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There is a miasma of job application tips out in the World Wide Web telling you what to do and what not to in order to write a compelling paper of your own. The ironic thing is that this great jam of information only baffles you more. So instead of blogging here yet another exasperating list of do’s and don’ts, we just simplified the most important bits of advice on digging useful information from the thousand articles cluttered all over the virtual libraries. Spare some five-minute of your time reading this article if you hate spending hours just to figure out how to make it on the top pile of the hiring manager’s desk: 1. Keep things simple and neat The only way to not be mediocre is not to put silly stuff just to be noticed. Everyone does his job application gimmicks, some risk even to the extent of looking ridiculous or arrogant or even pathetic. The hiring pundits are already sick of them. If anybody tells you that you have to stand out, he doesn’t mean you put unnecessary things that will draw attention. So the advice for you: Don’t. Just don’t. 2. There is no such thing as ‘secret resume writing techniques’ Stop clinging to the false belief that those who won the job knows everything you knew and something you didn’t. Go through it, there are no tricks. Reality is, you have what it takes, and the problem is that you think you haven’t. Perfect every detail of your resume. Network. Comb your hair and polish your shoes. Reveal information that makes you more than qualified and write it where it will be easily noticed. 3. Your content matters While it may be true that typical hiring personnel will only review a resume for 6 seconds, it doesn’t mean that they will comprehend virtually nothing about your market value. Remember that they are scanning for the important details, the basics. So whoever claims that it is ‘how’ they write their paper that made them stand out, bear in mind that ‘what’ they write is as equally significant to real-life HRs. 4. On strict formatting Guess what, there’s only one goal for writing a resume: to impress hirers and land an interview. And if the maximum-of-two-page rule will hinder you to achieve results, what’s the point of conforming to the standards? Follow your instincts more than job market dogmas. Every applicant is unique. While religiously abiding the norms may work for many, it doesn’t mean that it will also work for you. 5. Too many answers is a problem itself If there’s anybody who won’t get a pain in the neck reading all those articles and books about resume writing techniques, pray tell. The solution is to stop reading once you felt tired of it. Take a pause and reflect on how you can use the information. As the old adage goes, “Don’t bite off more than you can chew,” and “Don’t read more than you can digest.”
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