Here is a typical scenario:

1. Company needs employees, hires a recruiter to act as a filter and to present resume's that are deemed related and up to the mark.

2. Recruiter advertises and receives resume's. 90% of resume's are poorly written (grammar, English Language, Poor writing skills, Poor formatting skills, are some of the reasons why 90% of the resume's get trashed)

3. Recruiter presents the 10% to the employer, and employer rejects another 5%-7%. Only 3% gets an interview and 1-2 people get hired.

4. The question here is how do you impress the gate keeper. Getting a job is sales, a numbers game. The more interview you go for, the better your chances are in securing a job.

5. So its vital that you get your resume in order. It is true in Q4 job market will slow down, its only natural. Question is what are you doing to prepare for Q1 2014?

6. Read journals.. understand recruiters review the resume only for 6 seconds and which sections do they look at? do you have those sections in your resume? If yes, how strong is it?

7. Is your resume bold? Is your resume captivating? Is your resume wimpy? Is your resume nerdy? Is your resume conveying the message that you are an accomplished graduate who is skilled in XYZ who can help the organization in ABC.

8. A very important tip, when speaking of features, for instance, I am an excellent negotiator.. add the word 'so' after that sentence, so you are forced to think and come up with a benefit statement. A company dont care what you are good at, unless it helps them be better.. Sad but true

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