Re:So, you need a job? Man, do resumes suck
by DanielBMarkham on Monday October 06, 2008 @12:58PM
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So -- another "this is what I'm looking for in a resume" posts, eh?
Nothing wrong with that, except there are hundreds of thousands of guys out there with their own lists of stuff they want.
The art of writing a resume is the art of creating a targeted sales brochure to the exact person who is able to call you in for an interview. That means, between you and him, you have to understand at a gut level what makes his boat float and what are going to be key selling factors for him.
It's an acquired skill, but not too hard to learn. The interesting part is that not only do you have to target each opportunity, you also have to go through a certain number of opportunities per day/week to make the machine work.
I find it fun once I get used to it. Of course, as I get older it's all word-of-mouth now.
Nothing wrong with that, except there are hundreds of thousands of guys out there with their own lists of stuff they want.
The art of writing a resume is the art of creating a targeted sales brochure to the exact person who is able to call you in for an interview. That means, between you and him, you have to understand at a gut level what makes his boat float and what are going to be key selling factors for him.
It's an acquired skill, but not too hard to learn. The interesting part is that not only do you have to target each opportunity, you also have to go through a certain number of opportunities per day/week to make the machine work.
I find it fun once I get used to it. Of course, as I get older it's all word-of-mouth now.