Imagine this: you are a hiring manager, filtering through several dozens of Resume to find the right fit. Each one of them rivalling the other for your eye. One thing that becomes very clear is that, your pick is the one that exhibits the perfect set of skill and expertise in the most captivating way.
A Resume is equivalent to an advertisement. It’s purpose is to win the heart of an employer as the latter wins the heart of a prospective client/customer. It presents you in your best light, convinces the employer that you have what it is that they are on the hunt for.
Just as an advertisement your resume must be so pleasing to the eye that he is enticed to pick it up. It should catch the employers’ eye and at the same time be a concise and factual exhibition of you.
A Resume is of extreme vitality in the ever-so competitive job market. It provides you with a page or two to unveil your best and most relevant attributes and abilities in the spot light. An excellent well-crafted resume, is a fantasy resume, that displays to the employer why you are the one in several dozens of candidates.
The best way a Resume can convey your brightest potential is by gauging your value. This resume will shine like diamonds in the mouth of a volcano, like an anglerfish in the deep blue.
At the core gauging you value means to enumerate it, to add metrics, numbers, and tangible results to it. Thus flaunting to the hiring managers your potential and the impact you have left in your previous job role. Numbers have their way to arrest-an-eye and leave a lasting impression. It provides concrete evidence of your abilities and suitability for a job.
How to gauge a resume
- Identify enumerable achievements -:- Make a list of your key achievements in each of your previous roles. Then for each accomplishment ask yourselves: what and how much impact did this have? What metrics can be added to it.
- Effective enumeration -:- Use numbers wisely and strategically. Be specific, precise and use appropriate metrics.
- Spotlight on the results -:- Showcase the results of your accomplishment. How did this benefit your previous employers. Hereby you paint a clear picture of your value.