I read resumes regularly (sorry, I don't have a copy of mine on hand- if I remember I'll send one from home) and there are a few things that stand out. First of all, make it neat. It has to be correct grammatically, and have no obvious spelling errors (you'd be shocked at what I've received for professional positions).
Preferably it has all pertinent information in a page or two- no books please. I enjoy reading resumes that are tailored to the job reqs- arrange it so that I can easily see how your skills match what I'm looking for.
That's generally enough to get you over the first hurdles in my book. It's really hard to tell from the outside how much an employer wants someone Exactly like their job description, and how many would consider anyone within a range (this is much more common.) I think it's still possible to get hired for a position that you don't match exactly - but you may have to wait for them to get past their first round of looking.
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Date: 2007-09-18 03:26 pm (UTC)Preferably it has all pertinent information in a page or two- no books please. I enjoy reading resumes that are tailored to the job reqs- arrange it so that I can easily see how your skills match what I'm looking for.
That's generally enough to get you over the first hurdles in my book. It's really hard to tell from the outside how much an employer wants someone Exactly like their job description, and how many would consider anyone within a range (this is much more common.) I think it's still possible to get hired for a position that you don't match exactly - but you may have to wait for them to get past their first round of looking.