What Color Is Your Parachute 2018 by Richard N. Bolles copy

experience into the language of employers. For example, “preached”
should be replaced by “taught.” “Commanded” should be replaced by
“supervised,” etc.
8. “Keywords” are important if you’re posting your resume without
specific employers in mind. A good article about keywords—what
they are, and how to insert them into your resume—can be found in
Squawkfox’s article, “8 Keywords That Set Your Resume on Fire,” at
www.​squawkfox.​com/​8-keywords-that-set-your-resume-on-fire.
9. Finally, don’t include references on your resume. Some career
counselors and resume writers will disagree with me on this, but I
think references are better offered after prospective employers have
had a chance to see and talk with you. And please, please, please,
never list somebody as a reference, at any time in your job-hunt,
without first getting their written permission to do so. Be aware that
your references, if they are checked out, will often be checked out
over the phone, rather than in writing. But in case you may need
something in writing, if your references permit you to use their name,
ask them to give the letter of recommendation to you. You want to
screen your references, believe me you do! Don’t assume they’ll give
you a raving recommendation. Some of your preferred reference
writers may turn out to be people who are by nature brutally honest. If
they’ve never actually seen you at work, for example, they may say
so, and decline to say whether you’d be an asset or not. That kind of
“recommendation” is honest, but it won’t do you any good. You want
to find this out before any prospective employer sees it. Then you can
decide whether you want to use it or deep-six it, before you go into
the interview.
10. Hard fact to learn, but you must learn it: some employers hate
resumes. Why should that be any surprise? Currently, according to
experts, 82% of all resumes have to be checked out, concerning the
facts stated or the experience claimed. Lies are spreading like a
plague, on resumes. Another hard fact: some employers love resumes.
Unfortunately, it’s not for the reasons you think. They love them
because they offer an easy way to cut down the time they have to
spend interviewing candidates for a vacancy. Don’t forget this: for an
employer, hiring is essentially an elimination game. Particularly
where a lot of people are applying, they’re reading over your resume