7条建议帮助你的简历脱颖而出

简历的趋势变化迅速。从证件照到二维码，再到公司logo，很难说哪些点会让你的申请得到关注，哪些会让你在竞争中掉队。

但有些东西永远也不会过时——就总结自己的工作经验来说，文字洗练、短小精悍仍最为重要。附以清晰而现代的设计和一些言之有物的故事，你就能很顺利地得到至少面试一次的机会，甚至迈进一个新的篇章。

虽然2017年就业市场预计仍将一片繁荣，但竞争会很激烈。在这个市场中推销自己时，大家可以借助下列建议让自己的简历脱颖而出。

1. 注意形式

设计很重要。要注意保持平衡——格式要流畅清晰，修饰要恰好突出自己。简历服务机构Brooklyn Resume Studio老板戴娜·利维-迪特里克认为，采用一些流行色是让简历出彩而且不会让读者不悦的简便手段。同时，考虑一下你要用的字体。她指出，Times New Roman已经过时而且枯燥，“醒目而时髦的字体会让行文显得更为紧凑。”

2. 用好开篇

职业培训师詹妮弗·布拉甘扎指出：“招聘人员或招聘经理会先看简历的前三分之一，然后决定是否看下面的内容……而且他们只会用三秒钟时间。”要抓住他们的注意力——告诉他们在哪里可以看到你的工作成果，比如领英或者你的个人网站，还要加上你的电话号码和电子邮件地址。额外提醒一下，还在用Hotmail或雅虎邮箱的人应该换到Gmail邮箱了，或者，如果可以的话，使用和你个人网站相关联的电子邮件地址。Fit Small Business人力资源顾问克里斯蒂·霍普金斯说：“雅虎、美国在线或者教育机构的电子邮件地址会让你看起来好像生活在过去。”

3. 推广你的品牌

如果你的简历还把职业发展目标放在最上面，那就得把它去掉。专业简历写手、职业发展建议博客《Dear Sam》的作者山姆·诺兰指出，你得展示出自己能为用人单位做什么，而不是他们能为你做什么。

诺兰说：“对资质的总结应占据简历中最有价值的位置。要点在于突出你身上那些潜在用人单位不可错失的东西……这是对自身资格的高层次概述。”

专业简历写手劳里·J·詹姆斯认为，这应该和领英个人页面上的“概况”内容一致，后者实际上就是一份简历。二者都应突出一些成绩和个人特质，从而表明你对用人单位来说很有价值。

4. 强调关键技能

同时，要在靠近顶端的位置强调自己的技能，从而引起招聘经理的关注。利维-迪特里克说这样做可以更突出你能为这份工作带来的价值，而不是你希望从工作中得到什么。

打算申请多个职位时要改写这部分内容，从而凸显各个职位最用得上的技能（不要用同样的公式化文字来申请所有职位）。求职申请追踪系统，或者说用来筛选简历的软件在推荐求职者时找的是相应关键字。诺兰指出，进入候选者行列的窍门在于借鉴招聘启事中的词语，然后在自己的简历中将其体现出来。

詹姆斯认为，还要注意的一点是，无论是软件还是人，他们都不会专门去看软技能。因此，要删掉那些被用烂的说法，比如“学习速度快”、“工作努力”以及“态度极佳”，并且列出自己的硬技能。她说，一目了然的科技和社交媒体知识和如今的就业市场关系特别紧密（此外，微软Office不属于这个范畴）。

5. 突出业绩

高管简历写手劳拉·史密斯-普罗克斯指出，别让招聘经理去找你的工作成绩。相反，要用一段单独文字来总结自己的业绩。此处也需要针对自己申请的工作来挑选要列出的获奖经历和基准。如果是得到了提拔，那原因是什么？如果是为自己的部门节省了成本，那省了多少呢？如果曾经成功领导过高风险项目，那你是怎么做的？

如果在组织这段文字时有困难，史密斯-普罗克斯建议大家在以往的绩效考核中寻找思路。你的老板和同事觉得你在哪些方面比别人做的好呢？或者，就像史密斯-普罗克斯所说：“你有什么超能力？”要把重点放在可以量化的事例上，从而把这段文字和简历开头的总结区别开来。可以考虑使用货币符号和百分数。

6. 展示关键履历

介绍自己的工作经历时，不要只是列出头衔和日期。用几行文字为招聘经理编织一个故事。你什么时候转了行？为什么得到提升？接下来的目标是什么？

然后，用一条一条的相关事实和数字来印证你的说法。诺兰认为：“让自己显得与众不同的唯一方法就是以超预期的方式来挖掘自己的过往经历。”统计数据是证明你此前的工作表现超过职位要求的简便途径。

7. 控制简历覆盖的时间段

史密斯-普罗克斯指出，简历挑选的是最重要的工作经历。如果已经不是入门级员工，你的实习和其他早期工作就是在浪费简历上宝贵的空间。

忽略那些10年以上的工作经历，除非它对你的自我介绍来说很关键，比如在杰夫·贝佐斯手下的实习改变了你的职业发展轨迹。毕业时间也不需要提——没必要让介意年龄的招聘经理以太年轻或者年纪太大为由把你排除在外。（财富中文网）

作者：Kristen Bahler

译者：Charlie

Resume trends change quickly. From head shots to QR codes to company logos, it’s hard to tell which extras will get your application noticed, and which will get you tossed out of the running.

Some things never go out style, though: When it comes to packaging your work experience, crisp writing and brevity still reign supreme. Add a clean, modern design and some descriptive storytelling, and you’re well on your way to landing at least an interview — if not a whole new gig.

While the job market is expected to keep booming in 2017, competition will be stiff. As you shop the job market, make your resume stand out by using the tips (and the accompanying downloadable template) below.

1. Pay Attention to Format

Design matters. What you want is a balance — a smooth, clear look that’s got just enough panache to stand out. Adding a small pop of color is an easy way to spice things up without jarring the reader, says Dana Leavy-Detrick, owner of Brooklyn Resume Studio. Also, put some thought into the font you choose. Times New Roman is dated and boring, she says, but “a clean, sleek font gives a more tightened-up presentation.”

2. Make the Top Count

“The top one-third of your resume is what a recruiter or hiring manager scans to determine if they will read the rest … and they only give it three seconds,” says career coach Jennifer Braganza. Make yours an attention grabber: Point the reader to places where you have samples of your work product — LinkedIn, a personal website — and add your phone and email address. Bonus tip: If you’re still using a Hotmail or Yahoo account, now’s the time to get a Gmail address — or, if applicable, an email tied to your website. “Having a Yahoo, AOL, or education-based email address makes you look like you’re living in the past,” says Christy Hopkins, human resources consultant at Fit Small Business.

3. Promote Your Brand

If you’ve still got an objective section underneath your header, dump it. You want to show what you can do for an employer, not what they can do for you, says Sam Nolan, a professional resume writer and the blogger behind the career advice column “Dear Sam.”

“A qualification summary should take up the most valuable real estate on your resume,” Nolan says. “The point is to highlight what you can’t afford a potential employer to miss … It’s a high-level overview of your candidacy.”

This should also parallel the “Summary” section on your LinkedIn page, which serves as a virtual resume, says professional resume writer Laurie J. James. In both places, you’ll want language that calls out some of the achievements and attributes that make you most valuable to an employer.

4. Emphasize Key Skills

Also near the top, catch the hiring manager’s attention by emphasizing your skill set. Doing so cements the value you can bring to the role, as opposed to what you’re looking for in a job, Leavy-Detrick says.

As you eye different postings, rework this section to emphasize the skills that make the most sense for each (rather than using the same boilerplate language for every job). Applicant tracking systems, or the software used to scan resumes, look for relevant keywords to move a candidate forward. The trick to making it in the “yes” pile, Nolan says, is to identify phrases from the job posting and mirror them on your resume.

Also note: No bot, nor human, is looking specifically for soft skills, James points out. So delete overused phrases like “quick learner,” “hard worker,” and ”great attitude,” and sub in a list of hard skills. Distinguishable tech and social media knowledge is particularly relevant in today’s job market, she says. (And no, the Microsoft Office suite doesn’t count.)

5. Highlight Performance

Don’t make hiring managers hunt for your achievements, says executive resume writer Laura Smith-Proulx. Instead, pull out a standalone summary of what you’ve accomplished. This is another place where you want to tailor the mix of awards and benchmarks to a job you’re applying for. If you were promoted, why? If you saved your department money, how much? Did you successfully lead a high-stakes project? How?

If you’re having trouble populating this section, Smith-Proulx suggests looking to past performance reviews for ideas. What have your bosses and coworkers said that you do better than anyone else? Or, as Smith-Proulx puts it, “What is your superpower?” Differentiate this section from the summary at the top by focusing on quantifiable evidence. Think dollar signs and percentage points.

6. Show Key Work Metrics

When you get to your work experience, don’t just list titles and dates. Use a few lines of text to weave a story for hiring managers. When did you change industries? Why were you promoted? Where do you aim to go next?

Then, use bullet points to back your claims with relevant facts and figures. “The only way to make yourself look unique is to dig into what you did beyond the expected,” Nolan says. Statistics are an easy way to prove you did more than the job description demanded.

7. Control Your Timeline

Your resume is a selection of your most relevant work history. If you’re anything beyond an entry-level employee, your internships and other early jobs are taking up valuable space, Smith-Proulx says.

Omit experience that dates back further than 10 years unless it’s essential to your narrative — say, an internship with Jeff Bezos that changed your career trajectory. You can also leave out graduation dates. No sense giving an ageist hiring manager an excuse to pass you over because you’re too young — or too old.