resume help.

[shane96ranger]

Should be a min of at least 3 long term jobs to reference. In my own opinion? Some can be in different areas then you are applying for. You want to show a good track record of sticking with a job to a goodly amount of time. As an employer? I get fully turned off by app's and resume's that show a fistful of jobs, all lasting under 60 days each. That tells me the applicant either won't commit to being around after training, or loves to job-hop. (grabs a job...another one comes along..quits and takes it....rinse and repeat) It's a full waste of time/$$ for an employer. If you can't do 3 long term jobs due to your age/time spent in the workforce? We do take that into consideration.

Never EVER throw your former employer under the bus. Even if you feel you've just been screwed over by the WORST!!....Pissing and moaning about it in any form will have an effect on perspective employers. If you quit due to getting the shaft? Just list "Left due to personal reasons/disagreements"..And if asked during an interview? Be as non-passionate about it, just the facts without getting emotional. I know it's hard, but going off on a former employer? Shows a lack of mature thinking we look for. (vent elsewhere....not at your interview)

Keep a resume' to ONE page ONLY! Short and Sweet. And as odd as it seems? Use a normal 'font', and lightly colored paper. It makes your resume' stand out a bit from the other plain-jane white ones. Most of us managers/admins get anywhere from 30 to 100 app's and resume's when we put the hiring sign out. No kidding--we spend all of 3 minutes average looking over your information/resume'. Make it COUNT!

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This is great info on the interview process as well. It's always best to hear someone say they left their old job for a better opportunity instead of a rant about "they hated me" and "I got railroaded". I forgot about the color of paper and use of font. Comic Sans is not a professional font, and I would suggest going plain white or an off white.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

That might even be true for flipping a burger, that is if you don't flip burgers the way they want you to do it LOL. I wouldn't be surprised if they had a procedure for that.

Only include jobs that are relevant to the job you are applying for; only put jobs that aren't related if that's all you have to put down. Just need to try and sell yourself - they are hard to write (like nails on a chalk board). Start with a basic draft and have a few people look over it for you, tweak it in. The information on it should be focused on the job you are applying for, why you are the right person for the job.

They do have a procedure for flipping burgers, lol, not that I ever worked for a fast-food joint. I was trying to use a bit of sarcasm.

Smokeater, that doesn't look half bad for a resume.

 

[adsm08]

yes please!

il go buy it soon!

I'll scrounge those resumes out this week if I can. I think they are on the laptop that I took to work.