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Originally Posted by itsjulie
I have decided to get back in the "corporate world" and have been looking for a "real job" for the past month or so - with no luck!
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Impressions... blech...
This resume tells me nothing of what you can do and have done; each line freakishly competes against itself in a buzzword pissing contest (with the next line). Your past accomplishments are real (aren't they?), but, I can't tell from all this vague stuff you're slinging around.
Julie you can do *much* better... (after all, aren't you posting on the Cellar?)...
First things first... before you compose your resume.... do the following
1. Find out where are you applying (don't answer this here..just figure it out)...'where' can be an industry or a company or whatever... You need to know all you can about the target's business, customers, etc.. how they express themselves...industry accomplishments .. The more concrete and specific, the better..
List these and details out where you can view them later....
2. What are they looking for in an employee? (i.e. values as well as responsibilities) Who is looking? (if known...) What is important to that person as well as the organization? The more concrete and specific, the better..
Also list these out where you may review....
3. What training/experience/accomplishments do you have that can solve their problems?
This is the tricky part. Keep in mind that training, formal schooling or experience doing a similar job, establishes competency (i.e. that you can do the job). Specific accomplishments in concrete language illiustrate a gain in profit, efficiency, savings, etc establish excellence (or value-add if I might buzzword on that).
List these and keep this list handy....
4. Target .....and write..
With the above in mind, target your resume to the specific opportunity. (after a while, you'll learn how to do this quickly ). Lead on with what established your competence and follow on with those items that "add value" to the position. Your goal is to include yourself in the likely candidates group while making yourself look different and better than the others in the same group. Also construct a cover letter that highlights (but does not repeat infor on the resume)
It would be a good idea to not include an objective (never helps..often recognized as filler), not include a picture (allows someone to discriminate against you -even if they're biased against hotties), not include a reference to your age (same as last one - but do include anything that implies maturity and character)
5. Print it out - use high quality printing and if you use color, use conservative dark muted colors. Use high-quality paper that differs from most paper. Do this even if you will ultimately send it electronically.
6. Review it and revise.... Wait a couple of hours (psycological distance) ... or have a friend examine it (brutally mark up that nice paper with red ink)
7. Prep it all and lay it out before sending it off. Find and fix any minor mistake.
There is much more...but I'm tired..
Julie, I hope you do well and get that well paying job quickly.
Take Care..
SA