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Despite all the bad news, people are getting hired. Recently we posted an article reprinted from CNN on 13 companies (by name) that were hiring. The news services are not reporting a lot on these things because good news does not sell.

Yet the days of putting your resume up on Monster.com and waiting for the phone to ring are over. People who are getting hired are putting together an aggressive plan. So here are the core ingredients that make up a successful job search.

Get Your Resume Done Professionally

Unless you have written a lot of resumes and understand the significance of keyword density and crafting value propositions, this is the best investment you can make. Your resume is your most important document in your career. That’s why we emphasize the importance of having it written by a professional.  Having a resume written by someone who does this for a living will give you a competitive advantage over the others. Employers receive hundreds and you need the competitive edge that a professional resume writer will give you. 

A good professional resume writer will craft your resume that distinguishes you from everyone else. They know the keywords, formats, skills and performance metrics for your industry and they know the kinds of resumes you are competing with. If you write your own resume, at best it will be a 5-6 on a 10-scale and that is just not good enough in this market. Having a professional writer will slash weeks from your job search and pay for itself in your first paycheck. According to About Jobs.com 77% of professionally written resumes get immediate contact from recruiters.

Ref. Aboutjobs.com