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Resume question

When I was a carpenter going from company to company I always gave the prospective employer a resume. More often than not it was the first resume they ever saw. :laughing

When you're a young inexperienced individual contributor it's important to grocery list your skills and experience so an employer can make an informed decision. As you become more professional the resume becomes more of a business card, simple, concise, and simply stating what services you have to offer. The important thing is to let your tits hang out during the interview. :thumbup
 
ZCrow said:
Two pages is dangerous territory.
Besides, remember, resumes are largely B.S. anyway, so keep it short and sweet.
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That's what I've been told by a lot of HR's. :thumbup "One page only"

Reli said:
Keep it concise. Each job should be only like 3 lines describing the job, followed by 3-4 bullet points describing your accomplishments at that job.
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That's what I'm doing. Problem with my current resume is too many layoffs in a short amount of time (3-Jobs listed). I have one job on there that I was only at for 4-5 months and I'm thinking about removing it even though it's relevant to what I'm looking for.

My LinkedIn profile lists 6 jobs with more time in. I try and use that whenever I can.
 
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weasel said:
My LinkedIn profile lists 6 jobs with more time in. I try and use that whenever I can.
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Your resume and LinkedIn should list the same jobs IMO, otherwise people might get suspicious.
 
PhoS said:
1 page, if they want to know more they'll ask.
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That, and the art in writing a resume is giving them something in that single page that makes the reader wants to hear more.
 
I often keep a few versions of my resume around. I work for myself now and have for several years, but it's still good to have an organized list of everything you've done as a professional. The full-length version is probably 4+ pages. When I was interviewing at other firms I whittled that down to about 1.5 depending on the kind of firm that I was looking at. No need to put down that I've worked on 50 large private residential projects when I'm interviewing at an office that only does commercial architecture, for instance. I tailor my cover letter, the format, the actual resume, etc. to where I'm applying. Maybe you're already doing that?
 
1 page was when resumes were submitted via paper. Now, 2 pages is acceptable since 99.9% are submitted via some sort of internet service.
 
Ant said:
Been at my new job for a few months and just updated my resume (I always do this)

Anyhoo, now I'm at two pages long, Actually more like a page and a third, no way I can squish it all on one page without dropping some job experiences which I really don't want to do.

2 pages is acceptable innit? In the past I always thought 2 was ok when interviewing people but when I got 3 + pages resumes from candidates I would think overdone and they went to my thumbs down pile. But that's just me.

What say you?
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Totally depends on Type of job,and the business.

I never submitted a Resume...

Just pick the place I wanted to work.. Walk in.
They say, "we aren't hiring" I tell them what I have done at previous jobs.

They say "wait right here, the plant Manager wants to talk to You.

After a few minutes with him, He says... " Can You come to work Monday Morning? "
 
Jesus, Lou, you know there's a way to say that which doesn't make it sound like the entire planet is fighting to blow you at the same time, yes?
 
byke said:
That, and the art in writing a resume is giving them something in that single page that makes the reader wants to hear more.
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I should have added this is 1 page with a good cover letter. :thumbup

louemc said:
Totally burb
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louemc said:
Totally depends on Type of job,and the business.

I never submitted a Resume...

Just pick the place I wanted to work.. Walk in.
They say, "we aren't hiring" I tell them what I have done at previous jobs.

They say "wait right here, the plant Manager wants to talk to You.

After a few minutes with him, He says... " Can You come to work Monday Morning? "
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This is similar to a friend of mine who is an electrician. Except he has on 2 occasions between active duty time in the Air Force, simply showed up and said he was working for the construction company. When they said they weren't hiring he just started working.

He did the same thing with his now wife. He said to her "we are going to date and get married" and the rest is history.
 
I often wonder if Lou has all six of his BARF responses saved as keyboard macros. :laughing
 
DReg350 said:
I often wonder if Lou has all six of his BARF responses saved as keyboard macros. :laughing
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macro 1: I can get hired anywhere when I tell them what I do

macro 2: my solar kicks ass, and I have a friend who heats his house using water that is boiled by solar

macro 3: As a child I was such a good skiier, I could've gone pro

macro 4: scott's steering damper is the best

5,6: ???
 
mercurial said:
macro 1: I can get hired anywhere when I tell them what I do

macro 2: my solar kicks ass, and I have a friend who heats his house using water that is boiled by solar

macro 3: As a child I was such a good skiier, I could've gone pro

macro 4: scott's steering damper is the best

5,6: ???
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macro 5: I bicycled my great looking ass all the way to South America and back

macro 6: I never crash ever. If you have, it was your fault regardless the circumstances
 
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