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1. Why can't Agency
Recruiters write their
own resumes?
Charlotte Flatley
International Recruitment Specialist

2. Introduction
As an Owner of both a resume writing and Recruitment to Recruitment (Rec2Rec)
business I see countless resumes every day and what I always find amazing is
how many poorly written agency recruitment resumes there are!
Surely, I figure, as experts in the field we should be advising and coaching our
candidates on how best to represent them on paper (considering this is often the
first chance you get to make a first impression) yet amazingly when it comes to
Recruiters own resumes more often than not they are lacking.
Resume representation is key to every person (especially us Recruiters!) looking
for a new opportunity so below is my top tips for Agency Recruiters on how best to
represent themselves on paper.

3. Facts & Figures
It is essential to provide for every recruitment position detailed
figures on –
— KPIs – daily, weekly, monthly, whatever it is you are held
accountable to.
— Placement figures – how many temp/contract workers you
have out at present or permanent placements you have made
year to date.
— Revenue Figures – the all-important $$. This is the most
important aspect to include as potential employers will want
to know what the above efforts have translated to in regards
to billings. Be it weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly they want
to know what success you have had and how much money you
made for the business.

4. Key Achievements
This can include a range of things such as key
business development wins, sales awards/incentives
won, promotions etc.
Don’t be shy, if you have stood for a reason and been
recognized for it then highlight it here!

5. Job Description
Each and every role should have a job description,
there is nothing more frustrating than seeing a blank
section or worse, the simple words “same as below”.
This devalues the importance of the role and no two
roles are exactly identical.
There will be similarities but each role will be different
be it the desk you recruited for, the team size, the
company, the location, whether it was permanent
recruitment, temp/contract or hybrid etc. It is
important to make each role look important – after
your entire resume is about selling yourself.

6. Relevant Prior Experience and
Hobbies
Key to all agency recruitment positions are core skill
sets and personality traits such as perseverance,
determination, dedication, confidence and self-motivation
and many of these can be demonstrated through
other positions and hobbies.
Naturally aligned is any type of previous sales
experience as well as extracurricular sports that are
competitive in nature so these are great extra selling
points to include on your CV.

7. Reasons for Leaving
Normally I would recommend going through this in interview as
providing the story of the evolution of your career can often
quell any hesitations but sometimes to get to that interview
stage you need to provide some context.
If you have had however multiple job moves this is best
expressed after the key achievements, facts and figures (I
recommend having these as bullet points separate to the job
description or brief paragraphs) or in a separate document.
— This way should the Hiring Manager be interested in your
resume, but concerned/see red flags with the lack of tenure,
and wanting more details they can read the reasoning around
how you got to where you are today.

8. Not Recommended
— Waffle – Make sure it is short, sharp and concise with all
information being relevant, factual or assisting in selling
yourself. Most CVs should be no more than about 3
pages.
— Long winded career profiles – This should be a brief
paragraph/synopsis of your experience, not a eulogy to
your awesomeness.
— Photos – Just not needed on a resume. With LinkedIn
most people if interested will look you up on that.
— As a side point having a fully complete LinkedIn with a
professional photo is a must nowadays!

9. If you are an agency Recruiter looking for assistance
with your resume or job search don’t hesitate to review
our website –
www.prorecruitmentsolutions.com
Or reach out to me for a confidential
conversation with me at-
charlotte@prorecruitmentsolutions.com

10. Alternatively if you are a candidate and were not sure
that the feedback your agency Recruiter gave you on
resume was right (or if they didn’t give any at all!) then
contact-
For a FREE resume health check, or
simply email your resume to
info@proresumewrite.com