I was listening to the radio today, and there was a segment on about job search. It was talking about how there are thousands of people applying for a single job posting. It was also talking about how some of the people applying may be over-qualified.
This is all true. What really caught my attention was that the radio show guest was suggesting that jobseekers have 4 to 6 resumes – and this simply is not true, unless you have no idea what your job target is.
This is simply a myth, and my professional opinion is that a single resume can fully support the job target of someone who is focused on a specific type of career. For example, it is easy to have a sales-oriented resume that could be used across a number of industries for a variety of roles (ranging from account management to sales management and business development). It’s when you start using a “shotgun” job search approach that you can’t match your resume with a job opportunity – and then - you don’t get any interviews or job offers.
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