Resume mills are cheap and nasty. They flog their services online from Perth to Sydney. I see them checking out our website (27 direct contacts last Friday!) and we know exactly who they are.
The money they earn from the poor buggers who use them, is spent on extensive online marketing campaigns.
They are the masters of cutting and pasting generic pre-written text to their clients resumes.
Adelaide’s recruiters and employers get the dubious pleasure of reading the same crap, over and over again.
Below is a real life example. The Executive Summary is the most important part of a resume. It’s where you summate your recent career, skills and capabilities and sell yourself to the employer.
Think like a recruiter and ask yourself this – ‘what does this person do?’
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
“A highly qualified and experienced professional known for a combination of focused technical and mechanical skills; leadership, analytical and planning capabilities, and interpersonal strengths. Strong background in Maintenance and Mechanical Operations, Technical Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Staff Management, Safety Management and Compliance gained from numerous years of employment history within the mining and trades sector. Possessing highly developed management skills, strong technical aptitude, determination, capabilities and the ability to maintain a safe job site based on legal and company guidelines. Recognised for successfully delivering maintenance operations utilising a results-oriented approach. Holds a solid record of leadership, subject matter expertise and decision-making.”
This waffle hits the recruiter’s spike in about five seconds. Known? By who? Why are the terms capitalised? How many years are ‘numerous years’? Exactly what sort of trade?
There’s a big difference between resume mills and professional writers. The latter create unique resumes which will get you short-listed for work.