Resume Template

[SuperChief]

Anyone have a good resume they wouldn't mind sharing? Know of a good place to download a template? I've asked about some cover letter advice here in the past and got some excellent advice, so I figured I could get just as good info about resumes. Current one is a bit dated, stylistically.

[cdcox]

I noticed from your earlier posts that you are a fresh grad. A one-pager is your ticket since your experience is probably limited at this point.

There are a lot of people at my university who came in at entry level administrative positions and moved up to very high levels.

[Discuss Thrower]

I've had a bit better experience making a resume formatted as such:

Objective: (Bullshit about how my experience fits the job)

Education: (My degree, with leadership roles in activities in smaller font)

Experience: (What I've done in bullets, job explanation in smaller font)

Proficiencies (Microsfot Word, Time managemnet, nonsense that fits the nuts and bolts of the job applied for)

References: Available upon request

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Dave Lane

You don't need a template, make it simple block format no more than 1 page. I've read 10,000 resumes ones that go on and on hit the trash can.

Depends on your field. Mine is 4 pages long now. Most of my peers are that long too.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

References: Available upon request

Don't put that on a resume anymore. It's a given. No need to state the obvious.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Don't put that on a resume anymore. It's a given. No need to state the obvious.

Got a sit-down interview with it on my resume versus the dozens of rejections I got without it.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

I've had a bit better experience making a resume formatted as such:

Objective: (Bullshit about how my experience fits the job)

Education: (My degree, with leadership roles in activities in smaller font)

Experience: (What I've done in bullets, job explanation in smaller font)

Proficiencies (Microsfot Word, Time managemnet, nonsense that fits the nuts and bolts of the job applied for)

References: Available upon request

Also, according to LinkedIn, objective statements are also not preferred for resumes currently.

[Grim]

I've been reworking my resume, too.
My current one is one page. I passed it on to a buddy who was canned so he could use it as a template.
He modeled his after mine and was told by HR people and recruiters that received it that his resume needed to be longer and more detailed. It's harder than hell to squeeze 16 years of experience on to one page (at least in my field).
Never had an 'Objective' statement on mine.
I'm redoing mine so that the resume holds all of the details I think the employer is looking for. I don't care how many pages it ends up being but I don't anticipate it going over two pages.

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by Grim

I've been reworking my resume, too.
My current one is one page. I passed it on to a buddy who was canned so he could use it as a template.
He modeled his after mine and was told by HR people and recruiters that received it that his resume needed to be longer and more detailed. It's harder than hell to squeeze 16 years of experience on to one page (at least in my field).
Never had an 'Objective' statement on mine.
I'm redoing mine so that the resume holds all of the details I think the employer is looking for. I don't care how many pages it ends up being but I don't anticipate it going over two pages.

two pages is fine still.

[Bearcat]

Pro tip: If you have AI write your resume or you're just copying and pasting from a job description.... FFS, at least take out phrases like "included but not limited to" and (FFS) "basic understanding of one or more of these technologies is preferred".

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Pro tip: If you have AI write your resume or you're just copying and pasting from a job description.... FFS, at least take out phrases like "included but not limited to" and (FFS) "basic understanding of one or more of these technologies is preferred".

They did you a solid.

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Pro tip: If you have AI write your resume or you're just copying and pasting from a job description.... FFS, at least take out phrases like "included but not limited to" and (FFS) "basic understanding of one or more of these technologies is preferred".

true.

one of the things from my last (and prob future) job search is

Column A Column B

list something they want in an employee List how you have done that

It is better than a list. It shows how YOU can help THEM and how qualified YOU are.

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

two pages is fine still.

youre fine still

[Holladay]

Bizarre from left field bump from a post 10 yrs, 6 mos and 29 days ago

I helped my son a few back with his resume. Thus, the thread has merit...

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Holladay

Bizarre from left field bump from a post 10 yrs, 6 mos and 29 days ago

I helped my son a few back with his resume. Thus, the thread has merit...

I considered one from 2009.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I considered one from 2009.

Did you invite them to an interview?

"Hey, we finished reviewing your resume. Are you still looking for a job?"