Comments on: The Real You – A Word About Resumes http://www.thewordcorner.com/productivity/the-real-you-about-resumes Making Technology Work for you Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:40:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Liz http://www.thewordcorner.com/productivity/the-real-you-about-resumes/comment-page-1#comment-15 Liz Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:13:52 +0000 http://www.thewordcorner.com/blog/?p=583#comment-15 Wow! thanks for the long comment. As you wrote in your most recent post, every effort to deviate from the standard resume will probably be met with resistance. Wow! thanks for the long comment. As you wrote in your most recent post, every effort to deviate from the standard resume will probably be met with resistance.

]]> By: Jay Greathouse http://www.thewordcorner.com/productivity/the-real-you-about-resumes/comment-page-1#comment-14 Jay Greathouse Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:15:54 +0000 http://www.thewordcorner.com/blog/?p=583#comment-14 Many professional artists maintain a curriculum vitae that comprehensively lists everything produced, published or that provides any reference to their work often comprising 10s of pages. I've seen them 40+ pages or better. Since those who hire (or pre-screen) off a resume key on just one or two specific items it is usually a go-no go type of situation where your resume has about 2 seconds to do the job. Actually the purpose of the resume is just to gain an interview. For years I maintained a vitae then researched what an employer was looking for and specifically tailored a resume just for them. Often that would gain an interview to which I brought a vitae regularly evaluated by weight and number of pages. No one in HR ever had (or found) the time to actually read anything. Many professional artists maintain a curriculum vitae that comprehensively lists everything produced, published or that provides any reference to their work often comprising 10s of pages. I’ve seen them 40+ pages or better.

Since those who hire (or pre-screen) off a resume key on just one or two specific items it is usually a go-no go type of situation where your resume has about 2 seconds to do the job. Actually the purpose of the resume is just to gain an interview.

For years I maintained a vitae then researched what an employer was looking for and specifically tailored a resume just for them. Often that would gain an interview to which I brought a vitae regularly evaluated by weight and number of pages.

No one in HR ever had (or found) the time to actually read anything.

]]> By: Liz http://www.thewordcorner.com/productivity/the-real-you-about-resumes/comment-page-1#comment-12 Liz Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:29:56 +0000 http://www.thewordcorner.com/blog/?p=583#comment-12 Having multiple resumes as you suggest is probably the best alternative to keep things simple (less explaining to do as well). Thanks for you feedback! Having multiple resumes as you suggest is probably the best alternative to keep things simple (less explaining to do as well). Thanks for you feedback!

]]> By: Debbie FAW http://www.thewordcorner.com/productivity/the-real-you-about-resumes/comment-page-1#comment-13 Debbie FAW Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:55:16 +0000 http://www.thewordcorner.com/blog/?p=583#comment-13 It really depends on the purpose and the audience. I agree that the standard resume does not apply to freelancers, but for a regular employee there is not much choice. We just have to tailor our resume to the purpose it has to serve. For that reason I have at least three different resumes. It's a pain to keep them up to date, but until I can be a full-time freelancer it has to be this way :) It really depends on the purpose and the audience. I agree that the standard resume does not apply to freelancers, but for a regular employee there is not much choice. We just have to tailor our resume to the purpose it has to serve. For that reason I have at least three different resumes. It’s a pain to keep them up to date, but until I can be a full-time freelancer it has to be this way :)

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