LJ,
Years ago, in a Galaxy far, far away (The Ohio State University Medical
Center) I worked recruitment. I had to go through HUNDREDS of resumes for
Nurses, Civil Service People, Allied Health professionals and Research
Assistants a day. Needless to say, it gets a bit tedious!
The one thing that I would tell people is that you need to create a Resume
that will do 2 things.
1. Get past that initial person (this was me) who had to identify
potential candidates, but maybe didn't necessarily understand everything
that they were reading. For this person, you want to clearly identify your
experience, education and motivations. You want to list your degrees,
professional certifications and associations. Try not to leave any gaping
holes in your time line. Try to keep it to one page, but don't go past 2.
2. Once you are past that first person, you want this resume to also
speak to the person who is likely making the decisions on who to bring in.
They are going to look for the more technical information.
Remember, you can always bring a second resume to the interview that speaks
a bit more directly and technically to the manager.
My feeling about conversational v. bullet pointsconversational is just
harder to digest and tends to run long. Bullet points pull out those items
you want to highlight and make them plain to see. The cover letter can be
conversational if you wish, but don't get long winded!
Just my 2 cents!
PSI write the WORST resumes. You would think after 12 years in HR, I
would have gotten better at it!
On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 10:37 AM, LJ LongWing wrote:
> I always find looking at other people's resumes/cv to be
> fascinating...there are so many different ways to put together the details
> of your skills and work histories. I worked for a time as a team lead and
> looked at resumes of potential contractors, so I've had a fair amount of
> exposure to various formatsI know this isn't Remedy related, and there
> is no 'right' answer...so I'm seeking opinions.
>
> Should a resume be 'conversational' in nature, or is it better to have
> short concise bullet points.
>
> I personally find conversational resumes harder to digest...I find it
> harder to pull out the relevant information that I'm looking for in a
> prospective employee/contractorI've always found quick bullet point
> driven resumes easier to read/digest and determine if the person has the
> skills necessary, if not only at a high levelbut the down side of that
> type of resume is that it eliminates all of the emotion and 'feel' from a
> person, which is both good and badso, I'm curiousopinions, pro/con
> list, etc
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