How to fix your resume the Queenie way

1Headline, not objective

• If you have an objective at the top, lose it. Replace it with an 8 - 15 word headline.
• Instead of: “My objective as a licensed financial advisor is to grow my career to advance to a branch manager role or a back office administration role.”
• Replace it with: “Over 10 years experience servicing high-net worth clients, as a licensed financial advisor.”

2Summary

• Write 4-6 lines of text that showcase “What I Can Do For You” as a direct response to what’s asked for in the job posting.
• You can use bullets or sentences, but stay at 4-6 lines.
• Your best guarantee to get the reader paying attention to you is a powerful combination of headline and summary.

Tip: a resume is not about everything you have ever done - no one reading your resume has time. You get 3 seconds to attract initial interest, and a hard limit of 2 pages.

3Numeric results - no soft language

Whether you use a chronological style resume or a functional style, you must have numeric results. The human eye picks out numbers and percentages from a sea of text. See for yourself.

• Reduced printing errors by 27% within 3 months.
• Increased sales from $1.8 million to over $5 million in 6 years.
• Managed a team of 7 to launch an online business unit in less than 6 months.

Again, everyone has numeric results!

4Formats

• doc or pdf
• no images
• no side sections
• no color or design elements
• If you are an artist, designer, programmer etc. and you want to showcase past work, provide a single link to a web-based resource such as a portfolio that is easy to navigate and consume. Don’t require a further download.

5Bottom half of page 2, in order

1. 1Education - post secondary, significant short courses only
2. 2Social footprint - blog, channels, reach
3. 3Licensing and certifications
4. 4Industry related - memberships
5. 5Personal - volunteerism

Reminder

Make it easy to figure you out.

“What I Can Do For You” - not everything I have ever done.