If you are seeking better $100,000 to $500,000+ a year jobs, here is the "intelligent shortcut" to more interviews and better offers.
While the majority of executives promote themselves as merely 'employable', you can quickly be seen as 'valuable and in-demand'. A WINNING MESSAGE helps you get top jobs and move your career forward.
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Why do most resumes underperform?
The reason most resumes are marginally effective is simple - they look mainstream and try to fit unique careers into mass-market formats. Therefore, a talented senior-level job seeker with superb credentials risks appearing mediocre by using a canned executive summary.
To make the short list for top positions, it is important to convey not only your past responsibilities and accomplishments, but what specifically makes you more worthwhile. If your resume clearly outlines your unique executive value, employers automatically see you as an above-average candidate.
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Think of your resume as a PROPOSAL:
Since new employers usually don't have a prior history with you, they are naturally cautious and risk-averse. Today's companies keenly realize the importance of recruiting the best executives and avoiding mishires. Hence, employers need to be convinced that you are indeed offering a solid set of high-yield knowledge and business strengths that will fit into their business. In essence, they want to know what's in it for them and not just for companies you worked in the past.
By having a clear, no-nonsense resume that reads like a strategic proposal instead of "old news", you get higher quality interviews AND better offers.
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The 5 secrets of an unbeatable resume:
If you plan to succeed in a changing executive job market, make certain that your resume includes all of these 5 essential ingredients:
1. Awareness of Key Issues: Your practical understanding of industry challenges.
2. Value Proposition: What exactly do you offer and where you fit in the value chain.
3. Competitive Advantage: Why you are better than executives with similar qualifications.
4. Leadership Dynamics: How your specific leadership style can benefit organizations.
5. Executive Promise: Well-defined synopsis of your tangible and sustainable solutions.
THE BOTTOM LINE: When it comes to your executive resume, it pays to do it properly. Creating the right first impression helps you project substance and professionalism, and position yourself as a top-tier executive companies prefer to hire.
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