Why your resume needs to stand out

Posted by Kempsey Resume on 28 Apr 2025

Are you currently on the job hunt? If so, you know how competitive the current job market is. Companies are constantly looking for the ideal person to be part of their workforce, it can be difficult to stand out from the crowd – particularly if your resume looks like everyone else’s.

Key Takeaways

  • In the current competitive job market, having an impressive resume is the best way to make yourself stand out.
  • A well-written resume shows credibility and professionalism even before you make contact with an employer in person.
  • Make your resume more tailored to what you are asked to do and emphasize your achievements instead of listing the tasks.
  • Choose a professional design instead of flashy templates or bright colors.
  • The feedback of your peers and career professionals can boost your chances of being noticed.
  • A strong resume can make sure yours ends up in the management of hiring managers and recruiters who are making decisions that could drastically impact your future career direction.

Introduction

The first step to finding an employment opportunity is to put together a professional resume that highlights your experience, skills and qualifications. With hundreds of applicants arriving for every job posting, you need to figure out how to create a resume shine. In this post we’ll go over the reasons why it’s essential that your resume stand apart from others.

It is important to have an attractive Resume

Your resume should reflect the value you provide to the table as an employee. If it doesn’t make an immediate impression on the manager hiring or recruiter who reads it, then you might not even be called to an interview. Here are some reasons why your resume must be noticed:

1. Professional Image

A well-crafted resume establishes the credibility of your resume as well as professionalism before you meet with a potential employer face-to-face.

2. First Impression

There is never a second chance to make a first impression. Your top quality and meticulously designed document will help create brand recognition that will help you in the future.

3. Helps Employers Remember You

The unique and compelling CV will help recruiters find specific points that they’ll remember about you as they review the resumes. You stand out others candidates that submit CV in word format.

How Can Your Resume stand out?

Now that we’ve identified the reasons why having a great resume is important, let’s talk about ways that one can improve their CV:

1. Customize Your Resume for The job

Hiring Managers get a ton of documents. You need to tailor yours specifically to meet what they’re looking for, so they don’t waste time figuring which one best suits their company culture etc.

2. Highlight Your Highlight Your

Do not just record the tasks you perform; instead, highlight your achievements instead of tasks when possible. Make use of statistics and figures to demonstrate the impact you made in the previous positions you held.

3. Choose A Professional Design

Although selecting the most professional style may sound like a no-brainer people typically will send resumes with different colors or templates they designed using Microsoft Word – this makes it look less professional.

Additional Information

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