A good resume

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Dos and Donts please?

What kind of things would you recommend one should include even though it might not be the norm?

Thanks :flower1:

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Sample:

Phil O. Sophy
Blog Street, Gupshup Land
1-800-Iamcool
[EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected]

Objective: To be the fastest growing employee in your organization and eventually take your place.

Education: PhD in Blogging, May 2011

Experience: Total goofball. Can manage multiple identities at the same time. No pressure approach. Can work alone or in a team setting. Can write blog entries that make no sense to the common man but are in fact quite profound.

Something like that?

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Some thoughts.

  • Always make sure you include a tailored cover letter. This is a must.
  • Look for keywords given in the job description and make your CV reflect those keywords. Hell, use them! Especially in online applications.
  • Never bluff, a bit of padding fair enough but never bluff. Karma will catch up with you.
  • Never send cliche'd applications. No one loves that. Not even Jesus.
  • Add a big of insight to your qualifications rather than just a blind listing.
  • Use skill words that will help you stand out. Like specific qualifications and licences or something along those lines.
  • Never use stupid fun fonts. Make the size reasonable and make it aesthetically pleasing and simple.
  • Make sure you end your previous job experiences with Achievements. Solid things you accomplished, not the usual BS about Responsibilities.
  • Make sure there is a balance of Teamwork and Individual work in your CV. Employers want a flexible candidate.
  • Include any volunteer work and extra curricular activities within the real of the position you're applying for. They don't care if you can do an Ollie on your skateboard.
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ROFL :smack: yes thats the intro i assume?

so we CAN include volunteering and extra curriculars. ok and thanks for the advice..

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Avoid using acronyms. Yes you maybe a greenbelt in DFSS and got a certificate from HFMA but your new potential employer (and especially your recruiting agent) may not be aware of those terms and believe me they are not going to google.

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What does a 14 year old need a CV for?

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^Job as a chat mod :cb:

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Heyyyyyy people :mad: don’t be making fun of our phil!

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Know your audience ... in my experience of 22 jobs and around 80 applications ... and hiring 2 people giving reference to 4 and interviewing 3 people ... As you can see I have had a success rate of around 25%.

My main advice is:

The first 1/3rd of the front page of the resume is the most important and on it you need to place hooks. The hooks are a combination of your personal successes for example "In the capacity of supervisor I saved the organisation $15,000 by including an extra inspection step when we decided to place an order with a new supplier".

This gives tangible data not airy fairy words ... A success statement is not "I was very good at my job" rather it should read "In this capacity my intervention increased revenue by 20% higher than any other in the history of the organisation" ...

The second type of hook which is actually more important than the one above is to use the same terminology as the advert for the job. First read the job advert and if it is something you are qualified to do then copy-paste the advert and re-arrange the words so instead of reading "the appropraite candidate shall have ...." to read "I am or I can or I have" ... this way you can easily see whether you have addressed all the requirements. Also, if there are any requirements that you do not meet ... write them as "I intend to do such and such a course to enhance my skills in such and such an area".

The rest is your data ... Never put you academics before your profile statement ... I would avoid using the word "objective" and change it to "professional profile". In a profile state what you are professionally, what you are doing now, what you intend to do (that is the objective part) and how you can benefit the offering organisation.

Phrase the resume in a way that they need you not that you need the job.

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^ Ditto on the terminology from the advert part.
You need to tweak your resume for the specific job. Its tiring but well worth the effort.

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Here you find a professional resume for your reference.

www.careerdirectors.com/members/tori.../newgrad_firstplace_Rushton.pd

By the way this one actually written for someone by professional resume writer.

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thank you for all the suggestions guys. Appreciate it.

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good luck.
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Thank you, Sir.