I send my resume out, and do not get responses very often
I have an immaculate resume.. so i think… it only states 3 jobs on there, my eduation and some brief background on myself including a business i started and sold a while ago. it includes all the areas in which i am proficient (microsoft, siebel,etc) and it is very clean. On the cover letter I always include my strengths as related to the current position I am looking at. however, I dont really get call backs anymore…any suggestions?
ps the position I usually am applying to, I have a background in (SEO SEM, marketing etc)
hard to tell without seeing it – but it sounds like you are falling into the "templated" rut. that means your resume doesn’t compell anyone to pick it up and want more. you need to spruce it up a bit. try writing a narrative like
Marketing professional self starter with x number of years experience…
don’t make it too long but try to customize it for each job. i hire a lot of people and sometimes resumes that are formatted like that stick out from all the other templated formats. good luck
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Since you have a background in marketing, you need to market yourself. That means more than just mailing out resumes. You need to call and see who is hiring, follow up the resume with a call to ask for an interview.
Put on you nice clothes and hit the streets.
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hard to tell without seeing it – but it sounds like you are falling into the "templated" rut. that means your resume doesn’t compell anyone to pick it up and want more. you need to spruce it up a bit. try writing a narrative like
Marketing professional self starter with x number of years experience…
don’t make it too long but try to customize it for each job. i hire a lot of people and sometimes resumes that are formatted like that stick out from all the other templated formats. good luck
References :