — As painful as it is for the job seeker to answer that question and piece together their career history….It’s equally as painful for the hiring manager to listen too. :-)GRIN. Yes, it’s true.So, I’d stop the candidate and dig for some key information such as:<ol><li>What level did you report to?</li><li>How many others did the same job?</li><li>What is your scope?</li><li>Succinctly what was your job.</li><li>Were you successful?</li></ol>The toughest part is succinctly describing your role. Most candidates make a big mistake and go way too granular in describing their role. You need to keep it high-level and let the hiring manager go into the granular detail where they need more information.My 2-step resume formula from “Hired!” answers the above 5 questions on your resume.S

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tep 1 answers in sentence format questions 1–4. And step 2 is all about your amazing, cool results!A hiring manager is ultimately hiring how well you’ve performed in your past roles. If you’ve been successful in each of your last roles….well, the odds are you’re going to do your best to be successful in your next role!Back to those darn bullets. Before you delete them….(and, yes, I want you to delete every one of those mind-numbing bullets) ask yourself is there a result tied to that bullet? Ask yourself:How big?How much?How many?We’re looking for $, #, % to validate your work.Take some time and think about where you’ve excelled. That’s what a hiring manager really wants to know!Thanks for reading!If you’d like to receive my newsletters — <a href="http://www.sheilamusgrove.com">www.sheilamusgrove.com</a> I write about job searching — resumes, interviewing and everything to be a stand-out candidate. My books are available worldwide on Amazon — “Hired! How To Get The Zippy Gig. Insider Secrets From A Top Recruiter.” & “Unexpected Mentors. Weird & Creative Ideas To Boost Your Career.”</article></body>

Do You Have A Poke-A-Fork In The Eye Resume?

GRIN. If it’s filled with 2 or 3 pages of bullets — YES, I’m pulling the fork out.

Psssst. Want to know a secret?

The hiring manager would likely rather poke a fork in their eye than read those mind-numbing bullets. GRIN.

There is a much better way to write a resume. And, the bonus? It will make interviews an absolute BREEZE!

In my first book, “Hired! How To Get The Zippy Gig. Insider Secrets From A Top Recruiter.”, I shared my 2–step resume formula that will get your phone ringing for interviews.

I created the formula after working with thousands of super-talented candidates who had lousy resumes. And, their interviews were kind of a bit of a hot mess too.

I’d start my interview with the typical question of “Walk me through your background.”

And, what came next is what I call the “meandering out of body experience”. GRIN.

The candidate would desperately be trying to make sense out of their two or three pages of bullets. Let me tell you — As painful as it is for the job seeker to answer that question and piece together their career history….

It’s equally as painful for the hiring manager to listen too. :-)

GRIN. Yes, it’s true.

So, I’d stop the candidate and dig for some key information such as:

What level did you report to?
How many others did the same job?
What is your scope?
Succinctly what was your job.
Were you successful?

The toughest part is succinctly describing your role. Most candidates make a big mistake and go way too granular in describing their role. You need to keep it high-level and let the hiring manager go into the granular detail where they need more information.

My 2-step resume formula from “Hired!” answers the above 5 questions on your resume.

Step 1 answers in sentence format questions 1–4. And step 2 is all about your amazing, cool results!

A hiring manager is ultimately hiring how well you’ve performed in your past roles. If you’ve been successful in each of your last roles….well, the odds are you’re going to do your best to be successful in your next role!

Back to those darn bullets. Before you delete them….(and, yes, I want you to delete every one of those mind-numbing bullets) ask yourself is there a result tied to that bullet? Ask yourself:

How big?

How much?

How many?

We’re looking for $, #, % to validate your work.

Take some time and think about where you’ve excelled. That’s what a hiring manager really wants to know!

Thanks for reading!

If you’d like to receive my newsletters — www.sheilamusgrove.com I write about job searching — resumes, interviewing and everything to be a stand-out candidate. My books are available worldwide on Amazon — “Hired! How To Get The Zippy Gig. Insider Secrets From A Top Recruiter.” & “Unexpected Mentors. Weird & Creative Ideas To Boost Your Career.”