Is your resume out of date?
Job searching is no walk in the park.
Even without the recession, as we discussed last month, it’s become a very precarious affair. One off-comment here or a botched approach there and your prospects are toast. I’m sorry, we’ve decided to go another way. Thanks for your interest in the position.
But even just getting an interview these days is tough, making that resume and cover letter all the more important.
In order to get past the recruiters and HR denizens, those pieces of paper need to speak volumes about who you are and what you can do.
So it’s worth looking, in 2009, to make sure your resume hasn’t become as dated as The Net.
The gang at DivineCaroline.com have come up with Five Signs Your Resume is Passe, and you might be stunned at how many faux pas’ yours might commit.
Here are their five:
1. You’ve forced it to fit onto one page.
2. You list an objective.
3. You write ‘Reference available upon request’ at the bottom.
4. You attach it to your email as a Word document.
5. You list every job you’ve ever had in chronological order.
Sound familiar or what? I can recall, at a time, coming up through the ranks at school and being encouraged to perform precisely every no-no on that resume list. It was just the way things were done.
Now, concise is the name of the game. “In the olden days, the person with the most experience got the job. Nowadays, the person who’s most talented, has the most relevant skill set, and has proven to be most valuable to his or her former employer gets the job.
“If you want to be that person, make sure your resume says so. Don’t list jobs that are irrelevant to the one you’re applying for just to fill up space. Instead, expand on the jobs that are relevant. Focus on measurable achievements in each role as opposed to a play-by-play of your daily responsibilities.”
By Jason Buckland, MSN Money
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Posted by: Noam Sayin | Sep 13, 2021 8:24:53 PM
Unfortunately i've found that a lot of the job hunting process comes down to who you know and not what you know, which can be frustrating. I despise corporations and the snobby people who run them, but you gotta play their game. And writing a good resume is part of the game. http://www.chimpout.com/forum has some really good tips on resume writing and also on the interview process and etiquette. It really helps - best of luck out there, it's a tough economy.