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How do you know when it is time to ask for professional help with your resume and selection criteria?
Job searching is an expensive process. Interview outfits, time off work, balancing your work/home balance while you search and apply….and more. Many people (understandably) don’t want to spend more on top of that for professional support with their resume or selection criteria.
A good resume can mean the difference between making it through the door for an interview and ending up in the rubbish bin without even making it to the first round for consideration. Resumes and selection criteria can be some of the most time consuming and challenging documents for an individual to create. What do you include? How do you structure the document? Is colour okay? Should I include my fast food job from 17 years ago? What about my high school certificate? Or the fact I play for the local footy team? How do I answer all the criteria in such a short page limit? Where do placement schools and work experience go? Argh!
If you have been applying for a while without success, it might be time to consider getting some help. Think of it as an investment in you – just like a new suit or interview outfit. I can help you to tell you career story clearly, coherently and in a way that will get you noticed by HR teams or panels.
Next steps:
- Contact me via info@melwritesresumes.com to discuss your needs and receive an invoice
- Once the invoice is paid, I will send you an email to collect more information as well as summary versions of your documents. I will always request you provide a previous sample statement/selection criteria in your own words…even it was one that was unsuccessful. This enables me to make sure your examples and your voice are front and centre.
- Within 10 days, I will send you the content in simple Word (.doc or .docx) format so you will always have an editable version of all of your information. We can then go back and forth as needed to create final documents you are satisfied with
- Once we agree on the content, your final version will be sent to you in a word document.
To get started, get in touch email info@melwritesresumes.com so we can get started!
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