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Win More Job Interviews by Using Stronger Keywords In Your Next Resume Cover Letter

It’s widely accepted by recruitment professionals that increasingly higher competition among today’s job seekers is making it harder for many applicants to successfully obtain interviews for positions in the organizations they wish to join. In order to overcome this situation, the successful job seeker is learning more and more to use power words to help stand out from crowd in this increasingly competitive job market. Even a few years ago, you probably would not have heard of the term keywords in the context of cover letters for resumes. But, given the increased use of technology in screening the thousands of applicants applying for positions in Fortune 500 organizations, they have started to impact individuals and related industries in a big way. But keywords, those hot words that are associated with special industries or job positions, are an important way that a job seeker can differentiate him or herself from the competition of other job seekers. They are important beca...

Writing a Resume Is Both Simple and Difficult - Telling a Story

Writing a resume is, as argued before, quite simple; yet made difficult by the need for it to be persuasive. And to be persuasive, you must tell a story. Telling, or in this case, writing your story is hard; no doubt about it. Yet this story of how you made a real difference in the jobs that you have held is critical. It is critical because, by inference, your story causes the reader to imagine you making the same difference for him. The clear challenge is in the “how.” But to get to that answer, humor me for a moment and let’s talk about a business plan. A business plan has two objectives. The first is to raise capital or money. And the second objective is to act as an operational blueprint for when you actually start the business. The two objectives do not necessarily mesh. But writing 2 separate, 100 page business/operational plans is not practical nor desirable. The answer to satisfying both objectives with one plan is the executive summary. Once the plan is writte...

How to Make a Resume - 4 Things a Basic Resume Template Provides

Starting your resume can be difficult. A basic resume template can be a good tool to use to get started. Once you have completed and customized a basic resume template, you can decide whether or not you need to beef it up to fancier version. The basic template is used to generate the basic information you need to create a resume that is simple, yet sells your unique value to a potential employer. Remember, a basic resume should never be used when applying for an executive position. However, if you are applying for an entry-level position, a basic template can be just what the doctor ordered. This tool will help you craft a winning resume in minimal time. When many people go to write a resume, they find that they just don’t know where to start. They ask themselves, should I put my employment first? Should I list my education first? What other information do I need to put on my resume? A resume template can help answer all these questions. 1. A good basic template will provide guida...

Business Analyst Finance Domain Sample Resume

This is just a sample Business Analyst resume for freshers as well as for experienced job seekers in Finance domain of business analyst or system analyst. While this is only a sample resume, please use this only for reference purpose, do not copy the same client names or job duties for your own purpose. Always make your own resume with genuine experience. Name: Justin Megha Ph no: XXXXXXX your email here. Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst SUMMARY Accomplished in Business Analysis, System Analysis, Quality Analysis and Project Management with extensive experience in business products, operations and Information Technology on the capital markets space specializing in Finance such as Trading, Fixed Income, Equities, Bonds, Derivatives(Swaps, Options, etc) and Mortgage with sound knowledge of broad range of financial instruments. Over 11+ Years of proven track record as value-adding, delivery-loaded project hardened professional with hands-on expertise spanning in System Analysis,...