Unlocking Resumes: Your Keys to Getting Hired!

Welcome to Unlocking Resumes! This is the world's first fully animated digital resume writing guide, designed by HR professionals. The segments of this section cover: 

• Introductions

• Common Themes for Resume and Candidate Rejections

• The Truth About Resume Writing Services and Companies

• My Experiment with Resumes

• The Genesis of This Guide

• Topic Overviews and Experience

To begin crafting an effective resume, it's important to start with the basics.

This section covers: 

• The Resume as a Tool

• Candidate Pools

• Basic Elements of a Resume

• Extraneous Elements You Can Disregard

• Section Order and Importance

Easily the most misunderstood concept in Recruiting and Job Hunting - the ATS is a technical platform between you as an applicant and the company you are applying to. Writing a resume that is ATS Compliant is the first step, but the section also covers the overview of ATS and how to write a resume that excels within it.

This section covers:

• What ATS is and what it does

• The history of job applications and job searching that led to ATS

• ATS as a recruiting tool

• ATS primary features: Keyword, Keyword Strings and Conditional Logic

• Writing a Resume to Be ATS Compliant

• Thinking about Optimization for an ATS 

Getting past the ATS is just the first step. This next section covers how the tenets to a resume that impress the human being:

• Why it's important for a Resume to be more than just ATS Compliant

• Writing a Career Story

• Focusing on Achievements vs Responsibilities

• Proactive vs Reactive Language

• The Formula for Strong Bullet Points

This section covers the power of words in creating compelling resume content. The segments are as follows: 

• The Power of Words to Create Impact

• Using Dynamic Verbs

• Examples of Passive Language

• Examples of Intermediate Language

• Examples of Active/Strong Language

• Common Mistakes in Updating Language

• Using Market and Industry Terms

Numbers can be a strategic asset in building a resume that stands out.

This section covers: 

• Numbers/Data as a secret weapon

• Raw Data vs Percentages

• Qualifying Data without Empirical Evidence

• How to Use Data Effectively

• Elements of Smart Quantification

This section covers all of those additional elements of resumes that were not long enough to have their own segment.

Topics Include: 

• Answering FAQS on Resume Design, Styles, Format and Content

• Cover Letters and Cover Letter Businesses

• Hiring Resume Writers

This is the additional section of FAQ and Miscellaneous Topics and covers:

• Using LinkedIn vs Resume Content

• Different Resumes for Different Applications

• Covering Carer Gaps of Employment

• Writing a Resume for Career Changes