Executive Resume Writing

Most executive resume writing today (even from so-called "professionals") is terrible. Why? Because these resuemes are written for - and sent to - the wrong audience.

Resumes written for HR departments focus on the wrong things: past employment, job duties, responsibilities and the like. They rarely focus on what a hiring manager really needs to know about a candidate - can you actually solve business problems your prospective employer is facing today? Sign up for our FREE 5-lesson eClass on Executive Career Marketing and get executive resume writing tips that will persuade hiring managers to call you for an interview.

  Is your executive resume writing holding you back?
Take this quiz to find out.

• Does your resume include an "objective" a "professional summary" or a "summary of qualifications" section?
• Are your phone number, address and job dates the only numbers on your resume?
• Does your resume talk mainly about job duties or responsibilities in prior jobs?
• Do less than half of the lines on your resume start with a bullet?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions adopting our exectuive resume writing techniques will transform your career marketing documents.

Executive Resume Writing that Gets Your Resume Past the Gatekeepers

If your executive resume was written to send to HR departments or recruiters you are in for a rude awakening. Even though these people receive the lion's share of resumes they are merely gatekeepers.

HR departments are primarily focused on compliance - how can they sort through hundreds and sometimes thousands of resumes without discriminating? Low on the list of priorities is identifying the best candidate.

Not only that - they often do a terrible job identifying strong candidates, instead relying on "keywords" or irrelevant screening criteria. The result? Many great candidates are looked over every day by gatekeeping processes that don't work.

Would your executive resume get you past these actual "gatekeeper" requirements from a recruiter at a Fortune 100* company?

• Do you have an MBA from a top 30 business school?
• Have you worked for a big "name" company in your industry?
• Did you hold a l eadership position in college (fraternity, sorority, college sports)?
• Did you receive any special scholarships or prestigous awards?
• Do you have a record of "fast" career progression?

*You'll learn the name of the company and even get a link to the article in lesson 2 of our free eClass.

Sign up for our FREE 5-lesson eClass on Executive Career Marketing and get executive resume writing tips that will persuade hiring managers to call you for an interview. Or call a HireExposure Career Marketing Consultant today to review your current resume and to discuss how to improve it. The call is FREE at 1-800-380-1959.