Career Cohort

Think Like an Employer: Using Job Descriptions to Guide Your Resume

Listen Later

Do you want to enhance your resume to increase your chances of getting hired? A field-tested tactic I use with my clients to achieve this goal is using job descriptions as a guide.


By understanding the specific skills and experience that employers are looking for, you can tailor your resume to better match their needs and improve your chances of landing an interview.

In this episode, I'll explain how you can:

  • Tailor your resume to your target role by searching for 1-3 job descriptions and analyzing the skills and qualifications they're looking for.
  • Identify key skills in job descriptions to highlight on your resume.
  • Craft your resume in a way that aligns with the job descriptions to stand out, while avoiding simple word packing.
  • Include specific examples of how you've demonstrated the skills and qualifications required in the job descriptions in your resume.

    • By the way, if you’d like to get tips like this more frequently, I spend a lot of time on LinkedIn. Please do connect with me. You can find me at ⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/emilysfwong⁠⁠. Please let me know if you heard me on this podcast, and let me know if there’s a topic you’d like me to cover.

    You can also sign up for my monthly newsletter if you go to my website, ⁠⁠www.wordsofdistinction.net⁠⁠.

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    Career CohortBy Emily Wong
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5

    5

    23 ratings