Ode to the Resume
(to the little piece of paper that stands between me and an interview )
(to the little piece of paper that stands between me and an interview )
Oh how I hate you, let me count the ways
Mere black ink on white space
The magic of power verbs and buzzwords
Open doors or kick you in the pants.
Be more specific, more succinct, more applicable
Simply be perfect and then maybe
you'll have a chance.
Mere black ink on white space
The magic of power verbs and buzzwords
Open doors or kick you in the pants.
Be more specific, more succinct, more applicable
Simply be perfect and then maybe
you'll have a chance.
I'm soooooo tired of writing and rewriting my resume. It has way too much power you know. It's like a picture placed in a personal ad, if the it doesn't immediately catch a person's attention then then gig is up, and you'll never get the chance to prove your worth.
But what can you do? Lying is completely unacceptable. Using "pretty" paper or a fancy font, will only get you laughed at. So you analyze the job description for which you are applying, and compare it to your resume. Perhaps you change some buzzwords, remove a bullet point or two replacing them with something more appropriate, or in rare cases, change the format completely. Whatever the modifications, you do your best to make it "perfect" and then you send it on. Of course you must also include a cover letter (another creature of contempt). Then you pray that this time you've got it right, but you don't bank on it. Instead you start the process over again with the next job description.
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3 comments:
i feel your pain.
not to stalk your blog, but I miss you.
Also: I hate re-writing my resume. Every time I meet a new HR person or have another COM student look at it they have some suggestion that I don't want to listen to.
AND resumes are like judging books by cliffnotes...which I think is even worse than by the cover because at least if they were judging me by how I look I could smile and wave. I need to figure out how to make my resume smile and wave...
Cheers,
Sam (ulan)
(from fetch)
(that summer we worked together and it was awesome)
(I think you'll remember I just like these parenthesis)
(!)
Sam? From FETCH? Hmmm, let see if I can remember........ :) You are more than welcome to stalk my blog.
You're so right about getting advice. The worst is when that advice conflicts with what others have told you already. What do you do then? Take a poll?
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