Keeping your standard resume current and updates is important. In fact, an updated resume could lead to career advancement or a new job.
If you’ve been out of the job market for a while and you’re just getting back in, it’s likely your resume needs some updating.
It’s important to understand that there’s more to it than listing any employment history updates since your last rewrite.
This is the time to completely overhaul that old resume to increase your chances of obtaining an interview and getting the job you want.
Is your old resumed targeted to the specific job?
If you have worked at your current job for a while, you may not know that the idea of what a résumé is has changed fundamentally.
A résumé is no longer just a bland list of every job you’ve ever had and all those jobs’ specific duties.
A résumé is now a slick piece of marketing communication precisely targeted to a given company and job.
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