If you can afford the investment, go to www.theladders.com and use their resume service. Well worth the money if you have it, and you can search for jobs as well. Very highly thought of in HR circles.
And my wife is a mucky-muck in HR and I live this stuff, so I’m not entirely talking out of my wazoo.
Keep in mind that, at this stage, your resume will often guide the interview process. In other words, look to list the things that you are ready to expand upon in greater detail.
Remember that your resume first has to pass thru the HR reps who generally don’t have a clue as to what really qualifies a person for the job (unless it’s an HR job.). You need to customize each resume for the particular position, and, when possible, use the same buzzwords as in the job posting so the HR rep can match them up. (It’s harder for a generic resume when there is no specific job posting you can customize to, or if you’re not experienced enough to be buzzword compliant.)
Next, remember the company is only concerned with what you can do for them. Phrase everything you can in terms of qualities that would benefit the company. Heck, even pizza delivery shows independence and money handling skills.
Finally, when in doubt, if it can possibly be used against you, leave it out! That includes your picture, which can never help you. Even if you’re handsome as all get out, you might run up against somebody who hates handsome people. Age, ethnicity, gender, marital status should never be on a resume either.
…and spell everything correctly, or don’t bother sending it.
Also, avoid putting in opinions or subjective characteristics of yourself. Instead of saying “I’m a hardworker” or “I’m a leader”, show things you’ve done that show these attributes. Anyone can claim to be something, but it’s better to show that you actually have these characteristics.
Edit: And I’m still waiting to hear if that picture advice was a joke or not. It just HAD to be…
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Edit: And I’m still waiting to hear if that picture advice was a joke or not. It just HAD to be…[/quote]
I thought the ‘use real expensive paper’ post would debunk anyone’s belief I was serious about the picture…I have some HR responsibilities in my job and I have gotten pictures of people with their resumes…it’s kinda creepy…it’s usually from Indian people…and they usually use a push-pin instead of a paper clip to attach the picture to their resume…and the resume is usually on strange paper…almost like wax paper…I’ve gotten about 10 of these over 14 years…
Anyway…here was the third suggestion i was going to offer:
Make sure if you put your email address on your resume that it’s not something like Ilikebigtits@yahoo.com…you may very well like big tits, but wait until you get a feel for the hiring company before you share this information.
[quote]sen say wrote:
LankyMofo wrote:
Edit: And I’m still waiting to hear if that picture advice was a joke or not. It just HAD to be…
I thought the ‘use real expensive paper’ post would debunk anyone’s belief I was serious about the picture…I have some HR responsibilities in my job and I have gotten pictures of people with their resumes…it’s kinda creepy…it’s usually from Indian people…and they usually use a push-pin instead of a paper clip to attach the picture to their resume…and the resume is usually on strange paper…almost like wax paper…I’ve gotten about 10 of these over 14 years…
Anyway…here was the third suggestion i was going to offer:
Make sure if you put your email address on your resume that it’s not something like Ilikebigtits@yahoo.com…you may very well like big tits, but wait until you get a feel for the hiring company before you share this information.[/quote]
LOL