DIY Resume Mistakes

Here are a few tips how to avoid a mistake we often see in DIY resumes. You'll want to avoid these to make the most of your 15 seconds in the limelight of the employer.

Frequently job seekers limit their chance to capture employers' attention because their resumes lack of a description of their success stories. Instead, their resumes become a boring laundry list of duties and responsibilities about what they did, with not a hint about how they did it.

The way to write a compelling resume is to first reflect upon your past work, then tell a story describing the accomplishments you achieved throughout your career.

The "Required Skills-Abilities" section of job postings frequently includes:

• interpersonal skills
• communication skills
• organizational skills
• analytical skills
• time-management skills

Job interviewers will often ask questions such as: "Give me an example of how you used your interpersonal skills to solve a problem on the job." How would you respond if you were asked this question?

If you consider possible responses and incorporate them into your resume, you will be prepared to answer the interviewer's questions.

During your meeting the interviewer will read your resume and look for hints of your past performance on the job to initiate a question. From a sales standpoint, your resume is much more than just a list of duties and responsibilities. Your resume is a marketing tool for you to showcase you skills and experience, which should be supported by explicit descriptions of your accomplishments.

When you walk-in to your next interview, you can expect to be asked questions such as:

• Give an example when you were motivated by a challenge.
• Tell me about a time when you dealt with a difficult person.
• Describe a situation when you had to make an immediate decision to
• solve a complex problem.
• When faced with two equally qualified candidates, how do you determine whom to hire?

• Provide an example of a way you helped new employees understand the culture of FedEx Ground.
• Tell me how you have applied a concept on the job that you learned at university.
• Give me an example of a time when you had to put your point across in a meeting to which most of the people were reluctant to hear.
• Can you give me an example that shows that you are a good decision maker?
• What methods have you used to gain commitment from your team?