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August 30, 2006
Why Recruiters Don't Call
The Recruiter points to this posting by Jim Stroud which appeared on STLRecruiting.com
Jim is a recruiter, and he catalogs all the reasons his colleagues may not be calling you back. I like them all, but I think he misses a biggie - maybe your resume is just no good!
"Wait," I hear you cry. You're a resume writer so you would say that! But people, that's precisely why I know I am right. I see a lot of resumes every day and I could make 98% of them significantly more effective.
I don't get the chance to improve that many because lots of people never actually take us up on our services. They give lots of reasons - maybe it's too expensive, or maybe they've been ripped off in the past - but the real and only reason is that they are not convinced that a professional resume can make a difference.
And yet, time and time again, our clients prove that our resumes get results because they go out and get great jobs very quickly. (And this is true of any really good professional resume writer.)
The simple fact is that I am better at writing resumes than you are. I'm terrible at sports. I don't eat as well as I should. I'm very impatient. I'm horrible at chess and you should never hire me to paint your house. But I am damn good at writing resumes.
And so I want to add #9 to Jim's post of the 8 reasons recruiters are not calling you:
#9: Because, despite the fact that you are qualified, your resume is not clearly and quickly conveying what makes you so great.
(And by the way, I haven't even seen your resume but I know I have a 98% chance of being right.)
If you can't invest in a professional resume, go out and study ways to improve yours. Invest some time and energy and it will pay off.
If you like, sign up for my free e-course on resume writing.
Just don't sit back and blame recruiters if the phone isn't ringing. At least not until your resume is the very best that it can be.
Posted by Louise at August 30, 2006 05:25 PM