I couldn’t see how this would help me market myself correctly. Jobs with the same title for different companies — or even groups within the same company — are all slightly different.

Thanks for the information on “the other side of the story.”

Thanks for supporting

As a hiring manager, I’m absolutely dying to find the right candidate and end a particular job search. Every day that a position goes unfilled is a day of lost revenue and opportunity (and usually more work for me and others). Everytime an interview begins I’m secretly hoping that, yes, this is the candidate that will demonstrate convincingly that they have the experience and skills to reliably solve my problems. I’m dying to meet the candidate that has researched the Company and the position in detail and has thoughtfully presented a tailored case for getting the job done….how can they uniquely do the job?

It rarely happens.

So your counsel on the “tailored resume” is a very good one. It requires a careful reading of the spec and a ton of homework. And, assuming an invite to interview, should definitely be carried over into the personal discussions as well.

The hiring team really wants the “pain of the search” to end as fast as reasonably possible. The “tailored” approach you advocate for applicants makes that much more likely to happen!

Thanks!