Competition in the job market is fierce right now. As the economy is slowly recovering and companies begin hiring, people are fishing out their resumes and trying to get ahead of the pack. According to AboveTheLaw, there are five main points to keep in mind when updating a resume. Since competition is high and hiring managers have hundreds of resumes in front of them for each opening, it is important to make a resume stand out from the rest. Make a unique resume by emphasizing skills and achievements, recommends the news source. Providing concrete details will make the hiring manager notice a resume, since it shows real results and experience. Remember that each resume get's on average less than a minute of the hiring manager's time, so make sure that it is not cluttered and is organized in an easy to read format with the most important key qualifications up at the top. The third and fourth tips that the news source recommends are to be concise and correct. With limited time, a point needs to be made fast, so focus on relevant skills and keep the readers interest. Also make sure to use proper grammar and spelling. According to the news source, almost a third of resumes have mistakes so have someone else look it over after running it through spell check a couple of times. Lastly, be confident in the skills that are on the resume - it's no place to be modest. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in June dropped from 9.7% to 9.5%.  |