I’ve been thinking about ways to make my resume stand out in a crowd, and I started thinking about infographics… and I’m still thinking about how to create a relevant infographic for my resume. But as I tinker with that I thought I share my word cloud starting point, which I created using Wordle (Admittedly this is very 2010.)
The coffee has been ground, brewed and poured. I am sitting in front of the computer scanning the job listings. Each one offers the promise of possibility for what I do next. As I start to write my cover letters it occurs to me that I wish this kind of shopping was more fun.
Let’s go downtown for one of my favorite types of shopping, clothes. As I read each job description I imagine myself as the person in the role. It really is a bit like trying on clothes. Reading the details on this one I feel like I’m wearing a fancy dress, the next is a nice tank top which would look great with jeans, and then lastly this one is more like surf wear.
If I start the process for each listing by thinking of it as a fresh new look I find that I am also keeping myself optimistic. And as I imagine each role fully if I find that I really can’t see myself wearing it, well I know I need to move on to the next listing.
I guess taking this analogy to the next level, the interview is going into the dressing room to try stuff on in front of the big three paneled mirror.
•In this outfit do I look fat or am I over-qualified.
•Do I look like I need a bigger size in this outfit or am I under-qualified.
•I love this outfit can I wear it home or this could be the perfect job for me.
Of course, in this dressing room, the mirror has a starring role and a commanding voice.
Time for Goldilocks over here to get back to writing letters to the right opportunities about why I rock .