Structuring a Downsize

Structuring a Downsize

During this time of downsizing companies need to ensure they are following a process. Do you have the right staff to support your key initiatives?

1. Know your key initiatives. What are your short and long term goals, objectives and action plans? Do you have them written down? Review them with your staff, document the action plans and establish due dates.

2. Examine business processes. Form a cross functional team to examine business processes: senior execs, finance, HR and the people who actually do the work. Eliminate duplication of effort and ensure proper use of technology.
3. Reengineer the way things are done. Make sure the system continues to be implemented (i.e. train employees to use it).
4. Inventory the organization’s talent. Do this before considering downsizing to cut costs. Do you have the right people in the right jobs? Consider sending your teams through assessments that ensure you have the right people in the right jobs.
5. Downsize with Integrity. Openly communicate and provide alternative career options.

Jessica Pierce
jessica@atdsuccess.com
480-239-6738

Are you looking for a job? Here are some resume tips!

Job Seekers – Resume Format

You want your resume to stand out, but not for all the wrong reasons. There are some standards for resume formatting that should be followed.

• This is not the place for your personal flair or your resume may never get viewed by the right people.
• Stick to a simple font like Courier and send in text or ASCII format. (As opposed to html, or an email format that may be blocked by the interviewer’s spam filter.)
• Begin with your most recent job with brief overview of job responsibilities, followed by additional work experience. Then list your education and pertinent certifications.
• Use brief bullet points to list and describe your job duties. Bullet points rather than paragraphs make it easier for the hiring manager to scan your resume.
• Make sure the limited space you have contains the most pertinent experience relating to the particular job opening. Personlize it to the specific job!
  

Don’ts

• Don’t use a lot of italics, bolding and underlining. Beyond cluttering up your resume, you want no excuse for various resume scanning software to misread or reject your submittal.
• Don’t use “I,” the first person pronoun. It’s understood.
• Don’t use lofty language and long sentences.
• Don’t include an objective on your resume unless it is written specifically for the job opening
  

For more tips on resumes, interviewing, discussing money and the hiring process, please visit our free resources section online at http://www.atdsuccess.com/CandidateResources.html

Jessica Pierce
www.atdsuccess.com