5 Ways to Fix Your Resume for Today's Job Market

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In today’s competitive job market, your resume has to do much more than just list your experience—it needs to quickly show your value against other candidates, pass through applicant tracking systems (ATS), and properly brand you, immediately. With hiring managers spending only 10–20 seconds on an initial review, if it gets to them at all, making a quick, branded first impression is critical. The way you update your resume for each position you apply to has changed as well.

Join Certified Career Coach Hallie Crawford for this practical webinar, where you’ll learn five key strategies to enhance your resume which are different for today’s market, so it stands out to both recruiters and hiring technology.

What You’ll Learn:

✔ Formatting—How to structure your resume so it looks contemporary and is easy for recruiters (and ATS systems) to scan
✔ Personal Branding—Where and how to highlight the value and strengths that set you apart from other candidates
✔ Profile Summary—What to include at the top of your resume to immediately capture attention in today’s market
✔ Relevance—How to more efficiently tailor your resume to align with each opening, with what to include and what to make sure you leave out
✔ Employment History—How to present your accomplishments as results oriented, even without numbers, in a way that resonates with hiring managers

We’ll also discuss cover letters—where and if they’re still relevant in today’s hiring process.

Don’t let your resume hold you back—join us to ensure it works for you, not against you!

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