Comments on: How to create an effective resume http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog/2006/09/14/how-to-create-an-effective-resume/ I sleep with pillows on my head. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:37:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Shey’s Rebellion » First the Resume, now the Interview http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog/2006/09/14/how-to-create-an-effective-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-565 Shey’s Rebellion » First the Resume, now the Interview Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:19:43 +0000 http://www.sheysrebellion.net/Blog/?p=15#comment-565 [...] You read the job ads and submitted your resume even though your skills only matched two or three of the dozens of TLAs thrown at you.  Now you’ve been called for the interview and you’re nervous.  Don’t be! [...] [...] You read the job ads and submitted your resume even though your skills only matched two or three of the dozens of TLAs thrown at you.  Now you’ve been called for the interview and you’re nervous.  Don’t be! [...]

]]> By: Shey's Rebellion http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog/2006/09/14/how-to-create-an-effective-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Shey's Rebellion Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:54:42 +0000 http://www.sheysrebellion.net/Blog/?p=15#comment-9 I think things such as "don't like" and "check your grammer" should be obvious. I don't have any experience with pre-screening computer systems. I agree you shouldn't use too many buzzwords. When I read a resume with a lot of buzzwords, or read objectives like the one I mentioned above, I think this guy didn't put any thought into his resume, he has no idea what he's doing. I think things such as “don’t like” and “check your grammer” should be obvious. I don’t have any experience with pre-screening computer systems. I agree you shouldn’t use too many buzzwords. When I read a resume with a lot of buzzwords, or read objectives like the one I mentioned above, I think this guy didn’t put any thought into his resume, he has no idea what he’s doing.

]]> By: Ben Scheirman http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog/2006/09/14/how-to-create-an-effective-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Ben Scheirman Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:03:40 +0000 http://www.sheysrebellion.net/Blog/?p=15#comment-8 Great tips! I especially liked the part "....I will burn your resume..." - that gave me a laugh. I would mention to void using PDF as your format. It's large and most resume searching utilities will skip over PDF files. Also, some keywords are good: Your resume _will_ likely be submitted to some pre-screening computer system that will pull out relevant keywords. Don't go crazy with them, but if you know what you're talking about... put down the buzzwords. You WILL get asked in your interview so don't fib :) Great tips! I especially liked the part “….I will burn your resume…” – that gave me a laugh.

I would mention to void using PDF as your format. It’s large and most resume searching utilities will skip over PDF files. Also, some keywords are good:

Your resume _will_ likely be submitted to some pre-screening computer system that will pull out relevant keywords. Don’t go crazy with them, but if you know what you’re talking about… put down the buzzwords. You WILL get asked in your interview so don’t fib :)

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