10 resume ready questions
Posted by Tydbyte on December 9, 2009
Is your resume ready to help you find the job want and get the salary you need?
Let’s rate it and see in the quiz that follows. Is your it resume 100% ready?
Rate your resume
Be brutally honest with yourself. Tell it like it is and rate yourself as you would a friend that you are trying to help.
The answers to these questions can help you to zero in on what, if any, weaknesses your resume may have.
The questions cover these areas:
- contact information
- languages spoken
- degrees & certifications
- employer details
- employment dates
- supervisors reported to
- responsibilities
- achievements
- schools, colleges & universities
- ongoing training
Answer yes or no to each question.
1.) Does your contact information at the top of your resume conform to the addressing rules of Canada, the United States of America and other members of the Universal Postal Union to ensure correct electronic scanning and indexing of your resume?
Yes__ No__
2.) Have you listed all of the languages that you speak, including English, on your resume immediately after your Contact Information? And rated your proficiency?
Yes__ No__
3.) Have you listed under their own heading, just after your contact information, the degrees and certifications that you have successfully achieved?
Yes__ No__
4.) Does each of your job listings include the correct name of your employer, the city that you worked in and quantified description of what the organization did and how many employees worked in how many locations?
Yes__ No__
5.) Does each of your job listings include the dates that you worked for each employer including the months?
Yes__ No__
6.) Does each of your job listings include the title of the supervisor to whom you reported?
Yes__ No__
7.) Does each of your job listings have a quantified list of your responsibilities?
Yes__ No__
8.) Have you included a list of achievements for each and every job showing how you have helped to improve productivity, streamline operations, improve morale, cut costs, maximize sales or profits?
Yes__ No__
9.) Have you listed all of the schools, colleges and universities that you have attended including dates and locations complete with the diploma or degree achieved?
Yes__ No__
10.) Have you listed all of the training organizations or in-organization training that you have received including dates and locations complete with the designation, certification or course name?
Yes__ No__
My score: Yes _________ No __________
9 – 10 Yes: Your a Winner! If your resume really is in the Top 5% you should be receiving a high number of first, second and third interviews and negotiating for the salary that you want.
7 – 8 Yes: Above Average but remember that employers only select from the candidates that they perceive are in the top 5%. So that means you will still lose interviews and job offers to applicants who score 9 – 10!
5 – 6: Average If your resume scored 6 points or less you are in trouble! And your resume may have been consigned to File 13 – the waste basket.
0 – 4: Poor If your resume scored 4 points or less you are probably receiving few interviews and the job offers that you have been receiving, if any, are at minimum wage. Far below what your experience and skills should be getting.
No matter what your score, the question is “Are you receiving interviews and getting jobs offers?”
So stop wasting your time in a prolonged job search by using a weak resume. It is time to take action and create a great resume that will get you interviews!
Richard Ward
The Job Search Coach
P.S. My Resumes That Get You Interviews Coaching will help you to create a great resume that will get you interviews.
