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Many people feel trapped in the current economic times and wonder what’s the use. That’s a defeatist attitude and one that will be the absolute end of ever getting a job. I am not unaware that the unemployment is hovering about 17% — to miss that fact one would have to be blind.

I talked to a friend at my church that I knew had been out of work for awhile and asked how his job search was going. He was so discouraged. I asked him if he had prepared his resume himself (he had), then I asked him about his resume preparation and he told me he had prepared it about ten years ago and had just brushed it up slightly and sent it out.

No wonder he isn’t getting any calls! Resume Help Blog is committed to giving you the best advice on both your resume preparation and job search. The method that employers use today to process resumes is not the same methods used 10-years ago or longer. And so your resume MUST keep up or you will have a very difficult time finding a job. I am not going to give resume details here because we have already written about that and they are on the site. But this article is about posting your resume so an employer who is looking for someone with your qualifications find you. There are three ways of doing this:

1. You can go door to door handing your resume out
2. You can keep it in your pocket and read the classifieds every day and hope to find a job
3. OR – you can use a resume posting service to post it for you on the major job boards that the companies are reading anyway.

Obviously the last method will do more for you! One of the best services anywhere is found right here — Resume Rabbit. While more than 90% of today’s employers rely on the internet to fill their job openings, most hiring managers search resumes on their favorite job banks before posting their jobs.

This site INSTANTLY submits your resume and job requirements on up to 75 top job sites including Monster, Job.com, CareerBuilder, Net-Temps, Dice and lots more! Once finished your resume can be seen by over 1.5 million employers and recruiters daily.

Job hunting is a numbers game. To find a job, you need to be in all the right places at all the right times. Resume Posting to the top job banks helps you do just that.

Can you do this yourself? Yes, but why would you want to spend the time looking up the names, email addresses, what format do they require, writing the accompanying letter, (to all 75), following up to see if they had any questions and when will it be posted, etc., etc., etc.

One click of the mouse, get signed up, follow the instructions and you are done! Yes, it’s that simple. Get your resume posted today! Don’t put it off, time is money my dad always told me. And he was right! Sign Up Today!

Unique Talent = Natural Abilities + Your Unique Way Of Expressing Those Abilities

Your Natural Abilities

■ What’s *that thing you do* which you’re so naturally talented at?
■ What’s the work you’ve done effortlessly ever since you can remember?
■ Do you love to sing, dance, or entertain your friends?
■ What would you write about if I asked you to start sharing your expertise in a series of blog articles?
■ What topic are you so passionate about that you could confidently speak on for 15 minutes on if asked to.

Many people fit this pattern. Maybe you don’t think you have any talent but that isn’t true. You may not ever be an Elvis Presley or a Michael Jackson but you have talent! You could be entertaining people and making top dollar. I watched Dancing With The Stars last night and watched as Donny Osmond danced. He is 51 and said that he had been entertaining “all his life” and loving it. Entertaining is fun, people love to be entertained and entertainers love to entertain. Is this something you have a “natural ability” for but are shy and afraid to try?

It’s In Your DNA

We’ve all got a unique talent – a natural ability that only we can express in a totally unique way.  Just like your DNA, no one in history has ever had that combination.

Which is why:

- No one can write, sing and perform in the exact same way as Michael Jackson.

- No one is quite as unique as Oprah Winfrey but so what.

- No one can be a catalyst for compassion and change in the exact same way  as Mother Theresa.

And the reason why no one can do *that thing you do* in quite the same way you do it. Your own unique talent is built-in; — it’s part of your DNA. And being shy is no excuse not to use that God given talent!

Your Challenge

Your task then is to figure out what that unique talent is (I’ll bet you already have the answer)  and then sign up with Explore Talent and get going.

Once you do that with their guidance you will find your niche in things. You’ll be able to build a powerful personal brand, attract success, wealth, job satisfaction and create a sense of meaning from your professional life that most people spend years searching for.

Like everything, it starts with a first step. Go ahead! (you know you want to!) That first step is to start looking for clues about yourself and your unique talent by asking some tough questions of yourself.

I challenge you to take the first step…

By Sital Ruparelia   www.6figurecareermanagement.com

Getting proper resume help is the one step in your job search over which you have total control. It is your personal career marketing document. You will either be selected for an interview from among potentially hundreds of other candidates – or passed over; depending entirely on the strength of your resume.

The Resumes Function

The purpose of a Resume is not to get a job! Its purpose is to get an interview. The competition is fierce so the better this document is, the quicker you get hired.

Job recruiters spend approximately 15 seconds looking at each Resume. In that short time, they make a decision to place you in the “yes” pile or in the “no” pile. This decision can be based on the overall appearance of your Resume template, the format, and the three or four key selling points you have listed in your Qualifications Summary at the top of the resume.

If you make it to the “yes” pile, your resume will receive a detailed reading. From that initial pile of Resumes that come in the mail, the recruiter’s goal might be to narrow the list to only five, ten or twenty candidates who will be called for an interview. So even if you survived the first screening and made it to the stack of 20, you still have a 50/50 chance of being cut from the final selection.

Remember, this entire process happens solely on the strength of your resume. That’s why your resume format is so important. And if you survive this process, your resume then becomes the basis for your interview. The recruiter will use your resume as an outline to discuss your career history, accomplishments, and qualifications for the position she/he needs to fill at the company.

After the interview, your resume continues to represent you, as your qualifications are weighed against those of other candidates who have also made it through this interview stage. Assume that only the five or ten best and most qualified candidates were interviewed. The department heads involved will meet and discuss which candidates they want to consider. Even here, your resume plays an important role in reminding the company of your qualifications, the impression you made during the interview, etc.

Should You Write Your Own Resume?

Probably not – unless you are a skilled professional writer who can also honestly look at your own strengths and weaknesses objectively. While there are dozens of “do-it-yourself” resume books on the market, the truth is that if you do your own resume, it is being prepared by an amateur.

Does it make sense to spend four years and $40,000 to earn a college degree and then market that investment to employers with a do-it-yourself Resume? Or to have solid credentials and a salary level of $30,000, $60,000 or $100,000… and use a less than professional resume to represent you?

Think of a company like Coca-Cola. The executives who work for Coca-Cola know that product better than anyone else. Yet Coca-Cola uses a professional advertising agency to create the messages that are designed to sell us on buying Coca-Cola.

The Professional Resume Writer

Hiring a professional Resume writer serves the same purpose in selling you to a potential employer as Coca-Cola’s advertising agency. You’re getting the benefit of an expert who writes resumes every day and who knows how to present a client’s background and credentials to best advantage.

There are three options open at this point;

1. do it yourself,
2. hire a professional resume writer or
3. use resume software.

I would never recommend to even my worst enemy that they write their own resume so that leaves #2 and #3. Number 2 is the best option but costs some money, sometimes $200 – $400, however it is an investment in YOUR future.

Resume software is a less expensive and was written by professional resume writers. Resume templates and Interview help is also available. Is it equal to option #2?  Very close but not quite as good but still far ahead of writing your own resume.

I would recommend that if your budget will allow, go to the professional writer route. However if you have been out of work awhile then the #3 option makes sense. That’s why our site Resume On A Budget was created, to help people on a budget. By the way the resume software has a money back guarantee so you can’t go wrong.