By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter
Caroline, a resume client, recently asked me, “Why do recruiters have rules that would make a cool resume look just like everyone else’s?”
I love the value that recruiters provide for job-seeking candidates, as well as passive candidates open to the idea of being lured from their existing role for a possibly newer, better or career-advancing opportunity.
That said, recruiters’ clients are companies, not the candidates, and often have specific preferences in regard to resume content and design associated with their unique vetting and submitting processes. As such, to maximize this opportunity with the recruiter, I suggested my client make the changes that recruiters request; complying with recruiter needs will facilitate a smoother outcome.
At the same time, Caroline and I both agreed that her original story-board resume, which had been high-performing, netting multiple responses and interviews in its present form, be maintained as her primary, go-to resume.
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