For the past 10 years, I've worked in sales. It all started when I was 19 and looking for a part-time job to support myself while I was attending university. Eventually that part-time job turned into a full-time position, and the next thing I knew I was promoted to store manager. Three years later, I was a regional manager. Now it's a full 10 years since I accepted the position and I'm now the VP of Sales for the Northeast.
While I was proud of my ability to rise throughout the company, I never intended on working in sales full-time. I studied human resources and never once had the opportunity to flex my skills in organizational behavior. I was 29, almost 30, and I knew that I didn't want to work in sales throughout my 30s.
I began looking for new jobs, but there was one glaring problem. My resume was completely outdated. I'd not updated my resume since I was 19 and therefore had nothing to show to any prospective employer. As I frantically scrolled through resume templates, I grew anxious over how much work was ahead of me. After hours of digging, I happened upon a website that seemed to be the answer to my problems.
I knew that I would need an expert to help me out, especially if I was applying for a job in human resources. Luckily, I found TopResume. TopResume is the world's leading resume-writing service and the easiest way to create custom and unique resumes that tell your story. I went on to their website and saw that I could upload my resume and receive a free expert review. Given that this was my first time working with any sort of resume-writing service, I really appreciated how easy the site was to use.
After submitting my resume, I got matched with an expert writer named Melissa. Obviously, Melissa and every other TopResume writer is a wiz when it comes to human resources, recruiting, and career coaching. These writers are sourced across the United States and are certified in over 65 industries. She told me that she knew exactly what type of language would make me stand-out and how I should leverage my experience in sales and apply it to human resources.
We figured out which of my skills were the most transferable and built a story around my experience with clients and managing large teams of people. Once we figured out the content, Melissa recommended that I reformat my resume and add a few keywords to optimize it for Applicant Tracking Systems. Apparently, these algorithms filter resumes based on keywords and experience. I had no idea this even existed! Melissa told me that if I couldn't get passed the ATS, then there was no point in updating my resume.
Once everything was finished, I felt ready to conquer my job search. Melissa wished me luck told me not to worry since TopResume had a guarantee that I would receive a free re-write of my resume if I wasn't receiving twice as many interviews within 60 days. It was a huge vote of confidence and left me feeling excited to begin the next stage of my life.
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