Does Your Resume Tell the Right Story?

To get a job, you need to sell yourself, and your story is crucial to getting hired. The CEO of Korn Ferry urges you to think about your resume as a story about your experience, and this story should show clear progression (ideally leading up to the job you are applying for!).  When hiring managers reads your resume, they should get:

1. How your skills broadened. Pick which skills you want to highlight, and then show how they grew. You could have started in technology transactions, and then picked up product counseling and data privacy, for example. Or you were a litigator who moved into investigations/FCPA work.
2. How your work increased in impact. Show how your work has scaled in complexity. Include metrics, e.g., managing bigger teams, larger matters, greater budgets, etc.

Your resume is not a litany of bland work responsibilities. Instead, it should tell a story that resonates with the manager. Identify your themes, and support them with facts. Without thinking through these themes first, your resume will have NO story or a disjointed one.