I Have a Job…Why Do I Need an Up-to-date Resume?

Okay, so maybe you’re earning decent money right now at a stable company; and from your current perspective, you think that you have little use for a resume at the moment.   In reality, now is the exact time that you should be updating your resume for several reasons.

Many people are unprepared for a job search when they lose their jobs unexpectedly…and just as importantly, many people are not ready with a great resume when a new job opportunity is presented to them while they are in their current jobs.  If you were fired today or if someone offered you a great chance at a new job, would you be ready with a current resume?

Updating your resume now is easier than when you are under intense time pressures.  You now have the opportunity to gather the necessary data at a reasonable pace.  Take a look at our AlphaDogResumes.com Background Analyzer, and you will see how much detail needs to be gathered to create an effective resume in today’s tough job market.  Also, the resume of today is vastly different than the resume of even three years ago.  Today, resumes must meet certain difficult parameters in order to pass muster with both Human Resources computers and staff.  Send your resume to us for a FREE Assessment, and we can tell you what needs to be done to your resume to make it fabulous….and ready for whatever happens.

Take the time now to prepare for the future…it is a good insurance policy that will make a job transition much easier.

This is another way to Dominate Your Job Search_®.

Keep Working on Your Job Search During the Holidays

It is important that you keep up your job search, or at least your preparations for your job search, during the holidays.  Otherwise, you might miss out of job openings available right now, and you might not be ready for the usual increase in hiring activity that starts in January of most years.

If you apply for full-time jobs now, you will be among fewer candidates applying for openings, since many others assume that companies are not hiring for full-time workers at this time of year.  Beat everyone else to these new openings.  The computers that review resumes these days do not take off for the holidays.

Also, it takes at least a couple of weeks to really prepare for a job search.  You need to prepare a resume package, including the perfect resume form (which you should modify for each job opening), cover letter, thank you letter and follow-up letter.  You cannot simply modify a resume sample or resume template.  Engage an expert to help you if you want the best resume possible.  It takes time to really think about what your background includes that will help establish your “brand” in this difficult economy.  Even after you have the perfect resume package, it will take hours of work to get your new resume posted on the major job search boards.  Consider hiring an expert who can distribute your resume to many search boards rapidly.

Also remember to get your references in line early.  You need to identify them, contact them to confirm that they will be good references for you and prepare a dossier of your references including all the pertinent information that potential employers will want to see if they get interested in your resume.  You will not have time to prepare your references if you wait until you get an interview callback.

Now is the time to prepare to Dominate Your Job Search_®.