ResumePower Career Insights Survey
Career Insights Survey™
|Welcome to ResumePower’s information-gathering stage, which starts with this survey. Please take your time as you work through the questions–you will get the most value |
|from our services if you are thorough in your responses. Keep in mind: |
|Spell-check and grammar-check are disabled as we would like you to focus on communicating your ideas and not worry about spelling or grammar (that’s our job). |
|You should complete this form in full, spending the most time on these 2 questions: “What were your most notable accomplishments?” and “What is your leave-behind legacy at |
|this employer, the main way you are remembered?” |
|We welcome supplemental information (e.g., performance reviews, job descriptions, etc.), but would like you to tell us in your own words how you contributed in each of your|
|positions. If you don’t want to outline your strongest accomplishments and would rather we review PowerPoints and other documents, your project will be subject to |
|additional fees. Help us help you by giving us the information we need! |
|Your résumé project will be added to our schedule once we have this completed form, answers to our follow-up questions, and receipt of the project fee. |
|Please contact us if you have any questions as you’re completing the career survey. Thank you! |
Tips: Use the “Tab” key to move to the next form field. Save the in-progress file on your system frequently to avoid data loss.
|1. |NAME & CONTACT INFORMATION |
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|Name as you would like it to appear on your résumé |Email (Personal email, not an employer-owned email) |
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|Mailing Address (For privacy reasons, we suggest omitting your street address from your|Phone Number (List the number(s) you would like to include on your résumé. It’s |
|résumé, but including city, state, and zip to optimize résumé search results. Either |ideal to only include one number where you are easily reachable.) |
|way, provide the address you would like to use on your resume.) | |
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|LinkedIn URL (If you haven’t set up your “vanity” URL, e.g., in/yourname, please do so. Instructions are here: |
|). Please use a custom URL—it looks more professional and will help you rank higher when|
|someone Googles your name.) |
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|Web Site URL (If you don’t own your domain name, e.g., , consider |Other Web Page, Blog, Twitter handle, or other social media URL (Please only list |
|registering it. Search GoDaddy for an available name.) |profiles tied to your professional brand, i.e., not a personal Facebook page.) |
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|2. |RÉSUMÉ PREFERENCES We recommend that you defer to our judgment regarding the content and design of your résumé. However, you have to be completely comfortable |
| |with and proud of the document. Understanding your expectations is crucial to creating a résumé that works for you. |
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|Do you have an opinion about how many pages your résumé should be?|What résumé style appeals to you (e.g., creative, conservative, cutting-edge, classic, modern, elegant, |
| |minimalist, content-rich)? |
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|Are you open to using color on your résumé? If so, what are your |Are you open to using graphics or industry icons on |Would you like to include a photo of yourself on |
|favorite colors? |your résumé? |your résumé? |
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|What program will you be using to view, edit, and distribute your résumé? Examples include Office 365, MS Word 2016, Microsoft 365 for Mac, Apple Pages, Google Docs, and |
|OpenOffice. |
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|What 3 words should come to mind when people first view your résumé? |
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|3. |JOB TARGET & EMPLOYMENT SITUATION |
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|What position will you be targeting with the résumé that we produce? Please only |Are there employers that you would love to work for? If so, list them here. |
|list one job title—the most effective résumés are highly tailored to one career | |
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|Are there any other positions that interest you? |2. |
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|What is your geographic preference, if any? |Are you willing to relocate? |Are you willing to travel? |
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|Are you targeting a specific industry or employer type? |What is your expected salary for your next position? |
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|Briefly describe your current employment situation. For example, are you seeking a career change, employed but “testing the waters,” unemployed due to a layoff or |
|termination, miserable at your current job, etc.? |
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|Are you facing any challenging issues or potential barriers to employment? For example, are you concerned about job-hopping, periods of unemployment, “age” issues (too |
|young or too old), highly competitive industry, lack of local jobs, or a new career direction? Please explain so that we can develop a résumé strategy that minimizes these |
|issues. |
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|4. |YOUR PERSONAL BRAND |
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|Strongest Qualifications: What are your most marketable qualifications? Why should an employer call you for an interview and not one of your competitors? What are your |
|strongest capabilities that will make you a top performer in the position you’re targeting? Please try to provide at least six of your strongest qualifications. |
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|Anticipated Accomplishments: If you were in an interview with your “dream” employer and the interviewer asked you what you expected to accomplish within one year if offered|
|the job, what would you say? |
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|Passion: What drives you and excites you the most in your career and life? |
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|Inspirational Quote: Are there any famous (or not-so-famous) quotes that speak to you? If so, please paste the quote(s) here: |
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|5. |LINKEDIN PROFILE If you have ordered (or plan to order) content for your LinkedIn profile, please complete this section. If not, skip to Section 6: EMPLOYMENT |
| |HISTORY. |
|LinkedIn is a networking community, so our approach is to create content that tells your story and reveals your personality. Please respond to the following questions. Skip|
|any that you don’t want to answer or don’t want to appear on your LinkedIn profile. |
|Strongest Selling Points: What are the top three accomplishments, skills, credentials, or other information that you would want your connections to know about you? |
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|Career Path: Some people know from a young age what they want to be when they grow up, while others take a more convoluted path or accidentally stumble on their careers. |
|These details can provide compelling content for your LinkedIn summary. If you would like to share the details of your career journey, provide a brief summary here: |
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|Confidentiality of Your Job search: Do you need to hide the fact that you’re seeking a new position? If so, we’ll write the profile in a way that doesn’t indicate you are |
|job searching. Please describe any privacy concerns: |
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|Getting Personal: If you’re open to disclosing personal details on your LinkedIn profile, please respond to whatever is applicable and comfortable for you. Keep in mind |
|that although LinkedIn has privacy settings that you can customize, consider any information you post on LinkedIn as available for the world to see. All questions are |
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|Where were you born and/or raised? How did your upbringing help mold the person that you’ve become? |
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|Are there certain people who have impacted your life, work ethic, values, and beliefs? Please explain. |
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|Did you overcome any obstacles or challenging circumstances to get where you are today? |
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|Are you married or partnered? If so, to whom and for how long? |
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|Do you have children? If so, how many and what are their ages and genders? |
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|Do you have any pets? If so, what kind and what are their names? |
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|What causes and/or charities do you care most about? |
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|What are your hobbies and favorite things to do during your spare time? |
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|Is there a topic that people often seek your advice on? |
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|If money was not an issue and you could pursue any profession, what would you choose to do? |
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|What is the one thing you want people to remember about you? |
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|6. |EMPLOYMENT HISTORY |
|Thought-Provoking Questions: As you describe your work experiences, keep these questions in mind to trigger memories of key contributions and significant accomplishments. |
|Not all of these questions will apply to you, and you should not attempt to answer each one. These questions are intended to help you reflect on your responsibilities and |
|achievements in each of the positions you have held. |
▪ Have you or your employer received any honors or industry awards?
▪ If your employer threw a goodbye party for you, what nice things would your colleagues and supervisors be saying about your work?
▪ How have you improved or changed the organizational culture, mission, vision, or goals?
▪ What are you known for or considered an expert in by your supervisor or coworkers?
▪ Have you been able to reduce costs? How and by how much?
▪ Have you improved revenues, profit, market-share growth, and/or your employer’s visibility? How did you achieve the growth? Can the results be quantified?
▪ Did you improve customer relationships? In what ways and how did your employer and customers benefit?
▪ What was your initial challenge when you started your position? How well did you meet that challenge?
▪ What have you done to improve productivity, efficiency, and performance? Detail the specific initiatives, how long the projects took, and what the financial results were.
▪ Did you contribute to any technology improvements? What technologies did you implement and for what specific business functions? What were the results?
▪ How does your employer fare against the competition? What is your ranking in the industry? Has your ranking improved since you’ve been employed with the company?
▪ Have you resolved any major issues impacting the employer? Problems with money? Problems with staffing or management? Problems with regulatory compliance? Organizational issues?
▪ Do you chair and/or participate in any committees, Boards of Directors, or any other leadership forums?
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|Employment History Instructions: Place the most emphasis on your recent career, providing significant detail as far back as 15 years. Focus your efforts on the “What were |
|your most notable accomplishments” section for each position – the more we know about your accomplishments, the better your résumé will be. If you had more than one |
|position with an employer, list each position separately. |
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|NAME OF EMPLOYER #1 (start with current or most recent employer) |
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|EMPLOYER DESCRIPTION |
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|JOB TITLE |DEPARTMENT (IF ANY) |START DATE (month/year) |END DATE (month/year) |
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|PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Describe day-to-day job duties and tasks that are or were expected of you. |
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|WHAT WERE YOUR MOST NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS? Accomplishments are the tangible results of your work. Please describe challenges you faced, your actions, and the results or |
|benefits to your employers. Use specific examples and quantify your achievements wherever possible using numbers, dollar amounts, percentages, performance-to-goal metrics, |
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|After completing each Accomplishments section, please place an asterisk (*) next to the top 3 accomplishments that make you most proud. |
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|Need space for more employers? If you need more than seven sections for employment history, open a copy of this survey from your email, give the file a new name, and fill |
|out the Employment History section with the rest of your jobs. We will be focusing on your recent work history (last 10-15 years or so), so you don’t need to provide that |
|much detail for your early career. |
|7. |EDUCATION List most recent education first |
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|Name of school or program |City, State |Month/Year to Month/Year |Degree held |
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|Major: Minor: |GPA |Extracurricular activities |
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|Name of school or program |City, State |Month/Year to Month/Year |Degree held |
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|Major: Minor: |GPA |Extracurricular activities |
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|Name of school or program |City, State |Month/Year to Month/Year |Degree held |
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|8. |TRAINING Additional training and courses not mentioned under “Education” |
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|10. |AFFILIATIONS, LEADERSHIP ROLES, CAUSES YOU SUPPORT |
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|12. |PUBLICATIONS, ARTICLES, BOOKS, PATENTS & PRESENTATIONS |
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|13. |TECHNOLOGY Only list technology / programs that you would be comfortable discussing in an interview. Please note that even if your field isn’t technology |
| |related, recruiters and employers often use computer programs as keywords when searching for applicants across many career fields. |
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|14. |FOREIGN LANGUAGES |
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|15. |TRAVEL/CULTURE |
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|Have you traveled to interesting places? If so, please list countries or regions that you’ve visited. For international business trips, describe your knowledge of the |
|country’s business customs and protocols. |
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|16. |KEYWORDS What are the most important keywords or buzzwords for your field? We will research keywords so you can skip this question if you want, but it can be |
| |helpful to hear about keywords that you feel are relevant. |
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|17. |COVER LETTERS The Deluxe package includes one cover letter and the Premium package includes a cover letter 3-pack. |
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|How should we gear your letter(s)? Please check all that apply: |
|Advertised openings (respond to job ads found on employer websites, job boards, newspapers, etc. – this |
|option will provide you with an excellent letter that you can easily customize for various job postings) |
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|A specific advertised opening (apply for a specific job – please forward the job posting or any information you |
|have about the opportunity) |
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|Recruiters/headhunters (sell your qualifications to recruitment professionals) |
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|“Cold” letter to employers (introduce yourself to a prospective employer when there is no advertised opening) |
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|Networking e-note (written in the voice of a colleague, ready for him/her to sign and easily forward your résumé) |
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|Other (please explain) |
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|If you checked more letters than are included in your package, would you like to order additional letters? |
|Yes No (If you selected more letters than are included in your order, we’ll gear the letter to advertised openings). |
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|Describe any important information for your cover letter. For example, if you are applying to a specific position, provide the contact information, employer name, job |
|title, and other relevant information. |
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|18. |MISCELLANEOUS Is there anything else that sets you apart from the crowd? |
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|Contact Preferences |
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|What is the best way to reach you regarding our follow-up questions? Phone Email |
|If phone, what is the best number to call? What is the best day and time to reach you? |
|Have You Completed the Survey? |
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| |Our goal is to create a dynamic résumé for you that not only knocks your socks off, but also helps you secure more interviews. The |
| |best way to accomplish this is to know as much about your career history as possible. |
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| |Would you take a moment to review the survey and make sure it’s thorough? Did you place an asterisk (*) next to the top 3 |
| |accomplishments that make you most proud for each position? |
Please return your survey along with supplemental materials to info@.
Here’s a checklist of items that are helpful:
|This completed survey |
|Old résumé (if you previously sent a résumé, we have it on file) |
|Reference letters, performance reviews, or other testimonials, including informal email thank-you notes |
|2-3 sample job postings that interest you |
|Additional information (e.g., relevant information that didn’t fit on this survey, such as long lists of training, publications, etc.) |
|A photo (.jpg or .png format) if you would like your picture on your résumé. Please make sure your photo is high-resolution (not grainy-looking) – a professionally taken |
|headshot is preferred |
|Scanned signature for your cover letter. As most cover letters are emailed – not mailed through the post office – we recommend including your signature in the letter’s |
|signature block. If you would like us to add your signature and don’t have a digital copy of your signature, here are a few ways you can create the signature: |
|Scanner: On a white piece of paper, sign your name in large print using a pen or Sharpie (Ultra-Fine Point makes a nice signature). Place the paper on the scanning bed, set |
|your scanning software's image resolution to 300 (print quality), and scan. Save as a .gif, .jpg, or .png file. |
|Phone or Camera: On a white piece of paper, sign your name in large print using a pen or Sharpie (Ultra-Fine Point makes a nice signature). Take a photo of your signature |
|with your phone or camera and email it to us. Just make sure you take the photo in good light–the paper should look white. |
|Mobile App: There are apps that will create signatures on your mobile device. Examples include Adobe Acrobat Reader (iOS or Android), Evernote Scannable (iOS), iScanner |
|(iOS), and CamScanner (iOS or Android). Follow the instructions to create your signature and email to us as a .gif, .jpg, or .png. |
Thank you for the time you dedicated to this survey.
We look forward to reviewing your information!
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