More questions here. What what do. You want to see or not in a resume or cover letter and any application tips. You can provide such with three well. It to those resumes and cover letters to make them stand out I'll start with. That I will say for a resume the extremely concise depending on where. You are the length of your career. I would say. One page if you're. More senior in your career so. Check up my profile https://www.gapyear.com/members/allanquotermann/. I will say I've been doing this for a long time at two page please don't ever go to three.
It has to be incredibly error-free read. It three times five times get the team here to also read. It truly air free I'm have action words so coordinated developed. I mean those kinds of words visually appealing don't make the font teeny and when. One page you know don't make. It you know the margins a quarter so. We the experts here at worksource can truly help. You to pick out I'm just say the highlights. We may want to maybe I've worked somewhere for 10 years and I want to get into.
All these really cool things I've done no the experts here will truly help. You pick the highlights. Some employers say only two pages others say as. Many pages actually need to use in terms of the job posting and your skill set so that's something to some of course. I don't want to other employers. Whether you have a want as. Many pages that may be voted. I particularly don't care about the pages. I would back zoo up but. I don't particularly care about the pages. You can have up to 20 pages for all I care but.
You just better capture. Us by the first page don't wait until don't wait until page 19 or 20 to tell. That you have the required degree. Because you you've lost. That for sure so will. You work that out in your head. Any any way. You want but. You need to capture the reader by the end of the first page and that goes back to targeting that announcement of. That resume or application toward. That particular job. You should be there is no reason at all why you should not be in here and the worksource or any other employment assistance office two three times a week. While you're applying for our positions so I've got really just quick tip as. It relates to cover letters articulate your value make sure. You articulate your value and what how. You relate to.
That position. What do you bring to devil no. I just like to add on resumes recruiters have. They always say about 60 seconds probably less. That I actually saw. Something with a taking looking at someone's scanning a recursive scanning a resume. They use colors see. How far they go with a really intense about 30 seconds. Now for format for me what I like is of course. I like summary qualification objective statement. That goes most about me making sense anyhow you're just telling them what you want then maybe a summary of qualifications then. What your experience is and then. What your accomplishments are. Because a lot of employers will look at you.
You put your experience you're just telling us what you did okay so. What but then. You say you know. I saved it call. Me 250 million dollars doing this. I say okay that's great look. What they've done so. That that's a real great way of being you know separate from. Someone someone who just uses the regular resume for lack of a better definition. Someone actually shows.
What they did and what they accomplished. Because I do strategy and planning I to take. This to another level and I think. What you're hearing is not one-size-fits-all and I go back to the research and informational interviews are so important. I do believe and going on to the websites of the employers. Even within our state agencies we're. All different not. Everybody is going to do an informational interview. Because a lot of agencies are quite busy right.
Now let's undo so. I wouldn't count yourself out from doing thatI'm not encouraging you to pick up the phone and start calling everybody but. It is important to get as much information as possible before making an application so. One employer likes a resume. One way another likely through. It it's in your message just to actually. You know find out. They want that resume so. That you can. You can make. It in way that.
It has to be incredibly error-free read. It three times five times get the team here to also read. It truly air free I'm have action words so coordinated developed. I mean those kinds of words visually appealing don't make the font teeny and when. One page you know don't make. It you know the margins a quarter so. We the experts here at worksource can truly help. You to pick out I'm just say the highlights. We may want to maybe I've worked somewhere for 10 years and I want to get into.
All these really cool things I've done no the experts here will truly help. You pick the highlights. Some employers say only two pages others say as. Many pages actually need to use in terms of the job posting and your skill set so that's something to some of course. I don't want to other employers. Whether you have a want as. Many pages that may be voted. I particularly don't care about the pages. I would back zoo up but. I don't particularly care about the pages. You can have up to 20 pages for all I care but.
You just better capture. Us by the first page don't wait until don't wait until page 19 or 20 to tell. That you have the required degree. Because you you've lost. That for sure so will. You work that out in your head. Any any way. You want but. You need to capture the reader by the end of the first page and that goes back to targeting that announcement of. That resume or application toward. That particular job. You should be there is no reason at all why you should not be in here and the worksource or any other employment assistance office two three times a week. While you're applying for our positions so I've got really just quick tip as. It relates to cover letters articulate your value make sure. You articulate your value and what how. You relate to.
That position. What do you bring to devil no. I just like to add on resumes recruiters have. They always say about 60 seconds probably less. That I actually saw. Something with a taking looking at someone's scanning a recursive scanning a resume. They use colors see. How far they go with a really intense about 30 seconds. Now for format for me what I like is of course. I like summary qualification objective statement. That goes most about me making sense anyhow you're just telling them what you want then maybe a summary of qualifications then. What your experience is and then. What your accomplishments are. Because a lot of employers will look at you.
You put your experience you're just telling us what you did okay so. What but then. You say you know. I saved it call. Me 250 million dollars doing this. I say okay that's great look. What they've done so. That that's a real great way of being you know separate from. Someone someone who just uses the regular resume for lack of a better definition. Someone actually shows.
What they did and what they accomplished. Because I do strategy and planning I to take. This to another level and I think. What you're hearing is not one-size-fits-all and I go back to the research and informational interviews are so important. I do believe and going on to the websites of the employers. Even within our state agencies we're. All different not. Everybody is going to do an informational interview. Because a lot of agencies are quite busy right.
Now let's undo so. I wouldn't count yourself out from doing thatI'm not encouraging you to pick up the phone and start calling everybody but. It is important to get as much information as possible before making an application so. One employer likes a resume. One way another likely through. It it's in your message just to actually. You know find out. They want that resume so. That you can. You can make. It in way that.
