Intuitive Resume Tips

• Think outside the box when creating your resume. It must be a well-written, professional looking document, but you can also design it to subtly reflect your distinctive qualities. Use interesting language and even show a sense of humor if you can do so without undermining your professionalism. Present your information in an interesting way while still adhering to convention. For example, if you have worked at a limited number of jobs for considerable lengths of time, do not pad your resume describing brief, meaningless stints. If you have a limited number of relevant qualifications for the job, let the sparseness of your resume speak for itself by leaving plenty of white space.
  
  

Presenting Your Experience

• Although many jobs require specific skills, knowledge and experience, plenty of others can be satisfactorily filled by an intelligent, adaptable person with a willingness to learn. A smart employer filling this type of job understands that it is better to find the best all-around person and teach him the job, as opposed to a lazy, dull-witted applicant who perfectly fits the experience qualifications. Keep this in mind when planning for job interviews. Don't play up your experience to the point that an interviewer questions your integrity and sincerity. Instead, show who you are and why you truly are the best applicant for the job.
  
  

Relax

• Although you may need a job badly, your interviewer does not need to know this. Desperation does not make you appealing or compelling. Reason with yourself before a job interview. Tell yourself that although you may badly need this job, there will be other opportunities if it does not work out. Assume the attitude that you are interviewing the interviewer to determine if this is the right job for you, just as she is interviewing you to find out if you are the right person for the job.
  
  

Understand the Company Culture

• At its best, a job is more than just a contract to perform certain tasks in exchange for a wage or salary. Ideally, a job is also a venue where you can build skills and relationships and do meaningful work. You are most likely to find this type of job if you interview with companies that suit your temperament and your personality. Learn as much as you can about a company's culture before applying for a job there. Check out its products and services and meet the staff. You increase your chances of being hired by applying with a company where you can genuinely thrive.