If nothing is happening in your job search, remember the three "Re-s" and do the following:
- re-post your resume online
- re-examine and revise your resume
- redouble your overall efforts
Let's take a look at each of these in detail.
- Re-post your resume online
If you've posted your resume on an employment site, you may notice a drop in the number of employers contacting you after two or three weeks.
For best results, re-post or update your resume every 30 days. Why? When your resume is "freshly posted," you appear as a candidate who's actively pursuing a new job, which makes you more attractive to employers.
- Re-examine and revise your resume
If employers aren't beating a path to your door, re-examine your resume with a critical eye. Ask yourself these questions:
"Does my resume focus on a specific job or career path?" (You can't hit a target you don't aim at. Revise or remove anything that doesn't prove you're the best choice for the exact job you want.)
"Does my resume contain errors in grammar, spelling, etc.?" (When in doubt, show your resume to at least two friends for proofreading.)
"Is my resume concise and to-the-point?" (You won't bore anyone into hiring you. Limit yourself to two pages of tightly focused text.)
When you re-examine your resume and revise accordingly, you can remove limitations that may have kept the phone from ringing.
- Redouble your efforts
Try to talk to at least three people every day about your job search, and ask them to pass your name along to anyone who might be able to help. This is incredibly powerful.
Here's why. Let's assume every person on earth knows at least 100 people (this is a conservative guess). By talking to 90 people this month, you'll expand your network of contacts to 9,000 pairs of eyes and ears ... or more. If that doesn't shorten your job search, nothing will!
Finally, remember that anything worth having is worth working for. If you keep the three "Re-s" in mind, you can make a fresh start today and jumpstart your job search.
Best of luck to you!
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Kevin Donlin owns Edina, Minn.-based Guaranteed Resumes. Since 1995, his firm has provided resumes, cover letters and online job-search assistance to clients in 48 states and 23 countries.
Kevin has been interviewed by USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine, WCCO Radio, WLTE Radio and KMSP TV, among others. His articles have appeared in the National Business Employment Weekly, Home Office Computing magazine, Twin Cities Employment Weekly, the cnet online magazine and others. Kevin can be reached through his Web site Guaranteed Resumes.
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