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The document is a June 2012 newsletter from Kelly Services that provides job opportunities and advice for writing resumes and LinkedIn profiles. It summarizes a study finding that recruiters spend only 6.25 seconds reviewing each resume and focus on 6 key pieces of information. It recommends having a clear layout and concise accomplishments in resumes. It also advises not having someone else write your resume, as it won't reflect your own language. LinkedIn profiles should also be optimized as recruiters are using the site more. The newsletter also shares Kelly Services staffing statistics and encourages connecting on LinkedIn.

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June 2012 Newsletter Kelly Services (610) 265-3916 Jessica Curtis & Sara Sanders Make a Splash With Your Resume This Summer! What Your Resume Is Up Against Last week, the job search site TheLadders.com, released research showing that recruiters only spend an average of 6.25 seconds looking at a candidates r辿sum辿 before deciding whether he or she is a fit for a job. The study also shows that recruiters spend 80% of that six seconds looking at just six things: 1. Name 2. Current title/company Hot Jobs! 3. Previous title/company 4. Previous position, start and end dates 5. Current position, start and end dates 6. Education TheLadders used eye-tracking software to study the behavior of 30 recruiters over a Outside Sales Executive 10-week period, to see how they read r辿sum辿s. Center City Philadelphia The study subjects spent the remaining 20% of their r辿sum辿-scanning time looking for keywords that matched the open position. But while they read keywords, according to the study, recruiters based their decisions on those six pieces of data. Inbound Call Center As with many studies by outfits in the career business, TheLadders findings conclude King of Prussia, PA that job seekers should buy one of its wares, professional r辿sum辿 rewriting. TheLadders charges $395 for the service. The study also claims that when asked to rank r辿sum辿s, recruiters gave professionally rewritten ones a 60% higher score than amateur r辿sum辿s. The recruiters surveyed said the professionally written samples were Warehouse Production 40% better organized and readable than those written by applicants themselves. Planner The study also compared Ladders r辿sum辿s with LinkedIn profiles, and found that King of Prussia, PA Ladders r辿sum辿s were 55% easier for recruiters to read, because they dont have distracting commercials and photographs. According to TheLadders data, if a r辿sum辿 has a picture, recruiters spend 19% of their six seconds fixated on the photo, rather than looking at candidates qualifications or experience. TheLadders also pronounced Data Collection Specialist LinkedIn bios full of clutter that reduced recruiters ability to process the profile. West Chester, PA My take on the new research: Its a useful reminder about how important it is for r辿sum辿s to be clearly laid out and crisply written. But I think its usually a mistake to hand your r辿sum辿 over to someone else to write, especially for the steep fee of $395. Outbound Lead While working on another r辿sum辿- writing story, I interviewed New York career coach Generation Specialist Jim Borland, who advised never to let someone else write your r辿sum辿, because once you get to the interview stage, it will be clear that the r辿sum辿 language is not yours. Pottstown, PA As for layout, there are plenty of great samples online, and its easy enough to copy a clean design from one of those. I do think career coaches can be helpful, but as coaches and editors, not r辿sum辿 writers.
I also disagree about LinkedIn. From my reporting, its clear that recruiters are The most challenging part of writing a good using the site more, not less, and that means they are finding a way to scan r辿sum辿 and LinkedIn profile is making them tell the information quickly and efficiently. Id say comparing a LinkedIn profile with an interesting story about yourself that the reader a r辿sum辿 is a red herring. Recruiters and hiring managers will look at both. It wants to take in. If you are looking for a job, a would be a mistake to focus on your r辿sum辿 and ignore your LinkedIn profile. recruiter is not your only audience. Most people find jobs not through recruiters but through When it comes to keywords, Ive written before about searching for job listings people they know. When that happens, the online, and then working keywords into your previous job descriptions or r辿sum辿 reader is already predisposed to want to mission statement. I do think its helpful to have a short but specific summary absorb the information, and will likely spend more at the top of a r辿sum辿, which emphasizes accomplishments, with numbers if than 6.25 seconds reading. possible (In the second half of 2011, I exceeded monthly sales targets by an average of 40%.) . - May 30, 2012- http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/03/26/wh at-your-resume-is-up-against/ Kelly Services Fun Facts Call Center temporary employees work 10 million hours per year Kelly hires 12,400 new Call Center employees every year 22,300 Call Center temporary employees worked last year Office temporary employees work 31.7 million hours per year Kelly hires 28,100 new Office employees every year Please continue to check Kelly 61,000 Office temporary employees worked Career Network for updates on all last year of our current open positions. Connect with us on Linked in Sara Sanders: Jessica Curtis:
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  • 1. June 2012 Newsletter Kelly Services (610) 265-3916 Jessica Curtis & Sara Sanders Make a Splash With Your Resume This Summer! What Your Resume Is Up Against Last week, the job search site TheLadders.com, released research showing that recruiters only spend an average of 6.25 seconds looking at a candidates r辿sum辿 before deciding whether he or she is a fit for a job. The study also shows that recruiters spend 80% of that six seconds looking at just six things: 1. Name 2. Current title/company Hot Jobs! 3. Previous title/company 4. Previous position, start and end dates 5. Current position, start and end dates 6. Education TheLadders used eye-tracking software to study the behavior of 30 recruiters over a Outside Sales Executive 10-week period, to see how they read r辿sum辿s. Center City Philadelphia The study subjects spent the remaining 20% of their r辿sum辿-scanning time looking for keywords that matched the open position. But while they read keywords, according to the study, recruiters based their decisions on those six pieces of data. Inbound Call Center As with many studies by outfits in the career business, TheLadders findings conclude King of Prussia, PA that job seekers should buy one of its wares, professional r辿sum辿 rewriting. TheLadders charges $395 for the service. The study also claims that when asked to rank r辿sum辿s, recruiters gave professionally rewritten ones a 60% higher score than amateur r辿sum辿s. The recruiters surveyed said the professionally written samples were Warehouse Production 40% better organized and readable than those written by applicants themselves. Planner The study also compared Ladders r辿sum辿s with LinkedIn profiles, and found that King of Prussia, PA Ladders r辿sum辿s were 55% easier for recruiters to read, because they dont have distracting commercials and photographs. According to TheLadders data, if a r辿sum辿 has a picture, recruiters spend 19% of their six seconds fixated on the photo, rather than looking at candidates qualifications or experience. TheLadders also pronounced Data Collection Specialist LinkedIn bios full of clutter that reduced recruiters ability to process the profile. West Chester, PA My take on the new research: Its a useful reminder about how important it is for r辿sum辿s to be clearly laid out and crisply written. But I think its usually a mistake to hand your r辿sum辿 over to someone else to write, especially for the steep fee of $395. Outbound Lead While working on another r辿sum辿- writing story, I interviewed New York career coach Generation Specialist Jim Borland, who advised never to let someone else write your r辿sum辿, because once you get to the interview stage, it will be clear that the r辿sum辿 language is not yours. Pottstown, PA As for layout, there are plenty of great samples online, and its easy enough to copy a clean design from one of those. I do think career coaches can be helpful, but as coaches and editors, not r辿sum辿 writers.
  • 2. I also disagree about LinkedIn. From my reporting, its clear that recruiters are The most challenging part of writing a good using the site more, not less, and that means they are finding a way to scan r辿sum辿 and LinkedIn profile is making them tell the information quickly and efficiently. Id say comparing a LinkedIn profile with an interesting story about yourself that the reader a r辿sum辿 is a red herring. Recruiters and hiring managers will look at both. It wants to take in. If you are looking for a job, a would be a mistake to focus on your r辿sum辿 and ignore your LinkedIn profile. recruiter is not your only audience. Most people find jobs not through recruiters but through When it comes to keywords, Ive written before about searching for job listings people they know. When that happens, the online, and then working keywords into your previous job descriptions or r辿sum辿 reader is already predisposed to want to mission statement. I do think its helpful to have a short but specific summary absorb the information, and will likely spend more at the top of a r辿sum辿, which emphasizes accomplishments, with numbers if than 6.25 seconds reading. possible (In the second half of 2011, I exceeded monthly sales targets by an average of 40%.) . - May 30, 2012- http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/03/26/wh at-your-resume-is-up-against/ Kelly Services Fun Facts Call Center temporary employees work 10 million hours per year Kelly hires 12,400 new Call Center employees every year 22,300 Call Center temporary employees worked last year Office temporary employees work 31.7 million hours per year Kelly hires 28,100 new Office employees every year Please continue to check Kelly 61,000 Office temporary employees worked Career Network for updates on all last year of our current open positions. Connect with us on Linked in Sara Sanders: Jessica Curtis: