Do you know what that number represents?

Why yes, it is the amount of time a professional bull rider must stay on his bull in a rodeo.

But that's not exactly related to writing effective resume (unless you're a professional cowboy).

Eight seconds. That's the short time span your resume has to catch the attention of a potential employer. Fifteen seconds max. Even speed dating gives you at least five minutes with each potential date!

Your resume will either be chosen as a keeper - or relegated to a pile of that will "be kept on file if a job should match your qualifications." (How often have your either heard or read those words before?)

Would you really trust that short time to a "professional" resume writer who really doesn't know you or your experiences?

Oh, many employment experts argue that a "professionally written resume" is an absolutely necessity in the competitive job market. But that just isn't so. No one understands your past accomplishments, the details of the jobs you've held, or how well you interacted with co-workers and supervisors as well as you do.

And let's face it. Not every resume writer is necessarily talented to provide you with The Resume that's going to knock the socks off your potentially new employer.

Writing your own resume is really no mystery.

But you not only know what it took to perform your tasks at your previous jobs, you also know your particular industry better than a resume writer whose industry is . . . well, resume writing.

Perhaps you already know all this - and that's exactly why you're reading this article. You've already had a person write your resume for you - and you weren't in the least bit pleased with the result. So you've decided to do it yourself.

Or perhaps you're straight out of school and this is your first experience with resumes. You're wondering if you even could write your own resume.

Then again, maybe you've been thrown back into the job market unexpectedly. Your firm is downsizing or closing altogether. And it's left you unemployed.

Whatever your reason, you're in need of a resume. And a darned good one. And you have the sense that you can write one for yourself that elicits the best of your skills. (Okay, you know you got what it takes in writing effective resume that will knock the socks right off of any potential employer!)

Well, I'm here to tell you you're absolutely right!

Come on over to my site and I'll take you step by step on how to create a highly effective resume and get the jobs of your dreams. It's so much easier than you think!

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