你是否被兩個(gè)或更多的職業(yè)發(fā)展方向弄得左右為難?考慮回到以前的行業(yè)干嗎?你是否是個(gè)多面手,可以扮演不止一個(gè)角色?
如果你對(duì)以上的問(wèn)題都是肯定的回答,那么你需要審視一下你采用的履歷策略了。
很多希望在不同領(lǐng)域都嘗試找工作的人犯這樣一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤,即準(zhǔn)備一份萬(wàn)能履歷。履歷中的目標(biāo)描述通常是含糊不清的:“尋找一份具有挑戰(zhàn)性的工作,可提供成長(zhǎng)和升職的空間,團(tuán)隊(duì)氣氛友好!边@種表達(dá)的問(wèn)題在于招聘經(jīng)理弄不清你的職業(yè)目標(biāo),或者因?yàn)檎也坏疥P(guān)鍵信息,無(wú)法做出決定而感到沮喪。
解決方法
如果你有多個(gè)職業(yè)目標(biāo),最好的策略就是針對(duì)不同的目標(biāo)分別準(zhǔn)備履歷。
理由
最有效的履歷把焦點(diǎn)都集中在特定的行業(yè)目標(biāo)上。招聘經(jīng)理們工作繁忙,經(jīng)手的履歷成百上千。他們一旦有職位空缺,就會(huì)尋找符合標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的應(yīng)聘者。那些看上去能夠幫他們解決問(wèn)題的履歷將會(huì)得到進(jìn)一步的翻閱,而沒(méi)有明確目標(biāo)的將會(huì)被放棄。
你是否曾收到過(guò)促銷傳單,但并不確定這家公司到底在賣什么?如果營(yíng)銷人員的信息不清晰,那他很可能就被市場(chǎng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)淘汰了。履歷同此是一個(gè)道理。它實(shí)際上是為推銷你的資格而設(shè)計(jì)的宣傳單。要讓你的履歷在這場(chǎng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中獲得勝利的可能性最大化,就要針對(duì)潛在雇主的需求來(lái)寫。
怎樣確定我是否需要準(zhǔn)備多份簡(jiǎn)歷?
•如果工作目標(biāo)相近,你最好還是只準(zhǔn)備一份履歷吧。想想那些職位是否有錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜的聯(lián)系,是否要求具備相同或相似的能力,經(jīng)驗(yàn),培訓(xùn)或者是個(gè)人品質(zhì)。如果你確定目標(biāo)是相近的,在履歷的開(kāi)頭寫明要申請(qǐng)的每一個(gè)職位的名稱。在Monster履歷中,這部分空間可以很好的利用來(lái)概括你的目標(biāo)。比如:“采購(gòu)主管/商品經(jīng)理”。
•如果你的多個(gè)職業(yè)目標(biāo)互不相干,性質(zhì)不同的職位都有可能考慮,那么為每一個(gè)目標(biāo)創(chuàng)建一份履歷可能會(huì)讓你更靠近成功一步。在Monster網(wǎng)站進(jìn)行職位搜索,這是一個(gè)很好的方法來(lái)確定你需要寫幾份履歷。輸入關(guān)鍵詞,看看雇主們?cè)谀氵x中的職位名稱下是如何排列這些崗位的。如果這些崗位分別出現(xiàn)在不同的列表上,那么你就需要準(zhǔn)備不同的履歷版本。
如何創(chuàng)建不同版本的簡(jiǎn)歷?
從你的目標(biāo)或座右銘開(kāi)始。因?yàn)檫@些信息通常根據(jù)你申請(qǐng)的職位不同而變化。主要挑戰(zhàn)在于只能突出那些與此份履歷目標(biāo)相關(guān)的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和培訓(xùn)。在目標(biāo)陳述之后就是主要資質(zhì)一欄,這里會(huì)提供給履歷閱讀者面試你的最主要的理由(精華部分也可以在履歷中的目標(biāo)陳述欄內(nèi)顯示)。即使你的經(jīng)驗(yàn)可能是豐富多彩的,也要集中展現(xiàn)對(duì)于此份履歷的目標(biāo),你是合適人選的主要理由。
當(dāng)描述工作歷史記錄時(shí),強(qiáng)調(diào)那些相關(guān)的經(jīng)歷和成就。對(duì)于與履歷目標(biāo)無(wú)關(guān)的那些工作,能力,培訓(xùn)等要輕描淡寫。另外,記住,Monster網(wǎng)站允許用戶最多在系統(tǒng)內(nèi)存儲(chǔ)五份履歷。
簡(jiǎn)歷追蹤的重要性
最后還要注意的是你需要對(duì)分發(fā)出的每一版本的履歷進(jìn)行跟進(jìn)。將公司聯(lián)絡(luò)信息,日期,發(fā)送的履歷版本,你采取的行動(dòng),公司的反饋,后續(xù)工作等等記錄下來(lái)。這不僅幫你記住不同的履歷都寄往了何處,還會(huì)把找工作這件事安排的井井有條。
如果你對(duì)所有的職業(yè)目標(biāo)都有把握,那么為每個(gè)目標(biāo)寫一份合適的履歷讓你正好投合雇主的心意。通過(guò)分發(fā)鎖定目標(biāo)的履歷,你將會(huì)吸引招聘經(jīng)理們的注意,從而增加了獲得面試的機(jī)會(huì)。這才是最重要的。
More Than One Career GoalAre you torn between two or more career directions? Thinking about returning to a former career? Are you multitalented with the potential to perform more than one role?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you need to examine your resume strategy.
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When you describe your work history, emphasize your relevant experiences and achievements. Tone down any emphasis on jobs, skills, training and characteristics that are unrelated to your resume's goal. Also, keep in mind that Monster.com allows users to store up to five resumes in the system.
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