Comments on: You said WHAT on your resume? http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/2009/10/25/you-said-what-on-your-resume/ Bold, authentic, audacious career branding for next generation executives. Advice on resumes, cover letters, bios and web resume portfolios Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hired! The Old-Fashioned Way « Girl Talk Career Blog http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/2009/10/25/you-said-what-on-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Hired! The Old-Fashioned Way « Girl Talk Career Blog Sat, 22 May 2010 02:32:50 +0000 http://www.topmargin.com/blog/?p=417#comment-200 [...] or at least on time for her interview. However she wore a skirt and blouse and carried a purse, no resume in hand and no notebook in [...] [...] or at least on time for her interview. However she wore a skirt and blouse and carried a purse, no resume in hand and no notebook in [...]

]]> By: Jim Edwards http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/2009/10/25/you-said-what-on-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Jim Edwards Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:45:59 +0000 http://www.topmargin.com/blog/?p=417#comment-199 Resumes only became customary after World War II, as a means for employers to eliminate unqualified candidates among scores of GIs looking for new jobs. Not much has changed. Nowadays, nearly every individual, starting a job search, begins by developing a resume, but decision makers only spend and average of ten seconds scanning them. A resume cannot do the heavy lifting in a job search. Its purpose is strictly to function, in conjunction with a follow-up call, as a marketing tool to initiate a conversation with the decision maker. Your goal should be to present your background and accomplishments in a visually appealing, reverse chronological order, with dates, succinctly and honestly. Stay away from functional resumes, extensive formatting and leaving dates off to hide age. Resumes only became customary after World War II, as a means for employers to eliminate unqualified candidates among scores of GIs looking for new jobs. Not much has changed. Nowadays, nearly every individual, starting a job search, begins by developing a resume, but decision makers only spend and average of ten seconds scanning them. A resume cannot do the heavy lifting in a job search. Its purpose is strictly to function, in conjunction with a follow-up call, as a marketing tool to initiate a conversation with the decision maker. Your goal should be to present your background and accomplishments in a visually appealing, reverse chronological order, with dates, succinctly and honestly. Stay away from functional resumes, extensive formatting and leaving dates off to hide age.

]]> By: Jim Edwards http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/2009/10/25/you-said-what-on-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Jim Edwards Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:45:00 +0000 http://www.topmargin.com/blog/?p=417#comment-203 Resumes only became customary after World War II, as a means for employers to eliminate unqualified candidates among scores of GIs looking for new jobs. Not much has changed. Nowadays, nearly every individual, starting a job search, begins by developing a resume, but decision makers only spend and average of ten seconds scanning them. A resume cannot do the heavy lifting in a job search. Its purpose is strictly to function, in conjunction with a follow-up call, as a marketing tool to initiate a conversation with the decision maker. Your goal should be to present your background and accomplishments in a visually appealing, reverse chronological order, with dates, succinctly and honestly. Stay away from functional resumes, extensive formatting and leaving dates off to hide age. Resumes only became customary after World War II, as a means for employers to eliminate unqualified candidates among scores of GIs looking for new jobs. Not much has changed. Nowadays, nearly every individual, starting a job search, begins by developing a resume, but decision makers only spend and average of ten seconds scanning them. A resume cannot do the heavy lifting in a job search. Its purpose is strictly to function, in conjunction with a follow-up call, as a marketing tool to initiate a conversation with the decision maker. Your goal should be to present your background and accomplishments in a visually appealing, reverse chronological order, with dates, succinctly and honestly. Stay away from functional resumes, extensive formatting and leaving dates off to hide age.

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]]> By: Gayle http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/2009/10/25/you-said-what-on-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Gayle Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:11:21 +0000 http://www.topmargin.com/blog/?p=417#comment-197 Most of it does seem so obvious and yet despite that, a lot of people don't seem to get "too much information". The resume is a handshake, not a full-on discussion. Throwing information at a decision maker on the first glance is like some of those horrendous people one meets from time-to-time who sidle up to you at the bus-stop or at parties and tell you their entire life stories as you stand there awkwardly looking for a quick exit! As for your birthday issue I would not include it. If you see it as a potentially self-sabotaging issue, then err of the side of "if in doubt don't". If they want to admire how much you have done at such a young age, then they can do that personally at interview! Most of it does seem so obvious and yet despite that, a lot of people don’t seem to get “too much information”. The resume is a handshake, not a full-on discussion. Throwing information at a decision maker on the first glance is like some of those horrendous people one meets from time-to-time who sidle up to you at the bus-stop or at parties and tell you their entire life stories as you stand there awkwardly looking for a quick exit! As for your birthday issue I would not include it. If you see it as a potentially self-sabotaging issue, then err of the side of “if in doubt don’t”. If they want to admire how much you have done at such a young age, then they can do that personally at interview!

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