Blog Post: Use New Templates--Here's Where to Find Them

From the employers stand point, you had a limitless amount of time and resources to produce a one page (for some of you, two page) document.  The product you give to an employer should be as close to perfection as you can get regarding wording, typesetting, of course grammar and spelling, and content.

Never use the Microsoft Word 2003 templates for your resume.  Word 2003 has 4 templates that have been used and over-used.

Instead, try Microsoft Word 2007.  The 2007 version has well over a hundred resume templates with more being added all the time.  Find the templates the same way you would on Word 2003, but then enjoy the variety.  These templates are uploaded by users and various companies.  Download them and plug your information in.

This is an easy way to ensure your resume does not look like everyone else’s, which is key to convincing someone that you are an experienced professional.

Two words of caution: don’t get too used to these new templates.  As more people find them, more people will use them, and over time these templates will become over-used as well.  But, for the moment, enjoy the resource. 

Second, do not pay attention to the actual content of the resume.  The content is written by the person that uploaded the template.  The over-whelming majority of the resumes are horrible examples of what an employer expects to see. 

Use the templates.  Disregard the actual content.  Let us know if you need additional help.

We are offering a FREE seminar on July 8 th to review the current trends in what employers expect in resume writing and what employers are asking during interviews.  To sign up, visit http://www.careerdevelopmentaz.com/seminar.html.  There’s no cost and you’ll get hand-outs on everything discussed.

As always, good luck in your search!