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Hub You - 5 Resume Mistakes Telecommuters Often Make
Starting a new business is difficult. Customers don't typically come calling on you right away. Everyone starts somewhere and not all of your first clients will be long term, sweet spot clients.Starting a new business means you don't have your business foundation completed yet. At first you need to get clients - any clients. These are called stepping-stone clients. They are what will bring in your early revenue. You also need to start acquiring positive business testimonials. Again, you need steppings
Here is an example of what you can use as your headline:
“Talented and experienced virtual assistant, skilled in all aspects of office management within nonprofit environments.”
(More headline examples can be found at R?sum?ASAP).
This is targeted and to the point. The reader knows this person is an experienced
Your professional organization decides to send out a newsletter to the membership. They need an editor. Should you volunteer? After all, nobody reads these things, do they?That’s what I thought when I was asked to edit a newsletter for the very first time. y group consisted of consumer psychology researchers and marketing managers.“Just one thing,” I said to the group’s president. “Can I have a humor column?”“You can have anything. We’ve had 3 editors in one year. We’re desperate.”"O
So how do you stand apart from everyone else? Your r?sum?.
Your telecommute r?sum? the first and often the only document a potential employer has to make a hiring decision with. Here are some tips specifically for your telecommute r?sum? to keep it on the employer’s desk and out of “file number 13”.
I have consulted with telecommute r?sum? expert Jennifer Anthony of R?sum? ASAP to get a list of the top five telecommute r?sum? mistakes. Here they are!
1. Wild designs or frilly fonts.
If you want to be taken seriously for consideration, avoid using cursive fonts or cutesy clip art. Leave this to personal use; it does not belong on business correspondence. Also, check your e-mail signatures. You don’t want to send your r?sum? out and then sign your name “Mommy to Sean and Sissy” with little angel graphics around their names.
2. R?sum? templates.
“I know for a fact that recruiters hate templates and would rather rip their hair out than read templates”, Jennifer Anthony
Recruiters and hiring managers spend their day (often overtime) sorting through hundreds of r?sum?s. Templates are hard to read, and the design elements often don’t show up correctly on a monitor other than that your own. Hiring managers need to be able to scan your document quickly to see if you are qualified before moving on. If they can’t find out in 6-8 seconds, your r?sum? is trash. It is better to start with a blank document and look at other r?sum? examples for inspiration.
3. The selfish objective statement.
If you are using the same old objective statement as everyone else, your r?sum? may be thrown in the trash because you did not put forth the effort to create a personalized r?sum?.
Here is an example objective you should avoid:
“A telecommute position allowing me to utilize my knowledge and expertise working from home.”
Why? This statement opens up many questions. What kind of telecommute position? What is your knowledge and expertise? Also take note that using the words “me” and “my” sound very selfish. Instead of telling them what you want, you should be showing them what you have to offer them.
Here is an example of what you can use as your headline:
“Talented and experienced virtual assistant, skilled in all aspects of office management within nonprofit environments.”
(More headline examples can be found at R?sum?ASAP).
This is targeted and to the point. The reader knows this person is an experienced
Most of us enter the world of work as employed and soon start to wish that we could change career or be our own boss.It is probably true that after a while a large percentage start dreaming they could work from home or start a home based business, few actually do something about it. They continue dreamingThese days this is in explicable because it is possible to change career no matter what your age or profession. There is now less continuity in employment so adaptability and being forced the make
1. Wild designs or frilly fonts.
If you want to be taken seriously for consideration, avoid using cursive fonts or cutesy clip art. Leave this to personal use; it does not belong on business correspondence. Also, check your e-mail signatures. You don’t want to send your r?sum? out and then sign your name “Mommy to Sean and Sissy” with little angel graphics around their names.
2. R?sum? templates.
“I know for a fact that recruiters hate templates and would rather rip their hair out than read templates”, Jennifer Anthony
Recruiters and hiring managers spend their day (often overtime) sorting through hundreds of r?sum?s. Templates are hard to read, and the design elements often don’t show up correctly on a monitor other than that your own. Hiring managers need to be able to scan your document quickly to see if you are qualified before moving on. If they can’t find out in 6-8 seconds, your r?sum? is trash. It is better to start with a blank document and look at other r?sum? examples for inspiration.
3. The selfish objective statement.
If you are using the same old objective statement as everyone else, your r?sum? may be thrown in the trash because you did not put forth the effort to create a personalized r?sum?.
Here is an example objective you should avoid:
“A telecommute position allowing me to utilize my knowledge and expertise working from home.”
Why? This statement opens up many questions. What kind of telecommute position? What is your knowledge and expertise? Also take note that using the words “me” and “my” sound very selfish. Instead of telling them what you want, you should be showing them what you have to offer them.
Here is an example of what you can use as your headline:
“Talented and experienced virtual assistant, skilled in all aspects of office management within nonprofit environments.”
(More headline examples can be found at R?sum?ASAP).
This is targeted and to the point. The reader knows this person is an experienced
Several years ago I decided to quit my job as a charge nurse at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and travel the United States as a travel nurse. The thought of being paid to visit the beaches of Hawaii and California or participate in the culture of New York City had become just too appealing. Looking back, there are several things I wish I had known prior to signing up with my first travel nurse agency. The following includes a checklist of some of the things I wish I had known from the beginning:
Recruiters and hiring managers spend their day (often overtime) sorting through hundreds of r?sum?s. Templates are hard to read, and the design elements often don’t show up correctly on a monitor other than that your own. Hiring managers need to be able to scan your document quickly to see if you are qualified before moving on. If they can’t find out in 6-8 seconds, your r?sum? is trash. It is better to start with a blank document and look at other r?sum? examples for inspiration.
3. The selfish objective statement.
If you are using the same old objective statement as everyone else, your r?sum? may be thrown in the trash because you did not put forth the effort to create a personalized r?sum?.
Here is an example objective you should avoid:
“A telecommute position allowing me to utilize my knowledge and expertise working from home.”
Why? This statement opens up many questions. What kind of telecommute position? What is your knowledge and expertise? Also take note that using the words “me” and “my” sound very selfish. Instead of telling them what you want, you should be showing them what you have to offer them.
Here is an example of what you can use as your headline:
“Talented and experienced virtual assistant, skilled in all aspects of office management within nonprofit environments.”
(More headline examples can be found at R?sum?ASAP).
This is targeted and to the point. The reader knows this person is an experienced
According to statistics, close to 1 million people will start a small business in the U.S. Unfortunately, at least 400,000 (40%) of those businesses will fail within the first year and more than 800,000 (80%) of them will be out of business within 5 years and 960,000 (96%) will have closed their doors before their 10th year in business.The two key ingredients to help insure the success of any business are marketing and accounting. Marketing is extremely important because this is how you are going to acqui
3. The selfish objective statement.
If you are using the same old objective statement as everyone else, your r?sum? may be thrown in the trash because you did not put forth the effort to create a personalized r?sum?.
Here is an example objective you should avoid:
“A telecommute position allowing me to utilize my knowledge and expertise working from home.”
Why? This statement opens up many questions. What kind of telecommute position? What is your knowledge and expertise? Also take note that using the words “me” and “my” sound very selfish. Instead of telling them what you want, you should be showing them what you have to offer them.
Here is an example of what you can use as your headline:
“Talented and experienced virtual assistant, skilled in all aspects of office management within nonprofit environments.”
(More headline examples can be found at R?sum?ASAP).
This is targeted and to the point. The reader knows this person is an experienced
Imagine sitting in an HR Managers office, a Director of Human Resources discussing a change project gone bad and he tells you, “I’m glad I travel, I hate people coming in to my office.” That actually happened on one project and the guy worked for a big, glamour Company and was in charge of a large division of the outfit. As a partner of mine said when I was relating the story, “He must be the Director of Non-Human Resources.Yet I see it everywhere I go. In the case above the change was major, the moving o
Here is an example of what you can use as your headline:
“Talented and experienced virtual assistant, skilled in all aspects of office management within nonprofit environments.”
(More headline examples can be found at R?sum?ASAP).
This is targeted and to the point. The reader knows this person is an experienced virtual assistant who is especially skilled in a nonprofit role. No wasted time.
4. Irrelevant Experience.
Don’t list irrelevant work experience just to fill in space. If you are applying for a transcription position, your customer service experience at the local fast food restaurant does not apply. What matters is how much transcribing experience you have, how fast you type, how good your spelling and grammar skills are, and how accurate your work is. Any work experience that deals with these skills can be listed.
5. Personal Information.
Leave off information like how many children you have, how long you have been married, or that you happen to love scuba diving
Let’s look at children and spouses for instance. Some people may see this as stability, but many others look at it as a liability. They may have questions about how you will work out for them with the responsibilities. How often will this person miss work because his/her kids are sick? Is his/her spouse supportive of the telecommuting role? Can he/she work efficiently if the children are home? Employers are not allowed to ask, so why put this on your r?sum?. Personal information should be left off.
If you write that you love scuba diving, you may think this makes you look like a well-rounded person. However, it could give someone the idea that you love scuba diving more than work. It is best to just leave this kind of info off.
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