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Resume Success - David J. Gardner

Have you ever wondered what REALLY happens to your resume when you send it off to a company?

You may think that it goes directly to the employer you want to work for but it usually doesn’t. It goes to a company, agency, or outsourced recruiter.  The recruiter has the power to dump your resume in the garbage or give you an interview.  They can shortlist you with praise, meet you, and get you in front of the hiring manager or dump you into a corporate slush pile.  They are the gatekeeper, and their job is to surf through the multitude of applicants to find the few they will contact.

Because they don’t know you yet they have ONLY ONE WAY to evaluate you, only one way to decide if you get the interview or the boot:

Your RESUME.

Recruiters come in all shapes and sizes; some are managers, some are junior generalists, some recruit part time in a human resources department, and others recruit full time independently.  They all have their little quirks and personal opinions about resumes, which can make it all seem so arbitrary and luck-driven. When you talk to one alone it seems as though they evaluate resumes by feel, by their gut.  But when you talk to a LOT of recruiters you begin to realize that there are patterns in their opinion.  In fact, if you speak with enough of them and ask enough questions you begin to find that there are unsaid RULES that they all silently follow to choose which resumes will get the interview.

And many of them are NOT the rules found in the largely outdated information on resumes on the market today.

Recruiters are frustrated by the poor quality of the average resume. In fact, only 5% of resumes submitted to top companies are considered excellent. People just don’t seem to get it!  The challenge is that while great recruiters know exactly what they want to see and how they want to see it, it’s not their job to help you fix your resume! 

So you’re left with generic online templates, cut-rate ‘certified resume preparers’, and blind luck to have success with your resume. Most resume books come from either resume professionals with no recruitment experience or from one person who worked long term at one company.

No more.

I have spent months interviewing recruiters from Fortune and Maclean’s magazines ‘Top 100 Companies to Work For’ in the US and Canada to find out what THEY look for in a great resume. I also went to the recruitment agencies to receive feedback from professionals with background in over 20 top agencies. I have personally evaluated tens of thousands of resumes as a recruiter.

In short, I KNOW what top companies want to see in your resume.  I asked them.

How would you like to have the wisdom of over 50 recruiters with more than 600 years of recruiting experience in top companies from virtually every industry helping you build your resume?

How would you like to have recruiters who personally review over 761,000 resumes a year for top employers on your shoulder, guiding you as you create the resume that will put you in the top 5% in your industry?

Now you can.

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David J.Gardner


David J.Gardner is a published author, speaker, workshop leader, recruiter, and sought after Resume Expert. His much-anticipated book, 'RESUME SUCCESS! Insider Secrets to Building the Resume Top Companies LOVE!' is completed and in editing for its April 2010 release!

"your resume is the most important professional document in your life. You can't afford for it to be anything less than OUTSTANDING!"

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Canada's Surprise 43,000 New Jobs a GOOD Thing??
February 05, 2010  Total Comments(1)  |  Add Comments
The Good News?  It was expected that there would be about 15,000 new jobs added in January 2010...and instead there was 43,000! The Bad News?  The majority of these new jobs are part-time positions, and youth employment... And that means....? Businesses in Canada, still stung and cautious following the recession of 2008-2009, are slowly beginning to hire…or more accurately RE-hire. The current surprising explosion of part-time roles is a boon for those excited to join or rejoin the workforce but it does not accurately reflect the state of full-time professional positions in the country. An increase in hiring is certainly a step in the right direction!!  However, these are not NEW jobs so much as recovering jobs, especially in the youth sector.  CLC Senior Economist Sylvain Schetagne compared these numbers to those of October 2008: ‘Since that month, 341,900 full-time jobs have been lost by working Canadians. Half of these lay-offs occurred for those in the 15 to 24 age group. They lost 170,400 out of the 341,900 full-time jobs lost since October 2008. The unemployment rate among 15 to 24 year-olds went from 12.2% to 16.1% between October 2008 a...more
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Sasha Ranpersaud

March 05, 2010
Hello! I'm not sure if that was David himself who wrote that article, so I'll just ask: this was a month ago. Has anything changed? Has it accelerated or slowed down? 2010 is the year we emerge from the recession and I can finally look for work with hope instead of frustration??? Thx.
 
 
With Resumes, Creativity is NOT King
February 03, 2010  Total Comments(1)  |  Add Comments
No Matter What Your Profession Is, Keeping Your Resume Simple and Easy To Read ALWAYS Pays OFF Bright colored backgrounds, cute fonts, animated gifs, there are many ways that you can glitz up your resume in an attempt to catch that recruiter's attention.  Innumerable online resume templates and writing services try different tactics to make your resume just that little bit more visually interesting.  Anything to separate you from the others, right?  Any step ahead in noticeability puts you that much closer to being 'discovered' and getting that new job, right?? WRONG. This mistaken belief relies upon a devastatingly incorrect premise. That glam, or at the very least a varied format, will make you stand out in the eyes of a recruiter. It will...but not in the way you hope.  You see, recruiters are VERY good at reading resumes, at seeing what's really there and what's being glossed over.  They know all the tricks, and none of them work.  Yes, your yellow background, or racy font may draw their eyes for a moment, but it doesn't last and it NEVER increases your chances of being called for an interview. It's just a trick, and if anythi...more
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Sarah Meyers-Goldman

February 03, 2010
Thank god! FINALLY someone gets it!!!! Yes, I'm a recruiter at a marketing agency and I cannot believe how many people think that a flashy resume will 'work' on me! Simple and clear, that's what I want! Argh!!!!!
 
 
Another Top Company EPCOR Utilities Inc. joins RESUME SUCCESS Insider Group
February 02, 2010  Total Comments(0)  |  Add Comments
Multiple Award Winning EPCOR tells RESUME SUCCESS! What They Love to See in a Resume! Epcor Utilities, winner of awards such as the 2008 Top Companies to work for in Canada, Canada's Most Earth-Friendly Employers, Alberta's Top 50 Employers lists to name a few, has a tradition of excellence in the North American marketplace.  They provide a top-notch work environment for their employees, and are very particular about the people they bring on board. They participated in our survey and told us what they love to see in a resume...it's now part of the RESUME SUCCESS! formula we use!   Remember over 600 years of recruiting experience from top recruiters at agencies and outstanding companies like EPCOR helped us create the ultimate strategy for designing the ultimate resume.  Consistently the resumes that David and his team build put ANY professional in the top 5% in their market. To learn more about EPCOR, click here!  
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Top Company Fairmont Hotels and Resorts participates in RESUME SUCCESS Insider Survey!
January 29, 2010  Total Comments(1)  |  Add Comments
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts on the Top 100 Companies to Work for in Canada Again... Ahhh, the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, at one time the LARGEST building in the entire British Commonwealth.  The Chateau Frontenac in Quebec, a world heritage site, the Banff Springs, Chateau Laurier...all wonders of modern comfort.  What you might not have known is that they're also some of the BEST PLACES TO WORK in North America!   For the 2nd year in a row our friends at Fairmont have earned a place on the Canada's Top 100 Companies to Work For list.  They have also participated in our survey, confiding in David what they look for in a resume submitted to them...what it takes to catch the attention of a Fairmont recruiter! Established in 1907, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is North America's largest operator of luxury hotels and resorts. Established in 1887 as Canadian Pacific Hotels, the company has 56 properties worldwide (including 20 in Canada) with plans to develop 20 additional properties in the years ahead. Fairmont Hotels' collection of landmark hotels and resorts are located across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, Barbados, the United Ara...more
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Sima Andu

January 29, 2010
LOL...I used to work for Fairmont. It was AWESOME. Leaving there was a mistake. It was VERY VERY hard to get in there, and many of my friends were turned down. There ARE special things that recruiters like to see on a resume!