4 Great Ways to Customize Your Resume for Different Positions

4 Great Ways to Customize Your Resume for Different PositionsAre you applying for different positions that all seem to be exactly the same, encouraging you to submit nearly the same resume over and over again? It may be tempting, but dont do it You may think you can get away with submitting carbon-copy resumes, but employers can smell them a mile away.If you are applying for very similar jobs within the same industry but among different companies and need to find ways to customize your resume, here are four ways to make subtle changes that can have a great impact on your chances of being hired.1. Change the Title/Job TargetOne way to customize your resume to the different positions youre applying for is to adjust the title/job target of your resume so that it reflects your unique skills. This works well if you are posting your resume online and want to attract slightly different recruiters and hiring managers or are submitting directly to employers.For example, if you are a registere d nurse (RN) who is skilled in cardiac medicine and experienced as a travel nurse, you may write two resumesone with the title Cardiac RN with 10 Years Experience in Diagnosis and Intervention and another titled Skilled Travel RN with 10 Years Cardiac Experience and Flexible Schedule to help you reach different audiences effectively.2. Reorder the KeywordsAnother way to customize your resume is to reorder your keywords. This is especially important if youre posting your resume online and dont want to post the same resume multiple times. But even if youre submitting resumes to different employers, its good to create unique resumeseven if youre simply shifting keywords to create subtle differences.3. Rearrange Your Bullet PointsAs you adjust your resumes for each job youre applying for, you can try rearranging your bullet points so that the most important information for that position is listed first. For instance, if you are the travel RN with cardiac experience, you could rearrange your accomplishments so that your stellar cardiac hintergrund is listed first in one resume and, in the other, your travel experience is listed first.4. Revise Your Career SummaryYour career summary is your chance to highlight moments that stand out the most in your time as a professional. You want this summary to be tailored as closely as possible to the job you want. This means its time to dig through the job posting to explore the critical requirements of the job. You want to make sure that you list your greatest moments that also mirror what the employer wants most in a candidate.Customizing your resume is a sure-fire way to get an employers attention when applying for jobs. So take time to make some subtle and not-so-subtle adjustments and see what a difference it makes in your search.For additional tips and advice on resumes and cover letters, follow GreatResume or visit our blog.