How to Write Your Resume Like a Salesperson, with Claire Davis

Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job

Mac's List

Careers, Business

4.8 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

What does your resume look like? Is it a list of your experience by year, followed by a summary of your past responsibilities? If that sounds familiar, it’s time to adopt a new strategy. Find Your Dream Job guest Claire Davis is here to share why your resume needs to sell you to the hiring manager. Claire explains that selling yourself is simply showing how your skills and experience are the answer to the company’s problems. Instead of focusing on your accomplishments, focus on how you were able to get results for your past employers based on the skills you possess. About Our Guest: Claire Davis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairemdavis/) is a career consultant and the founder of Traction Resume. (http://www.tractionresume.com/) Resources in This Episode: Would you like to improve your resume in 30 minutes? Head over to Claire’s website at www.tractionresume.com/ to learn how. ((http://www.tractionresume.com/)) From our Sponsor: Find Your Dream Job is brought to you by TopResume.(http://macslist.org/topresume) Top Resume has helped more than 400,000 professionals land more interviews and get hired faster. Get a free review of your resume today from one of Top Resume’s expert writers. (http://macslist.org/topresume) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.1	That's PLA-U-D. This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life.
1:22.0	I'm your host, Mack Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max List. It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career.
1:31.0	Every Wednesday, I talk to a different expert about the tools you need to get the work you want.
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