
Imagine yourself in an elevator -- the doors slide open and in walks the manager of the one company that you really want to work for. In the 30 seconds it will take for the elevator to reach the main floor you need to convince this person that you are someone they should be interested in. Keep in mind that the person you are talking with rides this elevator with people like you all day and every day. Choose your words carefully because once the ride is over you probably won't have another chance. That's the approach you have to take when writing your resume.
Your job history, skills and education are important but you need to make sure your resume gets read. Take that 30-second elevator talk and put it at the top of your resume. Don't turn it into a bland "career objective" statement -- let everyone else be the person "looking for a company where I can apply my skills and grow." You'll be the person with the companies looking for you.

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