From the course: Writing a Resume
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Include keywords in professional experience
From the course: Writing a Resume
Include keywords in professional experience
- There are reports that show that recruiters spend an average of six seconds reviewing your resume. Six seconds! I know that sounds unbelievable. But really whether it's six seconds or 60 seconds, the point is that you need to ensure your information jumps off the page and makes an impact. Therefore, your professional experience should be easy to read, easy to scan, and easy to identify the features the reader cares about. A future employer needs to see that your experience demonstrates an ability to do the job that you're applying to. This means key words and phrases should be liberally sprinkled throughout your experience. Additionally, the first two to three bullet points should contain the most important information, because it's likely that if you've listed more than three, the later bullets may not be read, at least not initially. So how do you find those magic keywords? There are a few places to look. The first…
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