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When you go from a resume filled with flat statements like this, "Managed branch office, supervised staff and directed sales activities," ... to a resume filled with impressive statements like: "Managed Branch Operations generating revenues of $2.5 million with responsibility for supervising a staff of up to 25 Sales Representatives and administrative personnel" your confidence takes a big jump and this new-found confidence promotes success in all areas of your job search including your interviews!

Such changes can occur in anyone's resume whether they are an executive, a secretary, a laborer or a licensed professional by using the 12 Questions (which have about 60 sub-questions) to pull out and describe top skills.

Here's a great testimonial from Linda Philp, a placement specialist for a leading high-tech firm, who uses the strategies in my Increase Salaries booklets; as a result she's been able to substantially increase the placement of her staff in a competitive, high-growth industry. Linda has achieved this success because she coaches the employees she sends out on interviews and teaches them how to create resumes that have powerful design and content. In turn this increases their confidence and wins employers during interviews.

I have increased revenues 400% in the last two years due to my ability to recruit and hire exemplary employees. The strategies in Regina's book have aided me in assisting my field employees in creating powerful resumes and presenting themselves in an effective way. This has resulted in better jobs and higher salaries leading to future growth in a world leading industry. I recommend this book to anyone who is unemployed or looking for a better job!      Linda Philp, CTS, CPC, Onsite Staffing Specialist

$9,000 Salary Increase
The first resume workshop in this site shows how Fran's after resume resulted in a $9,000 salary increase.  Fran wanted a $33,000 Corporate Customer Representative job but her resume created an image of her being at a $20,000 to 24,000 salary level -- that's $9,000 to $13,000 beneath her goal.

What Level Does Your Resume Market You At?
If you are curious to see what level your resume is marketing you at … then be sure to read and use the graphing techniques in my first workshop.  By graphing the job titles used in Fran's resume it's easy to see why her resume failed … and once you understand this … you will understand why the majority of resumes fail.  You'll then understand how to analyze your job titles and see if you are better off using them or replacing them with skill headings that market you more effectively. 

Most People Have Job Titles that Weaken Their Image
I estimate that at least 85% of all job seekers have job titles unrelated to their current career goals … and that they are much better off using skill headings rather than job titles to land higher salaries and double and triple their interview rates.

For example, Fran had been a Directory Operator but in most people's minds that doesn't sound like she's at the level of a Corporate Customer Representative making $33,000 … that's because most people don't view directory operators as providing true customer service.  Most people say that Directory Operator sounds like someone making only $20,000.  However, by using the 12 Questions in my Proven Resumes Series, Fran wrote a new description of her duties as a Directory Operator that described her being selected out of 100 Directory Operators to provide specialized Customer Service to the Governor's Office and Political Dignitaries in the Washington State Capitol … now that information begins to change our image of Fran doesn't it?  That makes her sound much more like someone being able to command $33,000. 

Which sounds like a better match for the $33,000 Corporate Customer Service Representative goal… her old job title of Directory Operator  … or a skill heading like Customer Service Representative to State of Washington Account.  In Fran's actual resume we used the heading of Customer Service Representative but you can see how you can play with skill headings to control and elevate your image … this is one strategy I explain in detail with examples throughout my book, Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased Salaries, and one of the strongest things I can offer you as a resume writer … just in case you don't have the time or patience to write your own.

Going from 0% to 100% Interview Rate
By using skill headings that matched her goal, Fran went from a 0% interview rate to a 100% interview rate -- meaning none of her prior resumes had landed an interview but her new resume landed an interview for each position she applied for.

Click here to learn other ways we improved Fran's resume and landed her a job paying $9,000 more click here to read my first set of resume workshops!  If you've entered my site via this page, be sure to go to my home page for an overview of more than 60 Free Resume & Job Search Workshops that include tons of Resume Tips for 45 Career Fields, Job Search, Electronic Resume, Cover Letter, Interviewing, Networking and Confidence Building strategies. 

The testimonials at the top of this page and throughout my site describe salary increases ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 and more.  Here's one of my most recent ones: 

In Summary
On the surface resume writing seems like it should be such a simple thing, yet there are many factors that go into creating a truly effective resume. My materials and top strategies have been developed by spending more than 12,000 hours counseling job seekers and hearing from them what has worked to achieve successes like these:

Job seekers need complete before and after resume examples to fully understand and apply the design and content concepts we've discussed above. Such examples are provided in my newest booklet, Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased Salaries and Changed Lives!

I recommend that you purchase this booklet so that you can get the full benefit and knowledge of creating a resume that instantly directs an employer's eye path and provides content that convinces employers to interview you!

Click the titles of each booklet below for detailed descriptions of all of the tools that are provided in my books so that you can design a great resume and write powerful content. Now let's move to the next workshop, and you'll get a sneak preview of the 6 Steps I use to create powerful skill based and chronological resumes. But ... remember this is just a snippet from only one chapter of 32 pages from my Increase Salaries booklets which total more than 200 pages)!