The following article came from a recent MAPP newsletter. I highly recommend that you take this free test.
Maybe it’s due to all the layoffs in the news, but lately I’ve
been getting emails from members asking how they can use MAPP to
update their resume. Let me respond by sharing how one of our
members did it.
Nancy wanted a job that she would enjoy. She realized that if a
job offered what she was already motivated to do, then the odds
were high that she’d love it. She also knew that the key was a
resume that reflected her motivations as well as her accomplishments.
Here’s how she did it.
First, she went through her MAPP and highlighted her top six traits;
the ones with the highest scores. Here’s what she found:
Change and variety: accept, utilize, cause change
Provide service dedicated to the interest of others
Literary and/or communicative orientation
Supervise: plan, manage work activity of others
Mentor: size up people, personalities, motives
Creative literary, communicative ability
Next she wove these traits into a Summary for the top of her resume.
When she was finished she was delighted. For the first time in her life
she was able to describe both what she enjoys and does best. She also
knew that if these traits weren’t important to an employer,
she would probably be bored in the position. Here’s Nancy Summary:
A goal-oriented professional who willingly accepts responsibility
for planning, assigning and supervising work activities. Thrives on
change and knows how to capitalize on it. Personal satisfaction
comes from helping others and uses strong communication skills to
express ideas, key concepts, growth and gain in the lives of others
and interacting with customers.
Finally, she turned her attention to the accomplishments listed in
the body of her resume. She made sure that they validated and
reinforced the traits mentioned in her Summary.
Friends told her that this type of resume wouldn’t appeal to every
hiring manager. That’s exactly what she was counting on. She didn’t
want any job. She wanted a job that was a good fit for her. And that
is what she got!
We learned from Nancy’s lead. If a Motivational Summary section on
her resume helped her land a job that she loves, other people, like
you, may find it useful too. By taking your top 6 motivations, we can
create a Motivational Qualities Report designed so that you can copy
and paste the statements onto the top of your resume. The Motivational
Qualities Report is complimentary with the purchase of the Career Seeker
or Executive Packages. Upgrade to one of these packages now.
http://www.assessment.com
Try it! Use your Motivational Qualities Report to create a great resume.
These packages also include additonal tests so you can further evaluate
your career path.
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4 comments:
On a similar but different note, I want a second job, possibly in security. Any advice?
My first inclination is to say, "Don't!" Security is a low-status, low-paying, thankless job.
If something goes missing, security is at the top of the suspects' list, because they carry the keys to everything.
Many, if not most, industries that employ security do so because insurance companies require it. To avoid liability, they do not want their security armed, yet they do not hesitate to put their security people in dangerous situations when such occasions arise.
Life-threatening situations, arise often enough for the canny officer to realize he is under-trained and under-supported -- often one officer on a shift, with no backup.
Last time I checked, each year about as many security officers die in the line of duty as police officers. The police officer's family gets a funeral at public expense, often with bagpipes. Then there's insurance and a widow's pension.
The security officer's family gets perfunctory condolences, and maybe $10K insurance. The next day an ad appears in paper: "Security officer wanted."
People often view security guards as losers and wannabes. If you work at night, no matter how you fight to stay awake, they will assume you sleep on the job.
If you go into security, many of your fellow officers will live down to the popular perception, thus justifying that perception in the minds of many.
Over the course of more than 20 years, I worked security jobs to support my family while pursuing a ministerial career in small, struggling churches and other ministries.
In most of my jobs, I was promoted to a supervisory position, and in one where I was not promoted, my boss had me writing policy & procedures for him. The added responsibilities of hiring, firing scheduling and supervising came at a pay level that often did not match the client company's starting pay for their workers.
At this age and stage of my life, I wish I had developed more marketable skills in another line of work.
Although I wish I could find the right words to dissuade you from becoming a security officer, there are security-related occupations that I might recommend to someone wanting to enter the field.
One is the security alarms business (installation, sales or management); also, executive protection (high-class bodyguard)pays decently, but requires specialized training.
Then there are security consultants who assess clients' security needs, make recommendations (CCTV, lighting, fences,locks & hardware, etc.)
Finally, there are IT security specialists. For this you would probably need high-level computer skills.
Better yet, take the MAPP test & see if there is a niche that fits you interests & motivations. That would be an ideal 2nd job & a fallback career position, in case your present job melts into the fiscal mist.
Wow...ah well, to be honest I want any second job, and just have an interest in security somewhat....
BTW, thank you. :-)
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