5 Tips To Evergreen Your Resume

5 Tips To Evergreen Your Resume. In our Job Search series we share tips and advice to help you land your dream job.

If you’ve been sending out the same resume for a while now without getting results, then it’s time for an update. Gone are the days when you could send out a one size fits all resume to every job you apply to. But, tailoring your resume to fit every single application is time consuming and kind of meh!

We show you how to minimize time spent on tailoring your resume but still get the attention of recruiters and hiring managers.

Ditch the objective statement

It’s outdated and unnecessary. Not to mention embarrassing if you apply for a job unrelated to your career objective.

Update by adding a Career Summary

Add a Career Summary or Areas of Expertise instead. This section should be 2-4 lines and provide a summary of where you’re at in your career. Use bullet points to list 6-10 qualifications. Tip – if you’re newer to the work world you can include your expertise in the summary instead.

Ditch lengthy descriptions of your previous jobs

It’s not a per