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Resume Keywords
Most employment agencies and large companies today use databases to quickly and efficiently match job openings with qualified job-seekers Since all resumes, once submitted, are standardized and screening is carried out wholly on the basis
of content, it becomes extremely important for a job searcher to use text-based or scannable industry- or job-specific resumes by incorporating keywords and phrases related to the specific position applied for. The
general rule is to have a resume containing 25-35 keywords that relate to the job or industry. These keywords can be job-specific skills, technological terms, technical expertise, job
titles, certifications, names of products and services, industry buzzwords and jargon, types of degrees, names of colleges, company names, and even area codes (for narrowing down searches geographically). Awards you've won and names of professional
organizations to which you belong can even be used as keywords.
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Writing a great resume is an art form, particularly now that keywords are so crucial to a resume's success. There are plenty of professional resume writers
and companies that specialize in resume help who guarantee that they will get you a job interview. Resume writing can be a
daunting and intimidating process, so you may want to consider this help rather than trying to create your own resume. If you do decide to do it on your own, you may want to first examine the many resume examples available for free in virtually every employment niche. See Job-Specific Resumes for a variety of resumes to choose
from.
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Job Interview Fun
Just in case you thought you did poorly in a job interview, read these anecdotes from executives who actually encountered these situations during an interview:
"... kept giggling through serious interview."
"When I asked him about his hobbies, he stood up and started tap dancing around my office."
"... asked if I wanted some cocaine before starting the interview."
"...said that it was hard to tell what the corporate culture was because everything in the building seemed so unremarkable. "
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