The great resume debate
January 21, 2008
We’re on week three of the new semester and already I feel the switch in focus. So long are the days of dreaming about where we want to do a placement. It’s here! With courses like career management, it seems like this semester is more geared towards the real world. Time to refresh our minds of our previous work experience, get in touch with old supervisors to be used as references and time to get your resume in PR shape.
Resumes. You hate them. You love them. You don’t know what to do with them.
For most of us, resumes shouldn’t be anything new. Yet, if you were present during our career management course, you might have thought otherwise. Questions upon questions were fired out asking for the perfect way to write the date or the ideal font to write your name. We want to be the best we can be and it’s understandable why some of these questions were asked, but like Gary Schlee, our teacher, said there is no right way. Perhaps we’re searching for certainty and reassurance. Perhaps we just have no clue.
No one wants a cookie-cutter. Resumes, like every individual are unique and should represent your characteristics, experience and values. Of course we all need help with them, but I think we need to step up and throw ourselves out there a bit more.
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Gary Schlee | January 25, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Indeed, magical templates for resumes don’t really exist in our business. Look at lots of resume examples and read about best practices. Adopt the ones you like.
But ultimately, it’s like writing a story. What is your ability to give readers (translation: employers) what they want or need?
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kraven132 | January 30, 2008 at 12:13 am
I think the scary part about resumes is exactly that – they represent your characteristics, experiences and values. You’re putting a little piece of yourself out there for the world to look at and critique, and it can be terrifying to think that people may not like it – and, by extension, not like you.
But really, putting that personal touch into a resume allows employeers to really understand the kind of person they’re hiring if they choose to hire you, and to assess whether you and their culture will mesh. Even if you really need a job, you don’t want to end up somewhere that’s wrong for you.
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Natasha C. | March 3, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Resumes – the ticket to an interview. It’s a slippery slope, this resume thing, but once you’ve mastered the basics and what employers are looking for – it comes like second nature.
I have mastered the art of writing a resume and this is only because of the tips we received in career management. I reformatted my old dreadful resume and created something dynamic.
I’m proud of my resume now and I finally understand how to “wow” employers. Resume writing, comes down to practicing and confidence. Be confident in your accomplishments and show them off in a tactful way. A prospective employer will love you for it!