This is Stevea Robbins. Welcome to the Get It Done Guys, quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

In our first episode on writing resumes, we explored bigger picture resume strategy, the need to tell the story of how they'll benefit from having you around,

the need to customize your resume for each employer, and the need to delay sending

in a resume as long as humanly possible. Today, we're going to plunge into the mysterious

thicket of the resume organization itself. People read from start to finish. Imagine a hiring

manager named Bo. Bo is a busy person who needs to find someone

who can be an insanely great team member, think outside the box when necessary, and of course

be content in what is largely going to be a rote, meaningless job devoid of challenge,

excitement, or any real substance. There's a stack of 50 resumes on the desk, and only 10 minutes

to read them all because who actually plans their time to include enough time to handle recruiting related tasks? If you want that job, your resume must immediately say, Bo? Bo. You really want to meet me. You really do. Give me a call. Let's do lunch. Bo is going to scan the resumes. Scanning isn't

reading. Scanning is looking at the job titles, the first few words of the first few bullet

points, and deciding whether this resume can be disqualified or not. Only if the resume passes the

scan, will it get read in detail. Your resume must seduce, and it must do it by scanning.

Use a summary, not an objective. Let's start at the top. Many people include an objective section.

Objectives do not seduce. Your resume tells the story of how you will help them, not the story of what you want.

Bo doesn't care what your objective is.

Sad but true, so don't include it.

If you want a powerful lead-in section to your resume, maybe because you have to fill some extra white space,

include a summary section with the three or four points that you want them to remember

about why their life will be so much better with you there. And then the rest of your resume... Include a summary section with the three or four points that you want them to remember about

why their life will be so much better with you there, and then the rest of your resume gives

evidence of that point. Summary, I'll expand your company into new markets. My negotiating

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