Resume writing is all about details and flexibility

There's nothing wrong about being bullish about your job hunting, opting for sending your resume to various companies instead of speaking to the managers (or recruiters) on your network. You're limiting your options, though. If you're still insistent on coming up with your resume, then remember that there's no such thing as a good resume (or a bad resume for that matter). Details will lead to a call sooner than you're hoping for. You must also be flexible in your approach (to resume writing). This is the second time you encounter that word, and it's not hard to figure out the reasons.

Think about your travel plans, where you'll have more fun if you won't stick to your itinerary. After all, many factors (in traveling) are beyond your control. (If you still don't have a clue, then you might not have boarded a plane at all. Otherwise, you haven't experienced a flight delay.) How about your routine? If you're contented with being a boring individual, then no one is forcing you to change it. Otherwise, ponder on what you can gain if you try to make a change in it. If you're serious about fitness, then you should know that you need a high degree of motivation to stick with the same set of exercise for months, if not years. You must be a remarkable person or you're smart to inject some variety into your fitness program. We're getting far away from the subject matter, though.

Resume writing will force you to spend a longer time that you normally allot to it. You're heading in the right direction. Here are the following things to consider:

Create a resume template that you can modify when you need it. You can search for it, you can make one yourself. This structure highlights your core skills, which you must break into bullet points. The recruiter will be able to get the message right away while you won't spend a longer time in modifying it when you're looking at other companies. You might wonder if these across-the-niche skills will give you the edge or not. Let's put it this way: The recruiters will see something that you haven't seen all this time. You only need one wide-eyed recruiter (or boss).

Pay attention to every requirement. No two things are the same, which also applies to twins as well. In resume writing, this can refer to requirement(s) that must be included in that important paper. (And you have it all along.) These requirements are there, but it won't be noticed by the recruiters right away. Last but not the least, out-of-the-ordinary requirements that you won't give a second thought. All of these will prompt you to look through the ad again (and again), making sure that you really understand what you're looking at. Remember not to place it on the bottom of your one-page resume (or the second page).

Don't resort to cutting. This has nothing to do with you, but rather the unfounded fear of most companies that active job applicants aren't as good as the passive employees. If you don't have any gaps in your employment history, then you don't have to shorten your information in your resume. (Don't make it too long, though. Think about the time.) If you need to do a makeover, then start from the original template. It won't make the outcome more confusing to you and the recruiter(s).