Anybody here write resume's? I need help...

[WilliamTheIrish]

... I just had a great opportunity fall into my lap. Never in a million years did I think I'd get the call I got today. It could mean mucho jack.

Anyway, I went looking for my resume that I hadn't updated in 5 years, which I kept on a disk.

Hid it so well I can't the fugger.

Oh well, it was a shiot resume to begin with. I want this one to be really good.

Should I buy one of those high dollar ones?

*****!!! I can't even get started I'm so wigged out over this opportunity.

Any help? Ideas? I'm open to all (ok almost) any suggestions.

[stevieray]

Congrats and good luck.

[Coach]

WTI,

You can pretty much come up with a good resume on just using microsoft word.

If you want an good idea on what mine looks like, you're more than welcome to PM me, and I'll be glad to show you mine, to give you some ideas.

Edited: Congrats and good luck.

[CosmicPal]

Just don't make any mistakes. That's all I can say. If you're already set up for an interview, the resume' is nothing. Your interview process is your ticket to the job.

That doesn't mean they won't look at your resume' for they will. And the first thing they will look at is if you have any errors. Should you have a misspelling- good luck getting the job.

If they like the interview, and you have a clean resume' - you're in.

[Simplex3]

If you have 10+years of experience, highlight that and ignore (mostly) the schooling. If you're a noob then your school may be all you have, highlight that.

When you're craking out your "previous experience" section be sure you highlight everything you've done that will matter to this company and a few things that don't.

Quality references will go a mile. Make sure to list some co-workers, some bosses, and some customers if applicable.

And good luck.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by Coach

WTI,

You can pretty much come up with a good resume on just using microsoft word.

If you want an good idea on what mine looks like, you're more than welcome to PM me, and I'll be glad to show you mine, to give you some ideas.

Edited: Congrats and good luck.

Noted.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by CosmicPal

Just don't make any mistakes. That's all I can say. If you're already set up for an interview, the resume' is nothing. Your interview process is your ticket to the job.

That doesn't mean they won't look at your resume' for they will. And the first thing they will look at is if you have any errors. Should you have a misspelling- good luck getting the job.

If they like the interview, and you have a clean resume' - you're in.

I have an interview on Friday. Talked to them on the phone just a few hours ago. Caught me completely off guard. Gah!

Not having that disk is causing me some anxiety.

[keg in kc]

Resume?

Whazzat?

Congrats and good luck.

[wasi]

This career center has pretty useful info an a few templates. Also, tips on writing cover letters.

http://www.firefly.ryerson.ca/career...me_Writing.cfm

good luck.

[Logical]

Originally Posted by CosmicPal

Just don't make any mistakes. That's all I can say. If you're already set up for an interview, the resume' is nothing. Your interview process is your ticket to the job.

That doesn't mean they won't look at your resume' for they will. And the first thing they will look at is if you have any errors. Should you have a misspelling- good luck getting the job.

If they like the interview, and you have a clean resume' - you're in.

I am guessing you don't work in a technical field. I would be totally amazed if an engineer ever submitted a typo or mistake free resume, let alone a grammatically correct one. Not that a person should not strive to have a mistake free resume but I think it depends on the field type as to what is important.

Experience is the highest priority.
Stability of employment is always important
Recognition/awards by your employer is a real plus
If you have decent experience deemphasize your education (not eliminate) unless you were Magna/Summa Cum laude or some other such distinguishing educational achievement
Being concise is important, you can lose interest if the resume is a treatise.

Personally I would keep the reference section separate from the resume, preferably as part of your cover letter. The best resumes I have seen all were done in a single page.

Best of Luck WTI

[Brock]

Keep it to one page. You should be able to fill one page of BS, and the resume isn't going to be important anyway. The interview is the thing.

[teedubya]

WilliamtheIrish... I would figure that great KState education of yours would have given you the ability to write a decent resume. Guess not.

heh

[jspchief]

If it's really that big of an opportunity, hire a professional.

[cdcox]

For each position you have heald since college, bullet 2 or 3 accomplishments using action words to describe your experience: directed, accomplished, developed, lead, etc. State your contributions in the best possible light, but do not embelish them. When they talk to your references, you don't want any conflicts to arise. That is the kiss of death.

Congrats and good luck.

[NewChief]

Personally, I wouldn't use the MS Word templates. Actually, they're not a bad place to start, but I'd change the look of them up a little. You want your resume to stand out, not blend into the crowd. As someone who used to do some hiring, I got so sick of seeing the same resume in the same old MS Word template.