Contact Information and Personal Statement
Any good resume starts off with easily seen and accessible contact information. Your name, address, phone number, and email address are obviously necessary, but now so are you social media accounts. Chances are your potential employer will ask for your handles anyway, so you might as well offer them from the start.
Including a section for your social media also gives you a chance to highlight your LinkedIn profile and recommendations. Remember, agents work off referrals and have great respect for them. A recommendation from another agent or brokerage is like a referral for your service. Encourage employers to investigate and find out more about you professionally. Keep your LinkedIn profile up to date and impressive. Make sure you’ve put the time into that before you feature it.
Personal statements are not necessary for a majority or resumes. Some reviewers may even bypass them entirely, but if you have the room it can never hurt to include a few sentences that showcase you more personally. You’ll want to answer these questions if you decide to include a statement:
- Why should they hire you, as opposed to anyone else with your qualifications?
- What very specific skills or experience make you perfect for the position?
- How does the position fit into your career goals?
Example: I am a master of the real-estate transaction process. I am incredibly task oriented, and I never miss a deadline or important detail. I have experience supporting five agents and managing upwards of 30 transactions simultaneously.