4 Resume Tips To Prove Youre The Perfect Fit For The Position - Work It Daily

4 Resume Tips To Prove You’re The Perfect Fit For The Position - Work It Daily So How Do I Do That? Showing an employer you’re the best fit for the job may be one of the most vital resume writing strategies to your job search success. I hear from job seekers every day who express their concern about whether their resumes may be lacking somethingâ€"or they know it’s too general. The truth is they’re right. Companies aren’t looking for generalists; they’re looking for specialists! Think about the last time you hired someone to provide a service for you. Did you hire someone who knew nothing about accounting and tax law to prepare your tax return? Or did you hire a tax preparation expert? Employers are searching for the perfect fitâ€"and knowing you’re the best person for the job isn’t enough. You have to show the employer. Related: 2016 Resume Trends â€" The New, The Now What You Must Know So How Do I Do That? You can use multiple means to validate fit on your resumeâ€"from how you craft your branding statement, to which accomplishments you choose to share and the way you write them. Here are four different ways that you can prove that you’re the perfect fit for the role. Find The Right Company Start by finding the right company for you. You’ll have to know who you want to work for if you’re going to research how you fit into the company. This comes naturally for some; those people already know the exact company they want to work for, or at least the size of the company or industry. Some of you need to take some time and do some soul searching, giving it considerable thought. Once you have your short list, start doing your research. Conducting Research Okay, so you have a list of companies you’re interested in, so let’s dive in. This informative article shares 6 Ways To Learn A Company’s Culture. The ideas in the article will help you to discover if a company and its culture are the best fit for you. Once you have your answer, and your research, you’ll know how you fit into the company and what you can offer it. Use Examples Great, our research is done; we know who we want to work for and why. By now, you should also know the company’s bleeding need or biggest pain pointâ€"and you’ve probably already figured out how you’re the solution! Craft a personal branding statement around this information, using examples of how you’ve resolved the same problems for another company and how you positively impacted your client or employer. You can do this multiple times in your resume using different examples with different positions in your career history. Give Them Proof We know you need to give examples of your fit on your resumeâ€"and another great way to prove you’re the best fit is by using visually engaging images. Create charts, graphs, or flow charts that support what you’re telling the employerâ€"and then use them on your resume. (You could even create and utilize an infographic resumeâ€"one of 2016’s top resume trends!) Images are a powerful means of communicating information; they’re more easily recalled than content, they elicit emotions, and tend to stick with us much longer. You could even incorporate the company’s colors in your visuals depending on how creative you want to be. A successful resume (and cover letter for that matter) will prove you’re the best fit for the company and the position. Show the employer that you’re the right person for their culture, the department, and the positionâ€"and that YOU are the solution to their biggest problem. Struggling to write your own resume? Let’s chat! Visit my website, call my office at 1.800.991.5187, or connect with me on LinkedIn and let’s discuss how I can help you to create an interview-winning resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile that show the employer you’re the perfect fit for the position. Want More Articles Like This? Check out: INFOGRAPHIC: What Employers See When You Apply on LinkedIn This post was originally published at an earlier date. Related Posts 3 Tools For Creating An Attention-Grabbing Resume Optimizing Your Resume With Keywords How To Get An Employer’s Attention In 20 Seconds About the author Jessica Holbrook Hernandez, CEO of Great Resumes Fast is an expert resume writer, career and personal branding strategist, author, and presenter. Want to work with the best resume writer? If you would like us to personally work on your resume, cover letter, or LinkedIn profileâ€"and dramatically improve their response ratesâ€"then check out our professional and executive resume writing services at GreatResumesFast.com or contact us for more information if you have any questions.   Disclosure: This post is sponsored by a CAREEREALISM-approved expert. You can learn more about expert posts here. Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!