What Are Your Resume Stats?

Posted on Jul 20th 2009, 04:20 pm, under Career Advice

Ever looked at your job searching statistics? For example, how many resumes do you send out per email response and how many of those result in an interview. Job seekers can do this on their own with simple tools like Google docs or Excel to track more effectively the way in which you use your time job-searching.

The patterns will likely be striking. If you aren’t receiving enough replies or phone calls back you should really consider rewriting your resume and have it peer-reviewed by someone you trust. Statistically speaking, you should receive calls for interviews from every twenty to thirty resume you send out. If you are falling below these benchmarks you can use your job search empirical data to find weaknesses. Getting a lot of interviews but no job offers? Reevaluate your attire; rethink your strategy to answering the most apt question you’d been asked in the recent month and think about how you can change your messaging in both your in-person approach and written resume.

By learning the craft of controlling your image and regulating the information that you disseminate to potential employers you will drastically increase your chance of employment. Once you understand these subtle secrets you’ll certainly have an advantage over the competition.