Resume tips?

[luv]

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.

[loochy]

you do what they say in this thread and you be CAKN PATNA

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Omaha

I would try to keep it to 1 page. I hate getting 2 page resumes.

And if you're a smoker, lie when he asks you about it.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Omaha

I would try to keep it to 1 page. I hate getting 2 page resumes.

I've had friends ask me to look over their resume.... ~25 years old and they have a 2+ page resume. Uh, all that stuff might look impressive to you, but it doesn't amount to a hill of beans in the real world.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I've had friends ask me to look over their resume.... ~25 years old and they have a 2+ page resume. Uh, all that stuff might look impressive to you, but it doesn't amount to a hill of beans in the real world.

bbbbbut i was a member of the (insert worthless club here) club in college!

i was chair of I ETA PI!

[AndChiefs]

Originally Posted by loochy

bbbbbut i was a member of the (insert worthless club here) club in college!

i was chair of I ETA PI!

I think part of it is the enigma of computer keyword searching. They want it to get past the computer screener so they put as many words on the page as possible that might possibly be included in what the company is looking for.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I've had friends ask me to look over their resume.... ~25 years old and they have a 2+ page resume. Uh, all that stuff might look impressive to you, but it doesn't amount to a hill of beans in the real world.

In the tech world, you need to put in everything you ever worked with on the resume for the keyword searchs. But dont fluff in the rest of the resume.

My resume is at 3 pages but I have 12 years of experience and shitload of certifications to list. A 25 year old should fit onto a one page resume.

The key to resumes is to get as much feedback from others as possible. As Bearcat said, what you think is important, may not be important to someone else.

[scho63]

I've hired 100+ people over the last 20 and have seen a minimum of 1,000 resumes

TIPS:

• Don't be too creative or cute-it is a negative unless you are going for an advertising job
• Don't tell a single lie on the resume especially about being an expert at something like Excel or Powerpoint and you don't know how to autosum or can't even create an animation
• Taut every major success or accomplishment at each job
• Don't talk about your daily work as if it is an accomplishment-it is not
• Don't put experience older then 10 years ago
• Make sure to tailor your skill set to fit the job
• TRIPLE CHECK YOUR GRAMMER AND HAVE AT LEAST THREE IMPARTIAL PEOPLE READ IT FIRST

Things like your language skills, the fact you like golf, or other things don't really mean much anymore. Be careful on structure, font's and fancy paper.

You should have a Linkedin Profile if you are a professional and you better assume that they will dig into your Facebook page-they can find you with your personal email that you use at Facebook by search

Hope those help

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by scho63

• TRIPLE CHECK YOUR GRAMMER AND HAVE AT LEAST THREE IMPARTIAL PEOPLE READ IT FIRST

This is extremely important, heh.

[Gonzo]

I had a guy submit a resume once on parchment paper, rolled up and sealed with wax like a scroll.
It was hand written in old English.


"I hereby presenth thy résumé."

I shit you not. I did not hire him either. Douchebag...

[Canofbier]

Originally Posted by scho63

• TRIPLE CHECK YOUR GRAMMER AND HAVE AT LEAST THREE IMPARTIAL PEOPLE READ IT FIRST

Make sure your speling is good too.

[Jenson71]

Originally Posted by scho63

I've hired 100+ people over the last 20 and have seen a minimum of 1,000 resumes

. . . .

Hope those help

What about Eagle Scout? Should an Eagle Scout list that? And what about Interests and Hobbies?

[Canofbier]

Originally Posted by Literature

What about Eagle Scout? Should an Eagle Scout list that? And what about Interests and Hobbies?

I'm not swimming in experience or anything, but I figure that fun facts and hobbies should be left off of a resume, since space on the page is so precious (and people who go through tons of resumes hate ones that are any longer than they need to be). In many cases, HR people have more resumes than they could possibly read, so they skim; if they see that you used space on your resume for non-essential details, they might figure that you have nothing better to say and toss it out, never to read it again. They might make you a more desirable hire, but your personality gets its chance to shine when you have your interview.

Of course, each job is different. Depending on the industry, the company size and the kind of person reviewing your resume, it might be worth including the extra information. In my opinion, though, you're better off sticking strictly to business unless you have specific reason to believe that doing otherwise would be of benefit.

[Simply Red]

semi lengthy and detailed are now back in style.

[Canofbier]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

semi lengthy and detailed are now back in style.

I was recently hired at a very large consulting firm, and after joining was told by more than one person that the resumes get looked at for maybe 8-10 seconds each and whatever went beyond the first page wasn't looked at. It's probably not quite that bad with smaller companies, admittedly, but at least for younger people, there's no benefit to going beyond one page.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

semi lengthy and detailed are now back in style.

Someone recently mentioned to me that they wanted to do a narrative resume... thought it was odd, but maybe they had heard the same thing. I've always used a cover letter as an overview of my resume, and it's my chance to be a little more verbose. HR can read it or throw it away, and the interviewers/hiring managers get the highlights they need in the resume.