Halo Effect and your Resume

Want a killer resume?? First go ahead and kill the HALO EFFECT

Never heard of it?? Okay let me explain - start by deleting your name from the resume Delete your email and phone Delete that LinkedIn and other social links Delete those company names now Delete the title now Delete the alma mater’s name you’re so proud of

Now what’s left? probably not much

Now read the content - would you hire this person? You would be surprised by how many resume’s entire value crumbles without those shiny distractions and well the person in question has a serious problem to deal with now.

Want to know the GOLD standard of resume benchmarking for self? After you do the halo exercise - Your content should hit like a sledgehammer. You content should scream - VISUALISED - like you saying - here - visualise how I work, what value I bring to the table. VERIFIED - like you saying - here - look at my results and outcome. Go ahead and verify them - I walk my talk. AND THE ABOVE TWO - should stay - UNIQUELY UNIQUE TO YOU.

Want to go even more advanced -> do this -> If you have 5 jobs on your resume, delete the 2 oldest ones. If you have 5 bullet points for each job you had, delete 2 of the least impactful bullet points. Now think - would someone still hire you?

It’s going to be a tough reality check, it will HURT But I bet it’s going to be worth it Dig deep, rebuild, and while at it - maybe do some soul-searching