New M.B.A. Gets New Resume

New M.B.A. Gets New ResumeNew M.B.A. Gets New ResumeAfter receiving her masters degree, Roe Polczynski needed help graduating her mid-level resume to an executive-level spotlight.Its simple math Smaller towns breed fewer jobs, especially at the director level and above. Whats more, people who have those jobs dont tend to leave them, according to Rosemary Polczynski, who lives in a small town in rural upstate New York.To up the ante, she recently completed an MBA program. But it took a third feier to graduate her mid-level resume to her new rank in society.A Band-Aid fixAfter she finished her masters degree this spring, Polczynski simply added her latest school information to her old resume a document that went back at least 12 years and hadnt been updated in any major way.After a month of circulating her old resume without responses, she ventured down to her undergraduate college and met with a job counselor who told her that her resume welches perfect and needed no changes or updat es.Polczynski was skeptical, however when she joined Ladders, she decided to try out the companys free resume critique. It was respectful, but it was also blunt and extremely honest about why it was so poorly done and outdated, Polczynski said. My old resume wasnt telling anyone what I was really talented at in my career.After working with 20-year career coach and certified professional resume writer Gary Nelson, Polczynski saw how to put her new absatzwirtschaft knowhow to work.Its funny how I have been marketing products and services in my career, but I didnt realize I needed to be marketing myself in my resume, Polczynski said.Polczynskis old resume was a typical grocery list of titles, dates and descriptions. It included a few accomplishments but nothing that stood out visually or thematically, Nelson stressed.What did she do? What did she want to do? Nelson asked. Recruiters and I would know, as I used to be one want documents that are easy to navigate and easy to scan either in a machine or with their eyes. Rosemarys needed a full makeover.After receiving Polczynskis detailed worksheet and having a conversation with her about her immediate and long-term career goals, Nelson got to work. With new information in hand, he bolstered Polczynskis profile, emphasizing her new MBA and a summary of her distinct marketing, public relations and communications skills. He also added a structured core competencies list with key industry words. In addition, Nelson reorganized her work-experience section by spelling out the results shed achieved.Putting a face with a nameNelson also focused the document Polczynskis personal strengths in the workplace.Shes a giver and strong diplomat, Nelson said. Her character is important to her, and I wanted to make sure it came across in the resume.I love everything about this new resume, Polczynski said. Its impactful, and it describes me and who I am at the job to a tee. It captures my strengths as a worker and as a person.Im rea lly comfortable with this document, she said. There are no more question marks or concerns anymore. I have something really strong I can use and tweak as needed.