Make sure you can back up your resume at the interview.
A potential employer may spend only seconds glancing at your resume before throwing it in the recycling bin. If you are applying for a competitive position, chances are the same person looking at your resume must look at hundreds of other resumes in the same workday. A guerilla resume is one that stands out from the rest in style, presentation and detail. If your resume stands out in a negative way, however, your efforts may backfire. A guerilla resume must be targeted to the position while allowing your personality and strengths to shine.
Instructions
1. Study the position you are applying for. Visit the company's website, read a list of duties and expectations, and know the minimum qualifications. Write down how and why you meet these expectations, and how you rise above them as well. You can do this in shorthand, bullet-point notes for easy reference.
2. Organize your list. For every skill the company requests in a candidate, write down one complimentary personality trait you possess, one relevant job experience that makes you qualified, and if possible, one relevant job or extracurricular experience that makes you stand out.
3. Make a list of numbers for every fact you stated as your qualifications. For example, if you wrote "Recruited new volunteers to the Youth Outreach program", put beside it "34 new volunteers". In the resume, this point will read "Recruited 34 new volunteers to the Youth Outreach program". These numbers must be accurate.
4. Write a rough draft of your objective, which will head the resume. Keep your first draft to a short paragraph, no more than three or four sentences. Your objective should state what you are looking for and what you can bring to the company, such as, "A part-time data entry position utilizing strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills" from Sample Resume Objective.
5. Take the strongest words from the first draft of your objective and bring the statement down to one sentence. Try several arrangements of your first draft and pick the one you like most.
6. Create your profile, which will go after your objective. Take the list you organized in step 2 and create a "How" and "Example" bullet-point list. The "How" list should include job experience that qualifies you for the position, such as "Drive marketing and delivery." The "Example" list gives examples of each "How" statement, such as "Created company blog and attracted over 3,000 supporters".
7. Write a profile sentence to go above your "How" and "Example" list. Look at your bullet points for inspiration. The profile sentence is a concise statement that defines your experience and qualifications, such as "Fifteen years' experience in both the technical and business aspects of the technology industry, with a demonstrated ability to deliver" from Guerrilla Job Hunting.
8. Write a career driver statement. This statement should sum up why you are passionate about working in this industry, such as "Leading and motivating teams to solve real customer issues with quality products".
9. Create a special skills section. Take the extracurricular list and any important skills you could not fit in your "How" list from step 2. Present these as bullet points in this fashion: "Delivery - meet fixed appointments at all costs." This example would correlate with the special ability to meet hard deadlines. Include up to seven bullet points in this list.
10. Finish with job history and education history. Concisely list relevant job experience, the dates you worked at each company, and your title. Keep each job to one line, such as: "Projects Leader - Technology (R&D) Organization, zzzzz, 1983 -- '90," from Guerrilla Job Hunting. For education history, list the degree earned, the school name and the years of attendance.
11. Edit your resume down to one page. Eliminate all useless words that do not drive the message. Write your full name and contact information in an upper-corner of the resume. Keep your fonts and text formatting simple, such as Times New Roman or Helvetica, 12 to 14 point font.
