On February 11, 2018 at 16:21, Anthony said...
If I am looking at one I want it to be a as concise and as meaningful as possible (i.e. don't waste my time). It is there to help me decide if I want you to go to the next step or not, nothing more nothing less.
if the person is applying to be a model,a stripper, TV personality... appearance has some value and a picture can be worth adding, maybe if the person hiring is racist or discriminates on appearance they might like a pic as well.
Personally if I am looking for someone to answer the phone or pull wires ...... why would I care what they look like? I never got one with a pic but if I did at best it would go at the end of the pile.
I think a photo could play a role in getting a job. An attractive young woman will land a receptionist job if her competition is an old fat bald man like myself. Is that a good or fair thing? No...but in the real world it would make a difference.
no, no one cares this is not facebook. You can include a summary (about me) but it needs to be relevant to what you are looking for (eg "heavily involved in animal rescue." for a job as a dog walker, " spent 10 years of her childhood living in Puerto Rico" for a job as a Puerto Rico travel guide.
this is tricky for example
If you are in your 40's no one cares if you worked at the liquor store when you were 15 or sold hot dogs when you were 20. you would not need to include all that, but since we are an AV firm
the stereo store 19xx-19yy
stock boy until 19zz
sold VCRs
...
even though the tech has changed it is still useful to now
if the job is relevant you need to add more like responsibilities and achievements, if they are old and useless just drop them
If i were to create a resume today it would have...
Name
Contact Info
Current Job
Skills list
Photos of installation work
Screenshots of User Interfaces, logos and other graphical materials i have produced.
I wouldn't even bother listing the 300 industry classes and certificates i have. I cant even remember them all.
But thats me...after 20+ years in a niche market working with a high end firm. My grilfriend on the other hand has always worked sub $75k per year jobs where the skills rarely matter at the next company. For example she has worked at 6 Whole Foods locations over the last 15 years. She doesn't want to work at a grocery store anymore so all of that experience is worthless.
At this point its either go back to school or get lucky with an entry level position in an office so she can learn something new.
I prefer a simple "references available upon request". I will ask for them and will check one or two but references are step 2+ while at this point we are step 1, weeding out and throwing away the ones that are not interesting. If you attach 5 reference letters I won't even bother looking at it since I am not there to waste my time and read a small book.
Great advice.
PS I can google the company name and get a generic number if the company still exists, references should be people that know you personally. If I call that number it is to find out if you are the type of person that is dependable or the type of person that shows up 1h late and drunk.
I asked all my friends on facebook. Not one single person has had a new company contact a previous employer. I dont think companies bother when considering entry level people.
1) you need an education section (bottom) BUT if you are in your 20's it can be worth it to get into the details (I want to know about you and it will probably say more than your job experience e.g. I am working at McD and finishing my PHD in electrical engineering in....), if you are in your 50s keep it short it was a long time ago and your work experience will tell me more (e.g. 30 years ago I started working at McD while getting my PHD in electrical engineering in....),
2) you need a skills and competencies section(s) (top)
Her current skills aren't worth anything right now because she wants to try something else.
3) One page is OK, Two pages is good, three is absolute max, anything more and it goes to the garbage, time is money.
Sticking to one page.
4) not to be mean, but I feel the monogram comes off a bit as childish but in itself it would not hurt job prospects so do what you want. Don't forget, what you are building is a tool so that the future employer can decide in a minute if you make it to the next step.
I don't know if its childish but it does strike me as odd sometimes when i look at it. The goal was to make the resume stand out so there has to be some bling. that doesn't look like white paper with black text. I think the monogram does that. We all know people with monogram towels in their bathrooms. Is this childish? Or something people to do to stand out like custom rims on a car or fancy cuff links.
5) If there is a large "work gap" (eg decided to stop working to raise the kids) explain it with a line or two something like raising kids or taking care of sick family members I can understand and respect, a blank did not work for several years looks worst.
No work gap. The issue is that i make three times what she makes so when i decide to move she comes with and has to find a new job. For example she has worked at whole foods like 8 years but at different locations and at different times. Whole foods Gold Coast was her first job ever and her current job is Whole Foods Kildeer...those two jobs are 17 years apart with jobs at 4 different companies in between. So rather than try and figure all that history out i just included "WHOLE FOODS MARKET" with a list of locations and all the positions she has held.
