People Are Laughing At Your Resume

People Are Laughing At Your Resume Do you ever wonder what happens AFTER you send your resume in? Aaron Brazell wrote Your Resumà © is Causing Hiring Companies to Laugh at You last week with some excellent points. Hes not a resume expert, hes the guy on the other side of the desk laughing (or shaking his head) at resumes. Go check out what he thinks is just plain laughable. his highlights are: You Didn’t Read the Job Requisition You Cite an MCSE as a Qualification Your Resumà © is Irrelevant You Don’t Know Who You’re Talking To Your Resumà © is longer than two pages and Is Filled with Fluff How about making hiring managers laugh at you (or, the prospect of you actually getting hired)?? Rand Bateman, owner of an intellectual property firm based out of Salt Lake City, gives solid advice based on what hes seen from all the people applying at his firm. In his post A few thoughts on looking for a job, Rand talks about each of these points: Whats your objective? Provide a letter Keep your resume short Have explanations for why you left previous employers You only get one chance to make a first impression Have some questions Be informed Sending a thank you note Return the call Both posts are worthy of your time click here to see Aarons post and here to see Rands post. Resumes and job search seem so easy. But there are definitely complexities in the process. I encourage you to get your resume out of the laughable pile if you cant do it on your own check out my partners. And then go get an account on JibberJobber and put your resumes and cover letters and letters of recommendation in there for safe storage. I burned my first week of the job search recreating a resume do yours NOW and you can really be prepared as you go through your next job transition. People Are Laughing At Your Resume Do you ever wonder what happens AFTER you send your resume in? Aaron Brazell wrote Your Resumà © is Causing Hiring Companies to Laugh at You last week with some excellent points. Hes not a resume expert, hes the guy on the other side of the desk laughing (or shaking his head) at resumes. Go check out what he thinks is just plain laughable. his highlights are: You Didn’t Read the Job Requisition You Cite an MCSE as a Qualification Your Resumà © is Irrelevant You Don’t Know Who You’re Talking To Your Resumà © is longer than two pages and Is Filled with Fluff How about making hiring managers laugh at you (or, the prospect of you actually getting hired)?? Rand Bateman, owner of an intellectual property firm based out of Salt Lake City, gives solid advice based on what hes seen from all the people applying at his firm. In his post A few thoughts on looking for a job, Rand talks about each of these points: Whats your objective? Provide a letter Keep your resume short Have explanations for why you left previous employers You only get one chance to make a first impression Have some questions Be informed Sending a thank you note Return the call Both posts are worthy of your time click here to see Aarons post and here to see Rands post. Resumes and job search seem so easy. But there are definitely complexities in the process. I encourage you to get your resume out of the laughable pile if you cant do it on your own check out my partners. And then go get an account on JibberJobber and put your resumes and cover letters and letters of recommendation in there for safe storage. I burned my first week of the job search recreating a resume do yours NOW and you can really be prepared as you go through your next job transition.