Resume Writing

bigloo · 12-09-2008, 05:10 PM

You can PM if you need a hand. NEver just send out any resume, target your audience. If you are applying online (which is a waste of time IMHO), you need buzz words so a computer and flag it and an HR person who knows nothing can decide if you are worthy. Trust me on this, you would not believe the "matches" that get dumped on our desks at work because of this. IF you are handing your resume to someone, as has been said, KISS. Keep to the point, factual, SPELLCHECK, sell yourself without obvious bull$hit and keep it to one page (again, this is job specific). I have a 1 page resume and a 4 pager, the one page resume gets passed around, the 4 pager is on request only, but in all honesty, no one coming out of college needs more then a page, EVER. I can tell you when I get resumes only the first page gets read, I cannot tell you how many resumes I have seem where page 1 contained NOTHING. mmm, off the top of my head those are some key points to consider. One more tip, if you know the person you are giving the resume too, give it to them printed then send an email after, not by email alone. IF you put a piece of paper in someones hand they read it almost 100% of the time, not so with email.

12-09-2008, 05:10 PM	#15
bigloo Crazy like a fox Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Lu Location: Rose City Posts: 905 Trading: (27)	Re: Resume Writing You can PM if you need a hand. NEver just send out any resume, target your audience. If you are applying online (which is a waste of time IMHO), you need buzz words so a computer and flag it and an HR person who knows nothing can decide if you are worthy. Trust me on this, you would not believe the "matches" that get dumped on our desks at work because of this. IF you are handing your resume to someone, as has been said, KISS. Keep to the point, factual, SPELLCHECK, sell yourself without obvious bull$hit and keep it to one page (again, this is job specific). I have a 1 page resume and a 4 pager, the one page resume gets passed around, the 4 pager is on request only, but in all honesty, no one coming out of college needs more then a page, EVER. I can tell you when I get resumes only the first page gets read, I cannot tell you how many resumes I have seem where page 1 contained NOTHING. mmm, off the top of my head those are some key points to consider. One more tip, if you know the person you are giving the resume too, give it to them printed then send an email after, not by email alone. IF you put a piece of paper in someones hand they read it almost 100% of the time, not so with email.