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Mr. Saeed is a senior product management leader with a rich career trajectory, strong credentials, and vast industry exposure. However, his accomplishments and expertise weren’t articulated well in his resume. He wanted to switch his job and move to a more senior position that does justice to his competencies and exposure.
To kick off the job search process, he needed a resume first. He approached Get Set Resumes with the task of completely redoing the resume. As our team reviewed his resume and communicated with him, we found out several areas to work on.
Here are few of the top things our experts identified:
The Goal Setting
Post analysing Mr Saeed’s resume and having multiple conversations to understand his profile, we set clear goals how we wanted his resume to turn out.
Here is what we collaboratively decided on:
With all this, our team started the actual work.
With this resume our prime goal was to tell the recruiter “what he really brings to the table” in a matter of seconds. So we addressed each of the problems identified earlier:
Problem: A very text heavy resume that ran into 5 pages
Solution:
We found out that a lot of information on the resume was redundant, irrelevant and scattered. We used the most important and impactful information for each of the job roles he has performed, removing or restructuring rest of them.
Problem: Poor first page and top section that did not demonstrate his expertise
Solution:
First impression is your last impression, and that holds true for a resume as well. Having an impactful, informative and attractive opening page was therefore our priority. We made the first page into a comprehensive resume, which can work as a standalone document as well.
The first page starts off with a title, a crisp yet powerful summary, and two graphics.
All of this followed by a neatly placed timeline that runs through the entire page and elaborates on Mr. Saeed’s experiences over the last 15 years. These also map out his strongest contributions to each of his employers. We end the page with another chart, showcasing the industries he has worked in, striking a perfect balance between graphic and text elements, while keeping the reader intrigued yet.
Thus first page typically includes all elements that you would like to highlight in a profile like his. It has
Problem: Scattered information that was difficult to interpret at a glance
Solution:
No recruiter even attempts to make sense of scattered information. We didn’t want Mr. Saeed’s profile to get rejected for this very reason. So we worked on grouping information into presentable sections. This approach runs through the resume.
Problem: An unorganised format that didn’t inspire the recruiter to read the resume.
Solution:
With all the efforts to consolidate elements and introduce a bird’s eye view, we developed a unique structure. This resume structurally does not follow the traditional approach to resumes. This resume is a classic example of not one size fits all and we need to figure out a format as per the client’s requirements.
The Result:
With the right strategy and effort put in to revamp the resume, we ended up with:
…..and a happy client, who is set to crack a new job anytime soon :)
In clients own words :
Extremely pleased with the outcome. Wasn't expecting this result!