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A. A resume is an advertisement that you hope will convince the persons reading it when you are not present to invite you for an interview. A good resume focuses the reader's attention on those aspects of... More Q. What is a 'req' and how is it advertised? A. For someone to be hired, a hiring manager somewhere first has to decide that a position is open and that someone has to be hired. This happens because someone has left (resigned, was fired, promoted... More | |
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Q. How do I come up with things to put on my resume? (What's a personal inventory?) A. There is no single right answer to this question, but some entry-level candidates find it helpful to take an inventory of things that make them proud, and also make them good job candidates. The purpose...More Q. What are the common formats for resumes? A. Since you're reading a Blog, you'll probably be e-mailing your resume in electronic form. However it's important to have a paper version as well...More Q. What is the format of a chronological resume? A. In the U.S., the recipients of resumes expect to see a tabulation of your education credentials and a record of your job history, the latter in reverse chronological order. Resumes listing...More Q. What is a curriculum vitae? A. A curriculum vitae (a.k.a. vita) is a comprehensive biographical statement emphasizing professional qualifications and activities. C.v.'s tend to be low on "hype" and consist mostly of lists...More Q. What is a functional resume/combination resume? A. Unlike the chronological resume, the functional resume ignores historical sequence and stresses skills and abilities regardless of where they were developed and demonstrated. This approach offers you a...More Q. Do I mention a "career objective" on my resume? A. Some resume screeners like resumes with targeted job objectives because they make it easier to toss the resume if if no req matches the narrow objective. There may be opportunities which you qualify for...More Q. What about resumes that can be e-mailed? A. It's best to e-mail straight ASCII resumes. Lines should not exceed 80 characters. Sections should be separated by blank lines...More Q. What about paper resumes and optical character readers? A. Whenever you submit a resume by fax or paper mail, you can be certain that someone will scan your c.v. into a database and later do a keyword search. The optical character recognition (OCR) technology is...More | |
