Updating resume for new career
17-Nov-2015 20:11
If you experience, training, and credentials to showcase on more than one page of your resume, then go for it. Can’t figure out how to tell your whole story on one page, or want to be able to include some visual examples of your work?
With employment opportunities on the rise, you'll want to be ready when that good job op comes your way, which may include updating your resume.
Your resume should not have every work experience you’ve ever had listed on it.
Think of your resume not as a comprehensive list of your career history, but as a marketing document selling you as the perfect person for the job.
Things like changing the batteries in your smoke detectors, checking the oil in your car, and getting your sweetheart a gift on her birthday.
If you update your master resume once a year (every six months would be even better), you’ll be ready to jump on a job opportunity when it comes up.
Then, when you apply for a job, use your master resume to create a target resume that contains only what’s relevant to that job objective.