Quality Professionals, Stop Selling Yourself Short

I want a team full of characters with character.

I’ve seen a lot of resumes for quality professionals and probably 99.9% start exactly the same. First section, a listing of every acronym, regulation section, standard number and compliance jargon from the industry you’ve worked.

BORING!

This might get you past the Human Resources Application Tracking Software, even the recruiter, but the hiring manager is going to zip right past it and look for something of substance.

NEXT!

Personally, I might not even get past the first page before clicking “Not a fit” and moving on. Your awareness of, familiarity with and expertise in all of these standards, regulations and methodologies doesn’t tell me anything about you. That’s a damn shame. You are more than a collection of documents you’ve read, powerpoint presentations you’ve struggled through, lackluster trainings you’ve paid for and PDF’s you Crtrl+F’d to get an answer.

I want to know what makes you tick. What are your dreams and desires? What are your big goals? How do you want to make an impact? What makes your mindset, approach and attitude unique? How do you solve BIG problems?

Sell me the best version of you so that I immediately click, “Set up phone screen” and start thinking of ways to convince you to come work with me.

Honestly, I want the feeling that I’ll need level up my leadership game to make your dreams a success. I want team members that want the best for themselves and challenge me to be better.

So, sell yourself hard. Be open and honest about who you are, what you want and where you want to go. The likelihood of you ending up in an environment you’ll flourish will increase dramatically.

And if you really want to, you can put your industry jargon salad at the bottom of your resume in fine print for the algorithms. I won’t judge.