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Your resume should be a tease
Your resume should be a "tease" that highlights your skills. It should "shout" call this person. Keep your resume to one page. Include the last 7 to 10 years of work experience highlighting accomplishments. No one needs to know what you did in 1970 or what high school you attended. College history and awards received can make you shine. A one page resume leaves something to be discussed at the interview. | | | | | | Paula in Houston, TX | Tips Published: 2
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You would never get hired at my company by leaving out information. You need to prequalify yourself with your resume and in todays world a 3 page portfolio style resume is easily accepted. Premier positions are obtained with a premier resume, premier people need more than 1 page.
Matthew from Dryden, Michigan | Tips Published: 1
07:25 AM, January 01, 2007 PST |
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I got the "keep it simple" tip when I built my last resume. With help from a professional, I edited a three page resume down to a "tease". It has made all the difference! Great tip - especially for support staff.
Sharon from Sacramento, CA | Tips Published: 7
08:22 AM, January 01, 2007 PST |
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I agree with quality over quantity. Having to filter through a 3 page resume can be irritating, and to me it's most likely a sign of someone who is full of themself, or someone who is padding information to hide deficiencies. However, additional pages can be appropriate when examples of work are shown, i.e. design samples for a graphic designer.
Tyler from San Francisco, CA | Tips Published: 1
01:51 PM, January 01, 2007 PST |
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High School is important even if you go to college! At all interviews I've been on, people were very impressed with the High School I went to and it was part of the reason that I got the jobs I did obtain.
Suzanne from Livonia, MI | Tips Published: 2
11:16 AM, January 02, 2007 PST |
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If you feel listing your upper crust high school will get you the job instead of your college degree, then by all means list it. As someone that has been in the position of hiring and firing,an extensive resume with lots of filler won't impress me. Your skills and POST high school accomplishments are what are key.
Judy from Plano, TX | Tips Published: 1
02:43 PM, January 02, 2007 PST |
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If you have enough pertinent information to fill more than one page, by all means, go on and do so. But I agree, there is no reason to stretch a resume on purpose with inconsequential information.
Mark from Brooklyn, NY | Tips Published: 2
12:47 PM, January 18, 2007 PST |
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AS a rule of thumb, keep resume to no more than 2 pgs (Govt jobs are an exception). On avg, most hiring authorities initially spend about 10 seconds looking at your resume. That means that the top 1/3 of it needs to show a potential "match" or "fit" to the position for which you are applying.Anything AFTER highschool is most important in MOST cases. Each employer's selection is, of course, somewhat subjective.
Kim from Quantico, VA | Tips Published: 1
07:05 AM, January 29, 2008 PST |
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It all depends on what you do - I am a consultant and even keeping it short I have a 5 pg resume because I may have 3 or 4 jobs per year. I continue to get jobs - the type of employer I am targeting desires a detailed resume.
Kim from Bowmanville, ON | Tips Published: 1
09:43 AM, April 08, 2008 PST |
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