I hate it. I've spent about 6 or 7 hours over the last two days rewriting my resume, professional bio, professional philosophy, gathering reference letters and documentation, scanning degrees certifications and professional development conference certificates. I've spent too much money on professional recruitment services. I'll be sending out cover letters almost weekly. This is actually mostly just venting because I'm super bored of it. But I did reward myself by buying tickets to Bahrain for Eid Al Adha which should be fun. My wife and I have some friends there that The Las Vegas of the Middle East.
[SIZE=11pt]Bahrain [/SIZE] A couple of years ago someone got hold of one of my Credit Cards and booked a flight out of Bahrain International Airport to London and rented a car. Hotwater
Sometimes I think there's too much emphasis on a resume or CV. I've written a few in my time and honestly, most everything was looked over and I spent soooo much effort putting it all together. I even got told once that what I had was "actually too much". And that was just detailing the specific jobs is done to coinicde with the criteria they were after. Eventually I would just stick job duties and a small bio about myself. I'd let everyone know what I was all about right then and there on the paper. even a small hobbies section of what you enjoy. At the end of the day, a person with emotions is reading it, not a robot so they shouldn't expect you to be a robot either. Showing interests and emotions I think is a good thing. Then again, what the bloody hell do I know? :rofl:
Aye, concision is the best option. Keep it short and sweet. I used to put every single job I'd ever had on my CV, doubt people got more than a third of the way through before consigning it to the bin. I debate whether to put my interests on it since what I'm really into is swords and martial arts, and that can tickle people the wrong way
Yeah, Visa called me when I booked mine. I'm not sure how you'd get away with this kind of credit card fraud though - the plane ticket needs to be in your real name.
The thing about resumes is how they are interpreted. Most are scanned and then filtered through software that looks for redundancies, gaps and date confusions. They also search for keywords. A traditional resume, Objective, Experience, Education can be trashed before a human ever sees it. Also, I see the term Resume and CV used interchangeably. They are two very different things. A resume is a summary, best for a page or two. A Curriculum Vitae is much larger and details not only when and where you worked, but details on tasks and projects with emphasis on how you made it happen. A proper CV is between 50 and 300 pages. I would also suggest making a profile on several job sites. Monster is still in business. Indeed and Glass Door are also popular. And a LinkedIn profile can be searched by recruiters, so build a list of keywords into your resume. It's the 21st century, embrace it!
Thanks (genuinely), but it's a specific career with a rather unique way of doing hiring. I'm not worried - the season doesn't pick up until October to January - i'm just getting ready. My current contract doesn't end for a 10 months or so. We're hoping to move to either Caracas (my choice) or Amsterdam (hers).
Wishing you the best with your employment search. Without a CV that is not only professional in nature but also well done, finding employment once reaching a certain level is almost impossible. Good for you for doing it right.
well no, but they expect you to be professional. emotions can come later in the process. maybe most resumes are scanned this way, because that's what huge companies do and they get the most resumes. but i'm pretty sure most companies have no such system. i've worked several places, and been in charge of or at least involved in hiring in several of those, and i've never even heard of this kind of software before now.
Oh I fully agree with keeping a printed resume on decent stock. But I would still suggest modernizing the format and adding a bullet point summary in place of an "objective". Even if a human is reviewing your resume, and we all hope it gets that far, it's good to give them a concise summary that emphasizes your best selling points. And yes, I apply with lots of huge corporate behemoths around the planet. The ones with huge payrolls and high turnovers have to interpret resumes quickly. As for tools: http://www.allbusiness.com/writing-resumes-for-automated-screening-tools-resume-writing-and-job-hunting-part-2-11805673-1.html http://blog.quintcareers.com/deploy-shortcuts-to-identify-and-analyze-resume-keywords/ http://career-advice.monster.com/resumes-cover-letters/resume-writing-tips/avoid-resume-analysis-paralysis/article.aspx
yeah, a human will scan them in a machine-like manner in most cases. bullet points on a resume are beautiful.
