Job-hunters: What’s the latest way to assure your resume stands out in the eyes of hiring managers? Make sure it doesn’t have any “text bricks.”
That’s according to Nolan Church, a former recruiter for Google…… And he’s referring to resumes full of long sentences and paragraphs that look more like the pages of a book than a quick summary of your work history! In his experience, Church says if hiring managers see even ONE text brick on a resume, it means that applicant has “zero chance” of getting hired! In fact, text bricks may be an even bigger turn-off for today’s managers than typos!
The reason? Because in today’s competitive job market, the ability to make your point quickly, and concisely, is a crucial skill. So, if you need half a page just to make the point that you’re a hard worker – or team player, for example – that sends the message that you’ll probably be too wordy writing emails and reports, too. And today’s bosses just don’t have time for that!
And by the way: Church knows what he’s talking about…… when you consider a recent Forbes report finding that it’s harder to get a job at Google than it is to get accepted into Harvard!
So, skip the “text bricks” on your resume and you’ll have significantly better odds of hearing this concise phrase: “You’re hired!”
