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Keyword Optimize Your Resume

Employers and recruiters use keyword searches to find qualified
candidates.
If you want your resume to represent you as a qualified
candidate,
make sure it contains the right keywords!

BY PAT KENDALL, NCRW


Using Keywords to Find Jobs

Every job, career field, and industry has its own unique set of ever-evolving keywords. To ensure that you're using the right keywords for your resume, do not rely on a static list pulled from a book. Instead, search for current examples of your ideal job using online resources such as www.Indeed.com.

If you're searching for a job that is similar to your current or most recent job:

Search for your current job title or other variations.

Example: A sales representative looking for a sales job in his current industry might search for job titles, job functions, or industry terms such as account representative, sales executive, new business development, B2B, channel management, inside sales, field sales, telecommunications, solution selling, etc.

If you're making a career transition:

Search for job titles or job functions that exemplify your ideal job.

Example: A sales rep who wants to change industries might conduct a search using job titles and the "desired" industry: pharmaceutical, industrial sales, medical, hospital sales, consumer goods. etc.

If you're moving up the ladder:

Search for job titles or job functions that reflect the direction you want to take in your career.

Example: A sales rep who's ready to move into management might search for job titles such as sales management, sales manager, regional trainer or job functions like regional sales, sales leadership, sales administration, etc.

 


Types of Keywords:

  • Jargon / Buzzwords
  • Hard Skills
  • Soft Skills
  • Transferable Skills
  • Technology Terms
  • Certifications
  • Product Names
  • Area Codes
  • Technical Acronyms
  • Technical Expertise
  • Degrees
  • Names of Colleges
  • Names of Companies
  • Personality Traits
 

Articles about Keywords

Standing out on the Big Boards: Learning How Keywords Can Help Your Resume Get Recognized, by Dave Saunders: http://hubpages.com

Identifying Resume Keywords
www.quintcareers.com

Resume Keywords Are Necessary
By Jennifer Anthony / Net-Temps.com

Just as web pages are
optimized to rank at
the top of Google searches
for businesses, resumes
can be optimized to
rank at the top of
employer searches.

PHIL ROSENBERG

 

 

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Luck affects everything.
Let your hook always be cast;
in the stream where you least expect it
there will be a fish.

Ovid (Publius Ovidius Nasco)

 

 

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