If you really want your resume to shine, you will want to use the job posting as your guide. Yes, you will have to edit your resume for each job. You shouldn’t be applying to too many jobs, anyway. If you really believe you’d be an asset to a specific company, you should be able to be confident enough in the interview and spend time on editing your resume to fit the job you are seeking for. Of course at the end of the day, if you really need resume help, I suggest seeking professional assistance.

Think About The Keywords In The Job Posting

Keywords are important because the person who created the job posting used these keywords for a reason. Their boss or boss’s boss told them specific keywords, attributes, and other requirements that absolutely needed to be mentioned. The reason they included them is because they want only the most worthy and relevant applicants.

They don’t want 100 resumes to read only to find out that 2 of them really meet their quality and standards. They’d rather receive 5 resumes of people who actually took the time to think about whether or not they were fit for the job. So if you really believe you could be an asset to the team and the job, make sure you use the same types of keywords they have used. You’ll be much more likely to get the job if you not only use their lingo but at the same time appear to be exactly what they are looking for.

Copy The Skills And Requirements From The Job Posting

Job postings will list a set of skills needed and requirements for the job. Before getting the job or even being asked to interview for the job, it’s your first job to copy these skills and requirements from the job posting to your resume.

Similar to the keywords, the person who made the job posting inserted the skills and requirements for a reason. They actually want you to possess them! But you’ll never get to the interview to actually tell them and never get to the training or first day of work to show them if you didn’t actually include them on your resume!

If you posses every skill and requirement that the job requires, make sure you include it in your resume. You don’t need to copy them word for word, but make sure the person who looks over your resume can make a valid choice and can confidently choose your resume based on actual factual information instead of a hunch. You aren’t a person they’ve met before, and right now you’re just a piece of paper. Make that page scream out to them that you’re the one for the job.

Think About The Type Of Person They Are Seeking

Who is this employer seeking? Besides keywords and skills and requirements for the job, what kind of personality are they looking for? If they want an extremely serious and formal person, you will want to make sure your resume shows how formal and serious you are. If they want a more laid-back person, you should use more laid back terminology in your resume.

Think about the terminology they use and better yet, do some research into the company and find out what kind of people they hire. You’ll want to do this for the interview, too. You want to come off as the personality they want, otherwise they might throw your resume in the garbage and say, “They are too formal,” or, “They are too laid-back.” If you really want to get the job, make sure you are the type of person they want, and then show them before you can show them. In other words, use the terminology and lingo and style of speech in your resume that makes them hire you or take you to the next step with ease.

Of course, none of this matters if you don't have a top of the line resume to begin with. If you feel you aren't up for the task, consider using resume writing services to beef up your resume. They can really take your resume to that next level needed snatch more job offers than you otherwise would be able to get.