Question: What is your biggest pet peeve on resumes you receive? Response: My biggest pet peeve in terms of resumes I receive is when they are long and rambling. As a recruiter we are careful about how we spend our time, so resumes that are too long, i.e. 3+ pages, are indeed …
Involuntary job searches can take us through the 7 stages of grief, and none of those is greatly conducive to writing the resume. As we pass through shock into anger followed by depression, our minds aren’t really calibrated to great writing. The fact is, however, that while we might lump …
Story-Like Resume In our previous segment we talked about redecorating resumes like rooms. I had an experience recently that reiterated this thought and I wanted to share it. I read a resume that read more like a laundry list than a marketing piece. The candidate had done many things over …
Keeping the Resume Updated. Just like with friends, we don’t want to ignore them until we need them. Neither should we ignore our resume until we need it. Most people realize they need a new resume one conversation too late. It might be a colleague imploring them to apply for …
Am I the only professional without a resume? For those of you who, for whatever reason, have not needed an updated resume since your career began, all hope is not lost. Many times professionals have risen through the internal ranks and needed nothing more than internal referrals and applications. Jobs …
Question: Do Recruiters Read the Summary or Profile Section on Resumes? Response: Yes I do. I look for the candidate’s story as they tell it. Where did they come from, where are they now, and where do they want to go? I like if they push a bit and toot …
I hear this question a lot and usually answer no. The resume should be a standard document that is really only updated when you have a new job, new duties, recent new achievements, or additional training/education. The magic of adaptation takes place in the cover letter. Even if not prompted, …
