Smart Brief
All of the Smart Briefs I have been choosing I realized have focused on subjects similar to that of our assignments in this class and my choice for this Smart Brief is no different. The Smart Brief I chose is titled “The Secret to Resume Success” and was written by Romy Newman, President and Co-Founder of Fairygodboss, on huffpost.com. Now all of us have applied for jobs in the past, are currently applying for jobs, and or will in the future. In my 22 years of life I have applied for several jobs but have only gotten a few of the jobs that I have applied for and very soon I will be yet again looking for a new job. During this class we have been working on our resumes, networking, and our portfolios. While I know I have a decent resume I know it could be better. The very first thing
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Romy Newman also lists five things a person should do when trying to perfect their resume. The first is adapt your resume for each company you’re applying to. Normally when I am trying to find a new job I apply to several at a time most if not all are very similar positions so I do not change my resume to fit perfectly with each company but after reading this Smart Brief I will make sure to put more effort into make my resume fit the individual positions for each company better instead of doing a kind of overall resume. Newman mentions again to use keywords throughout one’s resume but I was surprised to read that Newman recommends getting rid of the objective or summary statement. I don’t know if I will be following that suggestion since I feel writing the summary statement is a way for the company to in a way hear my voice instead of just reading a straight forward resume. After I graduate I plan on looking for a particular position but I know sometimes it is best just to get your foot in the
Romy Newman also lists five things a person should do when trying to perfect their resume. The first is adapt your resume for each company you’re applying to. Normally when I am trying to find a new job I apply to several at a time most if not all are very similar positions so I do not change my resume to fit perfectly with each company but after reading this Smart Brief I will make sure to put more effort into make my resume fit the individual positions for each company better instead of doing a kind of overall resume. Newman mentions again to use keywords throughout one’s resume but I was surprised to read that Newman recommends getting rid of the objective or summary statement. I don’t know if I will be following that suggestion since I feel writing the summary statement is a way for the company to in a way hear my voice instead of just reading a straight forward resume. After I graduate I plan on looking for a particular position but I know sometimes it is best just to get your foot in the