How to write a Digital marketing resume

Wednesday 18 March 2015

How to write a Digital marketing resume



Digital marketers although very talented in creating social media marketing campaigns, catchy ads and branding messages, still find it difficult to market themselves. This is the story of numerous digital marketers who are missing out on great job opportunities just because they lack a killer resume to get them noticed and hired. You can also see online resumesamples for freshers related to digital marketing and that will help you to write a resume.


How to write a good marketing resume that will get hirers to notice you?
It is somewhat ironic that digital marketers, who are an expert at promoting brands and selling products and services, find it difficult to promote themselves. Turning the spotlight inwards can be a bit difficult in this case. But the skill of being able to write a killer resume is a highly essential one for all digital marketers. 
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So to help you write a remarkable resume that will provide you the leverage to rise from the stack of thousands of other applicants, here are the few secrets to effective digital marketing resume writing:

1.     Firstly, recognize your target audience before writing your resume

Just like in the case of a marketing campaign the key note of information required is to identify who the target audience is. Similarly in this case it is important to know who the resume is mainly targeted towards. This helps the other allied decisions to fall into place almost automatically. Before beginning to write your resume, consider who will be reading it and what do they want to know. It will help shape your message to the recruiter if you understand what is important to them and what they are looking for. First research about the company you want to work for to know what they want. Is it a small startup firm looking to leverage with the amazing power of social media? Or is it a big firm with already a well adjusted digital marketing team in place? Research about the environment of the firm. Whether it is an entrepreneurial one or an energetic one? Whether it is structured or traditional in its working? These are some important information that you will need to form the perfect picture of a certain company and only then you can customize your message to them through your resume. Knowing this information will help you to decide which particular words to put in and traits and skills to highlight and which part of your relevant experience will be of maximum interest to the hirer.


2.     Explain what makes your digital marketing value proposition

it is important for writing a resume in any field of work to let the reader know how valuable you are to their company. They want to know what is unique about your skill-set that they will not find in any other person. This is something highly important in case of digital marketing resume writing. In order to determine ones value proposition, it is advised that you think about what makes you different from your contemporaries in this field. Do you have a unique knack of creating persuasive videos? Or is it your catchy headline creating skill that sets you apart? Do you have an in-depth knowledge of marketing analytics like no other? Whatever it may be it is important that you explain what makes you unique and to set this value proposition of yours in alignment with the current position you are applying for.

3.     Put order and structure to your message in the resume

Although computers do the initial job of scanning through a resume and selecting it for the initial steps. But then there are real human beings reading through ones resume. And it is evident that they will get annoyed or bored and may not want peruse through the contents of an interesting piece of paper. Certain things like, not putting ones employment records in chronological order or paragraph long job descriptions don’t excite recruiters. It is advisable to keep the length of your resume short, not more than one page. According to recent studies, it takes only about 6 seconds for a recruiter to decide whether they like our resume or not. So it is evident that they will not over to the second page if they don’t like it. Also pay close attention to the formatting of the resume. The resume is your advertisement to the hirer, so one needs to display a clear cut image of their capabilities to give their recruiters an idea about their work. But also it is advised not to stray too far away from traditional formatting rules as then it becomes utterly confusing for hirers to understand your resume. 

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