Rejuvenate Your Executive Resume Story for 2020

Rejuvenate Your Executive Resume Story for 2020 Rejuvenate Your Executive Resume Story for a 2020 Audience jQuery(document).ready(function($) { $('#googleplus-before-9715').sharrre({ share: { googlePlus: true }, urlCurl: 'https://careertrend.net/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php', enableHover: false, enableTracking: true, buttons: { }, click: function(api, options){ api.simulateClick(); api.openPopup('googlePlus'); } }); $('#facebook-before-9715').sharrre({ share: { facebook: true }, urlCurl: 'https://careertrend.net/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php', enableHover: false, enableTracking: true, disableCount: true, buttons: { }, click: function(api, options){ api.simulateClick(); api.openPopup('facebook'); } }); $('#twitter-before-9715').sharrre({ share: { twitter: true }, urlCurl: 'https://careertrend.net/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php', enableHover: false, enableTracking: true, buttons: { }, click: function(api, options){ api.simulateClick(); api.openPopup('twitter'); } }); $('#pinterest-before-9715').sharrre({ share: { pinterest: true }, urlCurl: 'https://careertrend.net/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php', enableHover: false, enableTracking: true, buttons: { pinterest: { media: 'https://careertrend.net/wp-content/uploads/v2osk-gUTsrF2N-2Y-unsplash.jpg', description: 'Rejuvenate Your Executive Resume Story for a 2020 Audience' } }, click: function(api, options){ api.simulateClick(); api.openPopup('pinterest'); } }); $('#linkedin-before-9715').sharrre({ share: { linkedin: true }, urlCurl: 'https://careertrend.net/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php', enableHover: false, enableTracking: true, buttons: { }, click: function(api, options){ api.simulateClick(); api.openPopup('linkedin'); } }); $('#stumbleupon-before-9715').sharrre({ share: { stumbleupon: true }, urlCurl: 'https://careertrend.net/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php', enableHover: false, enableTracking: true, buttons: { }, click: function(api, options){ api.simulateClick(); api.openPopup('stumbleupon'); } }); }); As a new decade approaches, it is a good time to assess, and if need be, rejuvenate your executive resume story.Executive resume writing is not just about tightening up your career brain dump and interjecting the right keywords like strategic leader or shareholder value. Its also not just about using power verbs like transform or spearhead.   While having certain keywords and amped-up verbiage to introduce achievements is important, those methods alone do not a resume strategy make.Here are 5 tips to consider as you prepare to assess and rejuvenate your executive resume story, increasing the odds of attracting your next great opportunity.1. Write Your Executive Resume Like a Good BookIn addition to keywords and muscular verbiage, a well-formed executive resume is a story, with the nuances and intricacies of that last good book you read. Moreover, it is imagistic, with clear, sharp language that reveals the essence of singular initiatives within the larger initiatives.BEFORE: For example, dont just write that you resolved a financial issue.AFTER: Instead, say that you whipped the numbers into shape.BEFORE: Dont just say that you originated a goal-focused business plan.AFTER: Instead, write that you drove burgeoning operational performance with a 28% productivity uptick and near 100% accuracy while slashing turnover to 3% amid migration to new company platform.  2. Underpin Each Outcome with Your HowBut how did you do those things? Why should the hiring manager or executive recruiter trust that you are capable of repeating these same types of initiatives and achievements for them? Delving deeper helps prove the leadership, problem solving, critical thinking, influence, etc. capabilities you used to deliver these outcomes.You whipped the numbers into shape by shifting the focus to one of profitability and implementing essential changes in staffing, pricing strategies and financial reporting.You drove burgeoning operational performance by orchestrating a cu lture of process excellence and improved morale after assessing team members strength, then authoring and implementing an increased capacity model that included team restructure and talent reallocation.3. Cement Your Personality Bricks With Meaningful MortarMoreover, its about building the blocks of your go-getter, relationship and leadership savvy, brick by brick.You say that you turned a last-place sales account into a top-tier contender in 18 months by snagging significant market share in 7 major categories.  But you also weave in your personality; you  resuscitated relationships that were on their last breath, vigorously reengaging key client stakeholders and reconstructing relationship bridges between several organizations critical to the initiatives long-term success.Rather than just writing bottom-line focused leader successfully achieving marketing and sales objectives You sell your reputation as a leadership catalyst, transforming businesses when they are floundering.In add ition to my own opinions, I reached out to two executive resume writing colleagues for their top executive resume strategy tips for 2020.4. Beyond ROI: Demonstrate Demographic AgilityAny good story is written with a writers understanding of their ever-evolving audience and this is particularly top of mind as we transition into a new decade.In 2020, executive resumes need to accentuate relevance to changing consumer demographics and multigenerational workforce. Beyond corporate governance tied to results (i.e., return on investment, business expansion, MAs)it is imperative to speak to achievements that showcase an executives ability to navigate change and keep the company profitable both in financial returns and brand relevance equity.Rosa Elizabeth VargasCertified Career Management Coach Certified Resume Writerwww.careersteering.com5. Build Contextual Value, Connecting the Dots for the ReaderHave you ever stepped into the middle of a storied saga where the relationships between char acters were already well established and their out-of-context references to past scenes left you confused and frustrated? This next example illustrates the importance of context in writing your resume story.Too often executive job seekers and careerists write resumes from a perspective of I know this, so everyone else must know this, too or the person reading the resume will know what I mean. Neither perspective is true.    Connect the dots for the reader. Until a potential employer understands why what you have done is important TO THEM, they will have difficulty seeing the value in past accomplishments. Being able to connect that value directly or indirectly to the bottom line is a sure fire way to spark a conversation.Dawn S. Bugni, CMRW, MRW, CPRW Certified Master Resume Writer Certified Professional Resume Writer Master Resume Writer (emeritus) www.write-solution.comAbout the author: I am a master resume writer  with 20 years’ experience in the resume writing trenches. No ins ta-resume service here. I built my story from ground up, living and breathing resumes, full time, self-supporting, and not as a side gig. My clients hire me for the highly consultative, thoughtful approach to resume writing. Contact me at jacqui@careertrend.net to discuss how I can help shape the stories (executive resume, bio, LinkedIn, elevator pitch, etc.) that will accompany you through your next career evolvement.