Comments on: The Only 9 Resume Tips You'll Ever Need http://www.moneyunder30.com/9-resume-tips Personal Finance for the Young and Ambitious Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:45:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rajeev Kumar Singh http://www.moneyunder30.com/9-resume-tips/comment-page-1#comment-2416 Rajeev Kumar Singh Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:33:05 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/?p=1697#comment-2416 Great post.. I think one needs to look at resumes as an advertisement for himself.. the basic purpose of a resume is to get you through to the interview table where you should be able to sell yourself.. So have a resume which will higlight your strengths without exaggerating it ... Also keep it short , not beyong 2 pages..no one reads beyond that. Great post.. I think one needs to look at resumes as an advertisement for himself.. the basic purpose of a resume is to get you through to the interview table where you should be able to sell yourself.. So have a resume which will higlight your strengths without exaggerating it … Also keep it short , not beyong 2 pages..no one reads beyond that.

]]> By: Shannon http://www.moneyunder30.com/9-resume-tips/comment-page-1#comment-2417 Shannon Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:57:10 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/?p=1697#comment-2417 No. 10: Get someone else to read it before you send/print. I immediately toss any resume with misspelled words. If your resume wasn't important enough for you to read thoroughly, why should I? We often overlook our own typos. Get a friend to look at it. They'll find something you didn't, I guarantee. They can also provide good feedback about your strengths, weaknesses, accomplishments that sometimes you don't consider sharing. No. 10: Get someone else to read it before you send/print. I immediately toss any resume with misspelled words. If your resume wasn’t important enough for you to read thoroughly, why should I? We often overlook our own typos. Get a friend to look at it. They’ll find something you didn’t, I guarantee. They can also provide good feedback about your strengths, weaknesses, accomplishments that sometimes you don’t consider sharing.

]]> By: Norana Cummins http://www.moneyunder30.com/9-resume-tips/comment-page-1#comment-2414 Norana Cummins Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:40:27 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/?p=1697#comment-2414 I have always had difficulty with resumes and have received much wanted advice from many many people who do hiring. I have come up with one conclusion: Everyone wants something completely different. Every person I have spoken with who does hiring has a completely different list of do's and don'ts. I have always had difficulty with resumes and have received much wanted advice from many many people who do hiring. I have come up with one conclusion: Everyone wants something completely different. Every person I have spoken with who does hiring has a completely different list of do’s and don’ts.

]]> By: Money Under 30 http://www.moneyunder30.com/9-resume-tips/comment-page-1#comment-2413 Money Under 30 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:49:34 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/?p=1697#comment-2413 I can see your point, Jason---I would guess that's the most controversial tip on the list. I think it's common advice NOT to have a mission statement because many people don't write good ones. But if you have a statement that's specific and obviously effective, stick with it! I can see your point, Jason—I would guess that’s the most controversial tip on the list. I think it’s common advice NOT to have a mission statement because many people don’t write good ones. But if you have a statement that’s specific and obviously effective, stick with it!

]]> By: Jason http://www.moneyunder30.com/9-resume-tips/comment-page-1#comment-2415 Jason Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:20:08 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/?p=1697#comment-2415 I'm not entirely sure I agree with you about the mission statement, though you might be right sometimes. I've been told by several hiring managers that my mission statement really made it stand out, and I haven't had trouble landing jobs in years now. My resume is also a full two pages (just because I've had a really diverse blend of experience for someone relatively young, and think that's one of my selling points). I actually do intend to slim down my resume next time--the blend of experience is less important now that I've been in the same specialty for four years--but a lot of forward-looking hiring managers actually seem to appreciate the diversity, as well as a heavily personalized resume that includes a killer mission statement. I’m not entirely sure I agree with you about the mission statement, though you might be right sometimes. I’ve been told by several hiring managers that my mission statement really made it stand out, and I haven’t had trouble landing jobs in years now. My resume is also a full two pages (just because I’ve had a really diverse blend of experience for someone relatively young, and think that’s one of my selling points).

I actually do intend to slim down my resume next time–the blend of experience is less important now that I’ve been in the same specialty for four years–but a lot of forward-looking hiring managers actually seem to appreciate the diversity, as well as a heavily personalized resume that includes a killer mission statement.

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