If you’ve been ascending the career ladder, your executive resume has probably seen many changes throughout the years.
During this time, the real story of your brand and qualifications can get lost throughout job changes and new responsibilities.
This isn’t a problem, of course, until you‘re looking for a new job. That's when employers won't be able to see the meaning behind your achievements or figure out what you’re really offering.
If your resume doesn't capture your current status, you'll need to give it a fresh look and personality that reflects today’s trends, using these 3 steps as a start:
1 – Clarify your achievements and brand—past the point of keywords.
Skills and buzzwords are great for those in the early and mid-stages of their careers. You can quickly add these to your resume and get others to grasp the breadth of your experience.
However, this isn’t so easy once you’ve arrived (at a management or executive level, that is).
This is the point at which your overall brand message needs to bubble up through the individual accomplishments that you’re using on the resume.
Sifting through your successes and what they mean to your next employer is an important step, and one that I’ve covered here in more detail.
2 - Take a look at your resume presentation style.
Chances are good that, if you’ve just piled on your last few jobs, the format is outdated and won’t represent you at the correct level.
I frequently advise executive job hunters to surf for professional resume samples, not as a copying exercise, but to get a feel for what your competition is offering.
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