Brenda Bernstein - How to Write a Stellar Executive Resume: 50 Tips to Reaching Your Job Target

Introduction

Recruiters spend only six seconds reviewing an individual resume, and 80 percent of that six seconds is spent looking only at your name, current and previous title/company, current and previous position start and end dates, and education. A professionally-formatted resume is key to landing an interview.

Though technology is quickly changing the way hiring entities collect and review job search information, the resume still reigns supreme. In a 2016 survey of four hundred US advertising and marketing executives, 78 percent said they would rather receive traditional CVs in Word or PDF format from candidates applying for creative roles at their company, and that far fewer executives today favored online profiles (14 percent) and video or infographic resumes (3 percent each) as their format of choice.

If you are a successful executive, it is likely you have never had to write a resume before. Yet in todays market, job seekers at all levels are being asked to provide a resume for consideration. You must either master the craft of resume writing or hire someone who has mastered it.

I love writing resumes. I have spent many hours studying how to do it well and getting certified at the highest level in the profession, yet I am equally thrilled to see someone do a stellar job writing a resume on his or her own. Thats why I chose to write this book.