YES! Flaunt-It on Your Resume!

In this blog post we’ll show you how you can ‘flaunt it', showcasing your worth to the organization and why they need YOU in their team. So areas we’ll be exploring are:

1. What have you done for other organizations?

2. How can you drive results that will benefit the organization?

3. How you can showcase your worth to the organization.

1. What Have You Done For Other Organizations?

They say a picture says a thousand words... Isn't that true? Well that's what you should be doing, paint a picture for the hiring manager as they read your resume and cover letter. Let them see what you can do and what you bring to the table, rather than tell them what you're paid to do, i.e. writing verbatim everything from your current job description!

COME ON…. You know you do it!

As a hiring manager or a business owner with a resume in my hand, I'm reading it to find reasons on why I should hire this person; I want to see what they can do for my company or business that will solve a problem I have, otherwise I wouldn't be hiring! Here’s a little exercise for you, we’ll call this candidate “Benjamin”… Based on the descriptions below, noted on his resume for his current role, would you hire Benjamin?

• Lead employees to meet the organization's expectations for productivity, quality, and goal accomplishments.

• Controls project costs by approving expenditures; administering contractor contracts.

Thoughts? You may say yes, right? Because he sounds intelligent and the description sounds like he is in a managerial role. But what happens when the other 225+ resumes you read sound similar?

Yes, 225+ resumes, on average; that’s the amount of resumes employers and hiring managers receive PER job posting. His description in his role is vague, it doesn’t show me what he’s capable of, or what he’s accomplished. I’ll break it down with the first bullet:

1. It says he “lead employees”, How many? Leading 1 employee has a different scope compared to leading 20.

2. “Meeting the organizations expectations”, that could mean anything from monetary goals to quantity of products sold to number of clients signed, again; it doesn’t show your value or capabilities to the manager.

2. How Can You Drive Results That Will Benefit The Organization?

After the ‘break down’ would you still invite the individual for an interview? If you said yes earlier you can’t change your minds now! You would have a lawsuit on your hands! Like I said I would be looking for someone who can DO something for my company and business.

The descriptions above hasn't told me what they offer, they simply stated what they were paid to do. I want to see what results they can generate for meeting my company's bottom line. So let's try these points on your resume:

• Effectively lead, supervised and coached 7 employees, that repeatedly met the company's goal. For 3 consecutive years we exceeded the goals and objectives of our organization by 50%; generating an additional $450k revenue.

• Successfully controlled and managed 9 projects, by continually reviewing expenditures, plans, forecasts and negotiating with contractors; producing all projects under budget.

How did that sound to you? No, I’ll rephrase… what did that show you? Benjamin can save this company money! I'm sure you see the difference.

Your resume is one area where you're encouraged to 'flaunt it', flaunt by all means! Sell! Sell! Sell! Show the company what you've done in the past with other organizations; show them that you truly are an asset to have.

The proof is in the pudding! They'll believe what you've done in the past, not what you say you can do, I hope that makes sense.

3. How You Can Showcase Your Worth To The Organization

Include quantifiable evidence to back up your claim in each point, some may not have a quantifiable aspect to it, but where applicable; you should ask yourself these questions:

1. How am I showing that I solved a problem?

2. How am I showing I saved the company money?

3. How am I showing that can increase productivity and/or reduce cost?

4. How am I showing that I can bring extra revenue/client/business to the company?

5. How am I showing that I take initiative and push to meet the goals of the organization?

You should ensure that most if not all of your points on your resume, sell, market and prove what you can do.

Don't forget! #StaySerious

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