Any tips on doing a resume?

[rudeboyja]

Lie

 

[musclemom]

Only put jobs that are relevant to that specific field..... i made that mistake for awhile. My "complete" resume is impressive but i was applying for jobs in different fields and it was all over the place.

Don't put generic top descriptions and make sure to point out any accolades you've acheived in your job.

include your personal skills that you've developed and make it easy on the eyes. Too long of a resume = no good

^^^ TITCR.

Only time a resume more than one page is acceptable is highly specialized job fields (usually engineering type fields) where specific schooling/training/experience/certification is needed/required.

Aesthetic appeal in terms of visual balance and not difficult font are definite pluses.

Don't waste space with an objective. That's a newb space eater. If you have more than a few years of employment experience delete the "employment objectives" section, present shit you've done, not shit you need.

 

[captainahole]

As a store manager you have a excellent opportunity to point out what you did that is measurable. ex. sales were 15 mil a year over the last 4 years I have help increase yearly sales to 27 mil. This was done by doing the following. specific point form.
any type of work you do with charities or special needs goes along way as well.

 

[UA_Iron]

Pick up a book called resumes for dummies

way better than the advice given in this thread. no offense to anyone.

 

[captainahole]

Pick up a book called resumes for dummies

way better than the advice given in this thread. no offense to anyone.

I call bullshit. As a person who charges money to write resumes.
Resumes are life story's in 2 pages with it's major highlights that will entice a employer to want to know more.

 

[UA_Iron]

I call bullshit. As a person who charges money to write resumes.
Resumes are life story's in 2 pages with it's major highlights that will entice a employer to want to know more.

Not bullshit at all, pick up a copy.

 

[pdaddyII]

Include pictures of your abs

 

[UA_Iron]

Actually, holy fuck. I saw a resume with a picture attached. I was appalled.

This fucken bitch was from Germany. I was flirting with a Buyer chick at my work and she was looking over it. I told her if I were the hiring manager for this position I'd send that fucker back and tell her to NOT EVER include a picture in a resume.

 

[musclemom]

Pick up a book called resumes for dummies

way better than the advice given in this thread. no offense to anyone.

Excuse me, but I did resumes, as well as executive job placement, for nearly four years in an executive office center.

There isn't anything wrong with your suggestion of picking up Resumes for Dummies but there's nothing wrong with some of the advice on this thread, either.

I'll tell you the #1 most important thing about a resume:

DO NOT HAVE ANY TYPOS/MISSPELLINGS OR GRAMMATICAL ERRORS ON IT.

Also, don't use goofy colored paper. Women love to pull this one more but anything other than high quality cotton bond white, off white, cream or light grey is just immature and unprofessional.

 

[UA_Iron]

Excuse me, but I did resumes, as well as executive job placement, for nearly four years in an executive office center.

There isn't anything wrong with your suggestion of picking up Resumes for Dummies but there's nothing wrong with some of the advice on this thread, either.

I'll tell you the #1 most important thing about a resume:

DO NOT HAVE ANY TYPOS/MISSPELLINGS OR GRAMMATICAL ERRORS ON IT.

Also, don't use goofy colored paper. Women love to pull this one more but anything other than high quality cotton bond white, off white, cream or light grey is just immature and unprofessional.

I am recommending an excellent resource that covers all the common sense items already posted in this thread. Not saying that anything in this thread is bad, but it really only scratches the surface.