One of the Most Awesome Personal Websites for Personal Branding and Career Management

One of the Most Awesome Personal Websites for Personal Branding and Career Management I recently shared a Craig Delanos career website with you.  The message on that post is that it was a great site, and you could do one like it! Today Im going to share one thats a bit out of many peoples reach, unless they hire someone to help them. But this is one of the most awesome personal websites Ive seen: Craig Hobsons website.  Lets break it down (Im not going to talk about everything, just a few highlights).  I should note that Craig is a professional with web design (and strategy and development). (click on any of the images to go to Craig Hobsons website) First Impressions Craig has his name loud and clear, (1) a terrific picture (presented with a paperclip, to give the illusion that I have a printout and Ive paperclipped his picture on it) that shows him as friendly, approachable, cool, etc. (2) I love the choice of colors and font and wouldnt you expect that from someone who is an expert in colors and font? (3) I love that hes telling me that he has 9 years of experience in this field, and hes going to show me, visually, what he has done. Timeline! I love how he puts his past work history in a timeline format.  This is really brilliant, and easy for me, as a hiring manager, to analyze.  Will this stand out from the resumes I get?  Definitely. Testimonials! Craig has testimonials throughout this page not just this section (which is fairly high on the page), but throughout the page.  Excellent placement.  I know you have them. look at your LinkedIn Recommendations are you using them as effectively as Craig is? How proficient are you, really? I remember a resume I got a number of years ago they guy listed about 20 programming languages that he was proficient in. He was a a junior in college.  Maybe he was that amazing, but I would have preferred to see something like this a chart that shows me the level of proficiency (see the levels along the left, under the arrow).  To take it a step further, Craig grouped his skills by web development, graphic design, SEO marketing, and video.  Very nice presentation! Personal Attributes Strategy I love this the website is screaming AWESOME!  But this section shows a non-designer, non-technical side of Craig.  When I look at this I think this guy is very strategic, also.  Not just a designer waiting for me to give him instruction, hes going to bring a lot of strategic thinking to the projects! In other words, this section expands the breadth of Craigs skills. The Portfolio Some of his FAVORITE projects?  I love that he has some favorites.  He lists a lot this shows you what kinds of things he has worked on which is critical.  No one is going to hire a designer sight-unseen.  You want to know if Craig is any good?  Aside from THIS website, check out the projects he has worked on!  Even if YOUR work isnt that visual, can you somehow make it visual, to show off a portfolio? Contact Info: EASY Craig makes it easy to contact him.  You can connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook (icons at the very top of the page), or you can use the form at the bottom and heck, if  thats too slow, you can call him.  Make it easy for people to contact you! This is really exceptional.  I know some of you are thinking where do I start??  Maybe you can use his contact form to reach out to him, and get a bid (I dont know if he would take on this type of project for others). If nothing else, I wanted you to take some ideas from him and see if you can incorporate them into your own online presence! Thank you Craig, for an amazing example! One of the Most Awesome Personal Websites for Personal Branding and Career Management I recently shared a Craig Delanos career website with you.  The message on that post is that it was a great site, and you could do one like it! Today Im going to share one thats a bit out of many peoples reach, unless they hire someone to help them. But this is one of the most awesome personal websites Ive seen: Craig Hobsons website.  Lets break it down (Im not going to talk about everything, just a few highlights).  I should note that Craig is a professional with web design (and strategy and development). (click on any of the images to go to Craig Hobsons website) First Impressions Craig has his name loud and clear, (1) a terrific picture (presented with a paperclip, to give the illusion that I have a printout and Ive paperclipped his picture on it) that shows him as friendly, approachable, cool, etc. (2) I love the choice of colors and font and wouldnt you expect that from someone who is an expert in colors and font? (3) I love that hes telling me that he has 9 years of experience in this field, and hes going to show me, visually, what he has done. Timeline! I love how he puts his past work history in a timeline format.  This is really brilliant, and easy for me, as a hiring manager, to analyze.  Will this stand out from the resumes I get?  Definitely. Testimonials! Craig has testimonials throughout this page not just this section (which is fairly high on the page), but throughout the page.  Excellent placement.  I know you have them. look at your LinkedIn Recommendations are you using them as effectively as Craig is? How proficient are you, really? I remember a resume I got a number of years ago they guy listed about 20 programming languages that he was proficient in. He was a a junior in college.  Maybe he was that amazing, but I would have preferred to see something like this a chart that shows me the level of proficiency (see the levels along the left, under the arrow).  To take it a step further, Craig grouped his skills by web development, graphic design, SEO marketing, and video.  Very nice presentation! Personal Attributes Strategy I love this the website is screaming AWESOME!  But this section shows a non-designer, non-technical side of Craig.  When I look at this I think this guy is very strategic, also.  Not just a designer waiting for me to give him instruction, hes going to bring a lot of strategic thinking to the projects! In other words, this section expands the breadth of Craigs skills. The Portfolio Some of his FAVORITE projects?  I love that he has some favorites.  He lists a lot this shows you what kinds of things he has worked on which is critical.  No one is going to hire a designer sight-unseen.  You want to know if Craig is any good?  Aside from THIS website, check out the projects he has worked on!  Even if YOUR work isnt that visual, can you somehow make it visual, to show off a portfolio? Contact Info: EASY Craig makes it easy to contact him.  You can connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook (icons at the very top of the page), or you can use the form at the bottom and heck, if  thats too slow, you can call him.  Make it easy for people to contact you! This is really exceptional.  I know some of you are thinking where do I start??  Maybe you can use his contact form to reach out to him, and get a bid (I dont know if he would take on this type of project for others). If nothing else, I wanted you to take some ideas from him and see if you can incorporate them into your own online presence! Thank you Craig, for an amazing example! One of the Most Awesome Personal Websites for Personal Branding and Career Management I recently shared a Craig Delanos career website with you.  The message on that post is that it was a great site, and you could do one like it! Today Im going to share one thats a bit out of many peoples reach, unless they hire someone to help them. But this is one of the most awesome personal websites Ive seen: Craig Hobsons website.  Lets break it down (Im not going to talk about everything, just a few highlights).  I should note that Craig is a professional with web design (and strategy and development). (click on any of the images to go to Craig Hobsons website) First Impressions Craig has his name loud and clear, (1) a terrific picture (presented with a paperclip, to give the illusion that I have a printout and Ive paperclipped his picture on it) that shows him as friendly, approachable, cool, etc. (2) I love the choice of colors and font and wouldnt you expect that from someone who is an expert in colors and font? (3) I love that hes telling me that he has 9 years of experience in this field, and hes going to show me, visually, what he has done. Timeline! I love how he puts his past work history in a timeline format.  This is really brilliant, and easy for me, as a hiring manager, to analyze.  Will this stand out from the resumes I get?  Definitely. Testimonials! Craig has testimonials throughout this page not just this section (which is fairly high on the page), but throughout the page.  Excellent placement.  I know you have them. look at your LinkedIn Recommendations are you using them as effectively as Craig is? How proficient are you, really? I remember a resume I got a number of years ago they guy listed about 20 programming languages that he was proficient in. He was a a junior in college.  Maybe he was that amazing, but I would have preferred to see something like this a chart that shows me the level of proficiency (see the levels along the left, under the arrow).  To take it a step further, Craig grouped his skills by web development, graphic design, SEO marketing, and video.  Very nice presentation! Personal Attributes Strategy I love this the website is screaming AWESOME!  But this section shows a non-designer, non-technical side of Craig.  When I look at this I think this guy is very strategic, also.  Not just a designer waiting for me to give him instruction, hes going to bring a lot of strategic thinking to the projects! In other words, this section expands the breadth of Craigs skills. The Portfolio Some of his FAVORITE projects?  I love that he has some favorites.  He lists a lot this shows you what kinds of things he has worked on which is critical.  No one is going to hire a designer sight-unseen.  You want to know if Craig is any good?  Aside from THIS website, check out the projects he has worked on!  Even if YOUR work isnt that visual, can you somehow make it visual, to show off a portfolio? Contact Info: EASY Craig makes it easy to contact him.  You can connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook (icons at the very top of the page), or you can use the form at the bottom and heck, if  thats too slow, you can call him.  Make it easy for people to contact you! This is really exceptional.  I know some of you are thinking where do I start??  Maybe you can use his contact form to reach out to him, and get a bid (I dont know if he would take on this type of project for others). If nothing else, I wanted you to take some ideas from him and see if you can incorporate them into your own online presence! Thank you Craig, for an amazing example!

How UMB Banks on Employee Storytelling

How UMB Banks on Employee Storytelling Employee storytelling is something lots of companies are doing and thats exactly what the American financial services company UMB does. We spoke to Riana Maus who is a Communication Brand Specialist and helps manage UMBs employer brand messaging and recruitment marketing. Shes a story-teller, a social media advocate and a writer. Her role involves website building, generating social content, targeted communications, event assistance and much more. Rianas goal is to drive potential candidates to UMBs platforms and engage with current associates. Have a listen to the episode below, keep reading for a summary and be sure to subscribe to the  Employer Branding Podcast. Listen on  Apple Podcasts,  Stitcher Radio,  Google Play  or  Soundcloud. In this episode you’ll learn: Why they take a holistic approach to employer brand How they use communication and marketing tactics in recruitment and retention Why their brand carries through the employees life-cycle About their regular newsletters for the talent community About their Be something more philosophy You can connect with Riana on  LinkedIn.

Claim Your Brand Name on Social Networks or Suffer - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Claim Your Brand Name on Social Networks or Suffer - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career There has been much debate in the blogosphere about Seth Godins Twitter account. He never registered his name on Twitter and someone took it. This individual used his avatar, information and actually tweeted using this account. Fake Seth now has 4,375 followers and has sent 476 updates. Luckily for Seth, he blogged about this and the person who owns the Twitter account has only syndicated his blog, rather than torture his brand by misrepresentation. Ive also seen fake Chris Brogan accounts and a few other internet celebrities being taken on Facebook. Truth be told, many of these individuals dont seem to care because they are so high above the status quo that they feel their reputation cant be burst into oblivion. Some may register their domain names, while others may forget to sign-up for the top social networks. Todays post will tell you how to protect and secure your name, so you dont suffer later. I have no idea how to kick someone off my name. What if they have the same name? Is this a productive use of my time if all this person is doing is reposting my blog? That’s not dishonest or wrong, it’s sort of a nice service. Seth Godin, Best Selling Author and Blogger Here is what you need to know #1 Purchase yourname.com and if you havent yet, I posted the procedure. #2 Review the social networking checklist to identify which social networks to join and which to stay away from. #3 Register your full name on each social network. I recommend Twitter, Facebook, WordPress.com, LinkedIn.com, Technorati, MyBlogLog, and YouTube for starters. #4 Start an excel spreadsheet or the Apple equivalent and list the social networks youre apart of, as well as the login information and time they were last updated. The purpose here is to let each profile grow as you develop, so you arent misrepresented and dont lose opportunities. #5 Pay attention to what social networks are gaining traction by subscribing to blogs that showcase new social networks and that keep a tally on whats hot. How to recover from a disaster I would first like to start by mentioning that once someone has your name on a social network, you cannot attain it, unless they give it back to you. This is a huge call to arms for all of you, who think that it may magically return to you. A disaster that is not contained by a company or personal brand can hurt your reputation, especially if you are already a brand name. The more people that know you, the greater the chances are that someone doesnt like you and wants to bring you under for their own satisfaction. To recover from this situation, you must protect yourself in the first place, by using the above guidelines. If you cant reach out to the person who stole your name, then be creative and register your name with your middle initial. I could either do danHschawbel or danielschawbel, if my name was taken. Send a note to your readership that it isnt the real you like Seth did and if people are confused, try and message the ones affected to contain the situation. Reputation management concerns for the future I have major concerns for the future of our online brand reputations. With messages traveling at the speed of light, through a magnitude of services, all accessible from a single device anywhere in the world, you are on spot 24/7. Any move you make or anyone else makes will happen as fast as lightening and recovery will be nearly impossible. There are thousands of social networks right now. Some will converge in the future, while others will fail miserably. What if you dont register yourname.org, yourname.net, yourname.com, yourname.name, yourname.tv, yourname.biz, yourname.mobi, etc? As the amount of domain extensions increase and as the amount of social networking websites increases, it forces us to invest more in our online reputation than ever before. College students and businesses havent caught up, while high school students and people already using these services are in good shape. When everyone catches up, there will be a flood of people registered for all these services and more people equals more messaging. This is a good business case for personal brand monitoring software, but in general, we will never be able to follow that many conversations. We dont have a choice whether or not we participate online anymore, but at the same time, we must be careful. I dont believe there is a clear remedy yet, but would enjoy to hear your opinions on this topic.

Job Hunters Consider Branding Yourself as a Purple Squirrel - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Job Hunters Consider Branding Yourself as a Purple Squirrel - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Do you have the “Sunday night blues”? You know, that growing sense of unease, that creeping feeling of dread, at the prospect of having to return on Monday morning to begin yet another week in a job you’ve come to loathe. Or, maybe, your feeling of dread is fueled by the fact that you’re still without a job and will have to start “beating the bushes” all over again on Monday looking for a new job. Well, let me tell you, you’ve certainly got a lot of company! In addition to the 14 million unemployed people still looking for a new job, somewhere between 40% to 70% of the currently employed are also seeking new jobs because they have become so dissatisfied with their current ones. Depending upon which set of data you read and believe, that means that about 80 million people want a new job! The question then becomes: If you find yourself among these 80 million people, how is the best way for you to go about actually finding a new job? Why not consider the potential benefits of becoming a “purple squirrel” candidate? Let me explain what I mean by this term. In “headhunting” circles we use the term “purple squirrel” to define a candidate who must meet a very narrowly defined set of criteria to be considered for a hiring company’s job opening. In fact, the criteria established by the hiring company is usually so narrowly defined that it’s nearly impossible to find a candidate who actually meets the job criteria! To be sure, one of the major challenges we “headhunters” face when dealing with a hiring company is to try and educate them on the realities of their job search criteria. Still, many companies continue their quest for the elusive “purple squirrel” candidate, i.e., a candidate who is an aggressively-sought-after candidate! How do you go about learning how to brand yourself as a “purple squirrel” candidate? A good place to start is by picking up a copy of the recently published Purple Squirrel by Michael B. Junge, currently on Google’s executive recruiting team and formerly a very successful third-party and corporate recruiter. During his illustrious career, Mike has read thousands of résumés, interviewed hundreds and hundreds of people and has dissected what separates the top 25% of the talent pool from all of the rest. “Most job seekers spend (countless) hours hunting for work and are lucky to receive even a handful of responses from interested employers,” Mike explains in his book. “Others update a few online profiles and magically the phone starts ringing.” “Have you ever wondered why a given résumé compels instant interview requests, while others produce almost no response at all?” he asks. “Or why some people consistently convert interviews into job offers?” About half of Purple Squirrel addresses the tactics for finding a job now. The book contains a plethora of proven  executables and deliverables that, if implemented properly, will not only allow you to “up your game,” it will also enable you to stand out from the crowd, land interviews and get hired far more quickly than most.   The remaining half of the book is for those of you who may be suffering the “Sunday night blues” and want to explore other career opportunities. Mike literally walks you, the reader, through the process of what it takes to become what he calls an “opportunity magnet.” “The real purpose of this book,” he says, “is to guide you to the point where you can stop being a job seeker and start being a sought-after resource.” In other words, Mike shows you how to position yourself as the elusive “purple squirrel,” how to brand yourself as someone within the talent pool who isâ€"or can become!â€"a highly-sought-after, quite rare species. As a “headhunter” myself, someone who is in the job market each and every business day dealing with both candidates and hiring companies, I know what it takes for a candidate to succeed in today’s extremely competitive job market. It’s obvious from reading Mike Junge’s Purple Squirrel that he also knows what it takes to succeed in today’s job market, how a job seeker can go about successfully landing his or her dream job. In addition to my own job hunting book, “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever!, I consistently recommend that serious job seekers have at least   these four excellent job hunting reference books in their libraries: What Color is Your Parachute? by Richard Bolles; Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters by Jay Conrad Levinson and David Perry; Snap Selling by Jill Konrath; and ME by Dan Schawbel. Today, I am recommending that they add a fifth “must-have” book: Purple Squirrel by Michael Junge. Author: Skip Freeman is the author of “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever! and is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The HTW Group (Hire to Win), an Atlanta, GA, Metropolitan Area Executive Search Firm. Specializing in the placement of sales, engineering, manufacturing and RD professionals, he has developed powerful techniques that help companies hire the best and help the best get hired.

Why you should freelance whilst at university - Debut

Why you should freelance whilst at university - Debut This article was written by an external contributor.  Chinyere Ogwe argues why all students should consider working freelance at university.   Working as a freelancer has become a popular trend over the past several years, and that trend is set to continue to grow. According to a 2017 report by IPSE  (The Associate of Independent Professionals and The Self-Employed), around two million people in the workplace are freelancers. Also, between 2008 and 2016, the number of freelancers in the UK increased by 43%, and Generation Z is getting in on the act. Many people of this generation born between 1995 and 2000 are choosing to freelance because they value  flexibility over stability. PeoplePerHour Founder Xenios Thrasyvoulou predicts that  by 2020, one in two workers in the UK will be self-employed. Even though freelancing comes with its challenges, there are so many perks that come with this mode of working. Plus, you can fit it into to your lifestyle, even as a full-time university student. Here are some of the reasons why freelancing is a great way to start your career whilst at university. You can gain relevant experience and hone your skill set While having a 2:1 in a degree is pretty impressive, prospective employers expect prospective employees to be well-rounded. Lots of industries place high value on high levels of experience. As well as interning and completing work experience placements, freelancing is a great way to gain relevant experience in your desired field and hone your skill set. For example, if your career goal is to go into marketing, then freelancing is a really good way to experience all the aspects of that industry such as managing client demands, project management and creativity. It’s a good way to make extra money Let’s face it most students are skint, and having to rely on the student loan to survive (let alone live) just doesn’t cut it sometimes. Freelancing is a good way to make extra money and top up your income so you can have enough money for the essentials (i.e. books, transport and food) and to fund your social life. You could build up your portfolio and enhance your CV Working as a freelancer means that you’ll have the opportunities to work on a variety of projects. You can take these projects and add them to your portfolio to show your future employer what you can do. Also, you can add these projects as work experience and employment to your CV. You can have a job that fits around your schedule The good thing about freelancing is that it’s flexible. You can work anywhere (most freelance jobs are remote) and you can fit freelancing around your schedule and you are in control of your schedule, so you don’t have to ask for permission from a boss because you’re the boss. You can pick and choose when you can pick up work, which is convenient during demanding times such as exams and essay deadlines. Plus, you can pick up as much work as you want during quiet times such as during the summer holidays. You learn to get organised and manage your time Being a freelancer means that you’re in charge of your schedule. Being in charge of your schedule means that while you’ll have deadlines, commitments and expectations, you won’t have someone chasing up after you for work. If youre self-employed, you’ll have to hold yourself accountable for how you manage your time. These skills are essential in the workplace, regardless of your working mode. You learn how to do business Freelancing is not just about getting paid to do what you love. It’s about learning all elements of business, from marketing yourself to clients to delivering valuable services. You can establish your own graduate job in the making Freelancing is a good way to start working towards your career goal or dream career. But it’s also a way to design your own career and establish your own business. Either way, freelancing prepares you for the world of employment and self-employment after university. If you’re a student at university, do you freelance? Would you consider it? Download Debut  and  connect with us on  Facebook,  Twitter  and  LinkedIn  for more careers insights.

Top 5 myths about workplace stress - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Top 5 myths about workplace stress - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Heres some typical thinking on workplace stress: Mike is getting stressed at work, but thats just natural these days. In fact, if Mike isnt stressed, it probably means that hes not really crucial to the organization. The solution is to let Mike work less and with fewer responsibilities for a while until he recovers. Or to let Mike work more for a while until hes no longer falling behind and getting stressed over that. And of course to send him on a stress management course to teach him all about stress. Wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Yes, workplace stress is a serious problem. Yes, the cost to people, businesses and society is enormous. Yes we must do something about it. But some myths exist around stress that mean, that most of what we do about it isnt working. Often, it even makes things worse. Here are the top 5 myths about workplace stress. Myth #1: Stress is normal it means youre important and its even good because it pushes you to perform Some people seem to think that if youre not too busy, youre not really crucial to the organization. These people revel in having full schedules, long working hours and too much work. But stress does not mean you matter. It either means that somethings wrong at work or that youre not doing a good enough job of matching your tasks to your time. Worse, it also means that you get less work done, because stressed people are less efficient, worse communicators and worse at making good decisions. To accept stress as a normal condition of work is bad for people and bad for business! Myth #2: Stress is caused by working too much But then why do some people work 80 hours a week and feel great, while some people work 30 and get serious stress? Heres why: Stress has nothing to do with the number of hours you work, and everything to do with how you feel during those hours. If you work 100 hours a week feeling great, doing something meaningful to you, having fun, feeling supported by you boss and co-workers and taking pride in what you do, you wont be stressed. If you work 30 hours a week feeling inadequate, bullied or unappreciated you will be stressed. Myth #3: Stress is cured by working less Most workplaces react to stress by reducing employees workloads, responsibilities or working hours and in serious cases by giving people long sick leaves. According to Danish medical researcher Bo Netterstr?m who has studied workplace stress for 30 years, this is a mistake. People hit by stress need to increase their capacity and confidence at work, and while time off from work can be necessary to treat the immediate symtoms of stress, a long absence from the workplace does exactly the opposite. When people return to the workplace, theyre even more vulnerable than before. Worse, some never return to work at all. Also, reducing work or leaving work remporarily doesnt fix any underlying problems. When employees return to work or to normal work conditions, nothing has changed and the stress returns quickly. Myth #4: Stress is cured by working more Yes, Im a little stressed at work right now because were falling behind. If I work really hard for a while Ill catch up and it will go away. No it wont. For three?reasons: Workplace stress does not come from falling behind at work. It comes from how you feel about falling behind. In most businesses, people will always be behind. There is simply too much work and finishing all your tasks simply means getting assigned more work. Working more hours often means getting less work done thus falling further behind. Heres why. A temporary push to reduce a pile of work or meet a deadline is fine. But all too often that temporary push becomes the new standard. So the solution to stress is not to work harder to catch up because in most workplaces this is impossible. The solution is to feel good about the work you finish and not to get stressed about the work you dont finish. Its not that you should stop caring, its just that you should remember that being stressed makes you less productive, which means you get less work done and become more stressed. Thats a vicious circle right there and we need to break it. Myth #5: Stress is cured by focusing on stress Ive seen a lot of the literature and training about workplace stress, and the typical content is: What is stress Symptoms of stress Health implications of stress How to fight stress This is often presented by a stress consultant. Here in Denmark that consultant may even come from the rather unfortunately named Center for Stress (shouldn?t that be against stress?) A recent study showed that people who return from anti-stress training felt more stressed than people who didnt attend. No wonder, because focusing on stress is not the way to remove it its a great way to create more stress. Instead, you must focus on what gives you peace and energy. Heres a great way to do that every day at work. The truth about?stress Repeat after me: Work does not give you stress. Feeling bad about work gives you stress. This means thant changing your workhours, your responsibilities, your priorities or your work environment is meaningless, unless it also changes the way you feel at work. Those stress management courses will not do the trick either, unless they can achieve just that. If youre stressed, you must take charge and make whatever changes are necessary to go from feeling anxious, inadequate or drained at work to feeling appreciated, proud and energetic. Which will not only remove workplace stress, but will also make you more efficient, creative, successful and happy at work. Related posts The cult of overwork Top 5 business maxims that need to go Part I Part II How to lose your fear of being fired Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

Writing a Basic Resume

Writing a Basic ResumeYou have a lot of work ahead of you when it comes to writing a basic resume. It is going to take the basic details of your past experience as well as the qualifications you will be bringing with you for the first interview with your potential employer. In fact, the more your resume has on it the better it will do. Because, when people see that you are fresh off of school or even if you are already out in the workforce you need to look your best so that you can impress your interviewer and put yourself ahead of the pack.A basic resume is going to consist of information that you have accumulated over the years. It will also need to include all of the relevant job skills that you will be bringing to the table for the position that you are applying for. This is important because no matter what you have done in the past or where you were from you need to have a certain skill set to your resume.The next part of your resume is going to cover what you want to bring to t he table. This is the part that should be creative and one that can draw a lot of attention. While you might not feel comfortable just coming out and stating what you want, you need to give your potential employer something that they can relate to. If you are able to convey a lot of information in the space of a few sentences, then this will leave your potential employer with more questions to ask you during the interview.When you are writing a basic resume you need to make sure that it is formatted correctly. A lot of people do not really think about how they are going to format their own resume but it really does not matter because when you are writing one that is going to be your first impression of yourself in your new place of employment. A lot of times people get something online and try to make it their own because they are so used to their own writing style. Make sure that your resume reflects what you know and is still professional at the same time.Keep your writing smooth and easy to read. Remember that most employers are looking for someone who is easily understandable and easy to read. By giving them a resume that is easy to read they will be more likely to pick you up during the interview process. Because, if they don't understand what you are saying or giving them an explanation it will not be much of a conversation between you two.When you are creating a basic resume you want to always have a proper tone to it. There is nothing worse than having a resume that sounds desperate or has grammar problems. This is not going to leave a good impression when you are trying to get hired and you will probably get turned down before you can even make your way through the door.Keep your resume clean and concise at the same time. This means that you will be able to use a lot less words but the amount of information that you include should not be too many. You need to leave something for the potential employer to take away from your resume so make sure that yo u are doing this correctly.These are some things that you should always remember when you are writing a basic resume. As you go along you can look for other tips that you can use when you are creating your own resume. You want to create a resume that will impress your employer and make them wonder why you didn't get the job in the first place.