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**luv** · 11-29-2010, 12:05 PM

Working on sprucing up my resume. Any tips? I love to write and be creative, but I'm not really one who is great a selling myself to employers.

**Bugeater** · 10-24-2012, 08:09 PM

On a related note, why the **** do so many employers want you to fill out lengthy applications when a ****ing resume would be adequate? Does it really ****ing matter what ****ing elementary school I attended 30 ****ing years ago?

Mr_Tomahawk · 10-24-2012, 08:16 PM

Anyone say pictures of your boobs under "Qualifications" yet?

GloryDayz · 10-24-2012, 08:31 PM

Have you considered a Curriculum Vitae (CV). On the reviewing side, I've come to prefer the CV since I can skim parts that are less relevant, but get more detail in those areas I'm more interested in. I'm sure you have plenty of content for either, I'm just saying the CV provides the reviewer some advantages most Resumes' don't.

Jenson71 · 10-24-2012, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by GloryDayz

Have you considered a Curriculum Vitae (CV). On the reviewing side, I've come to prefer the CV since I can skim parts that are less relevant, but get more detail in those areas I'm more interested in. I'm sure you have plenty of content for either, I'm just saying the CV provides the reviewer some advantages most Resumes' don't.

My understanding is that those are just for academicians.

AndChiefs · 10-24-2012, 08:45 PM

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My understanding is that those are just for academicians.

Or Europeans.

GloryDayz · 10-24-2012, 08:51 PM

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My understanding is that those are just for academicians.

Geared towards it, but I find that a lot of folks have altered its narrative nature into useful highlights for a broader group. Like I said, bullets and employment history are weak, you wanna tell me what you've done with routers, tell me a short story about it. Very short! I don't care that you've been to certain Cisco classes, we all have, tell me what you did with it. Tell me how you've integrated them with other vendors. I don't care that you have, tell me a bit more about it. Come interview time, you'll go into much greater detail. So I find it takes a lot of the guess work out of separating the chaff..

GloryDayz · 10-24-2012, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by AndChiefs

Or Europeans.

Europe is cool (as long as it's not French).

scho63 · 10-25-2012, 04:58 PM

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This is extremely important, heh.

I was dying for someone to catch that little foible and it didn't take too long....

**Bugeater** · 10-31-2012, 08:20 AM

Ok, I need someone here who is smarter than me to explain something. Two weeks ago I saw a job posted on CareerLink, and I met their list of qualifications to a T, so I submitted my resume as requested. I never heard anything back, which I suppose isn't unusual, as the possibility certainly exists that they found someone else. But today, I see the job posted yet again. So my question is, why on earth would they completely ignore a qualified applicant like that?

RippedmyFlesh · 10-31-2012, 08:27 AM

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Ok, I need someone here who is smarter than me to explain something. Two weeks ago I saw a job posted on CareerLink, and I met their list of qualifications to a T, so I submitted my resume as requested. I never heard anything back, which I suppose isn't unusual, as the possibility certainly exists that they found someone else. But today, I see the job posted yet again. So my question is, why on earth would they completely ignore a qualified applicant like that?

How old are you? Can someone guess your age based on your resume? Employers now days prefer younger workers right or wrong. I have extensive experience in IT yet didn't get calls for interviews until I just included last 10 years of experience. There is a bias against older(over 35) applicants. If you don't believe that you are being delusional because I know for a fact it happens. I am not in great shape or anything but I do look younger than my age so that helps when I go to interviews. My wife was in banking for 25 years and didn't get calls for jobs that she trained people on.

**Bugeater** · 10-31-2012, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by RippedmyFlesh

How old are you? Can someone guess your age based on your resume? Employers now days prefer younger workers right or wrong. I have extensive experience in IT yet didn't get calls for interviews until I just included last 10 years of experience. There is a bias against older(over 35) applicants. If you don't believe that you are being delusional because I know for a fact it happens. I am not in great shape or anything but I do look younger than my age so that helps when I go to interviews. My wife was in banking for 25 years and didn't get calls for jobs that she trained people on.

Ok, that makes some sense. I'm 44, and I do have relevant work experience listed on by resume dating back to 1991. That's pretty ****ed up if they want the experience but not the age. It's hard to get one without the other.

RippedmyFlesh · 10-31-2012, 08:37 AM

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Ok, that makes some sense. I'm 44, and I do have relevant work experience listed on by resume dating back to 1991. That's pretty ****ed up if they want the experience but not the age. It's hard to get one without the other.

You kind of need that blend of experience yet no too much. I have it easy because I went to college for Medical technology worked a couple of years and went back to school for IT. I list the year I finished school for IT so they assume I am younger than 53 when I apply. Just go back 10 years on your resume that should help.

**Bugeater** · 10-31-2012, 08:46 AM

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You kind of need that blend of experience yet no too much. I have it easy because I went to college for Medical technology worked a couple of years and went back to school for IT. I list the year I finished school for IT so they assume I am younger than 53 when I apply. Just go back 10 years on your resume that should help.

Eh, if that's the case then I'm not going to worry about it too much. I'm not interested in working for someone who discriminates like that. And if that's what's going on here it's kinda ironic seeing that this particular job was a maintenance position in a retirement home, so compared to the people that are living there I am still pretty young.

RippedmyFlesh · 10-31-2012, 09:00 AM

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Eh, if that's the case then I'm not going to worry about it too much. I'm not interested in working for someone who discriminates like that. And if that's what's going on here it's kinda ironic seeing that this particular job was a maintenance position in a retirement home, so compared to the people that are living there I am still pretty young.

When I got my current position I tried to convince the CEO that even though I was mature I was willing to learn new tricks so to speak. He cut me off and came right and said "Don't worry John I don't discriminate against mature workers." He's 47 so staring down 50 prob makes him that way. And you are right F them if they cant appreciate your experience.

Jenson71 · 10-31-2012, 09:55 AM

Can you contact the company directly, without going through CareerLink? Maybe some wires got crossed.

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