Comments on: How I Helped a Friend Make Their Resume Competitive http://www.myliferoi.com/2009/12/how-helped-friend-make-resume-competitive/ Rebalance before it's too late Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:16:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: How I Helped a Friend Make Their Resume Competitive | from myliferoi.com | serhat-sine.com | Serhat SINE Blog and CV http://www.myliferoi.com/2009/12/how-helped-friend-make-resume-competitive/#comment-4151 How I Helped a Friend Make Their Resume Competitive | from myliferoi.com | serhat-sine.com | Serhat SINE Blog and CV Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:51:45 +0000 http://www.myliferoi.com/2009/12/how-i-helped-a-friend-make-their-resume-competitive/#comment-4151 [...] Cont. >>> [...]

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]]> By: MyLifeROI http://www.myliferoi.com/2009/12/how-helped-friend-make-resume-competitive/#comment-4108 MyLifeROI Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:14:47 +0000 http://www.myliferoi.com/2009/12/how-i-helped-a-friend-make-their-resume-competitive/#comment-4108 @anthony, I was trying to use a well-rounded assortment of verbs. I had already used supervise in the other bullet point, so I wanted to highlight the fact that he was held responsible for a huge part of the business. I think there is a connotation in the word responsible that makes people assume you are actively involved. Had I not already used supervise, though, I would probably have used manage instead of responsible. Your last sentence is gold: Address the employers need and wants, not YOUR preferences. Perfect. @anthony,

I was trying to use a well-rounded assortment of verbs. I had already used supervise in the other bullet point, so I wanted to highlight the fact that he was held responsible for a huge part of the business. I think there is a connotation in the word responsible that makes people assume you are actively involved. Had I not already used supervise, though, I would probably have used manage instead of responsible.

Your last sentence is gold: Address the employers need and wants, not YOUR preferences. Perfect.

]]> By: anthony http://www.myliferoi.com/2009/12/how-helped-friend-make-resume-competitive/#comment-2534 anthony Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:52:53 +0000 http://www.myliferoi.com/2009/12/how-i-helped-a-friend-make-their-resume-competitive/#comment-2534 Re: Responsible for sale and cash management of a franchise store.... Why not drop the responsible for and use: Manage sales and cash for a franchise store generating $4 million in revenue yearly. Shows what I do and the results. Not what I am responsible for. ??? I conduct workshops and had a senior manager of another company sit in as a guest. The topic that day was resumes. She stated she likes profiles or overviews, not objectives. It tells her right off the bat some of your skills, abilities and traits. In addition if she has not posted a position and receives a cold resume, the cover letter carries the weight, not the resume. Re: Trends They are fluid and what I have to get across is, what you did 3 or 4 years ago is NOT what employers want to see today. You have to make your resume address the employers needs and wants, not YOUR preferences. Re: Responsible for sale and cash management of a franchise store….
Why not drop the responsible for and use: Manage sales and cash for a franchise store generating $4 million in revenue yearly.
Shows what I do and the results. Not what I am responsible for.
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I conduct workshops and had a senior manager of another company sit in as a guest. The topic that day was resumes. She stated she likes profiles or overviews, not objectives. It tells her right off the bat some of your skills, abilities and traits.
In addition if she has not posted a position and receives a cold resume, the cover letter carries the weight, not the resume.

Re: Trends
They are fluid and what I have to get across is, what you did 3 or 4 years ago is NOT what employers want to see today. You have to make your resume address the employers needs and wants, not YOUR preferences.

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]]> By: Roger http://www.myliferoi.com/2009/12/how-helped-friend-make-resume-competitive/#comment-2416 Roger Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:57:08 +0000 http://www.myliferoi.com/2009/12/how-i-helped-a-friend-make-their-resume-competitive/#comment-2416 Very good advice. I'll have to keep these suggestions in mind as I work to update my own resume. Great stuff. .-= Roger´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theamateurfinancier/cFiv/~3/8KjWvGkRpKU/" rel="nofollow">Weekly Thoughts: Don’t Trust Petitions</a> =-. Very good advice. I’ll have to keep these suggestions in mind as I work to update my own resume. Great stuff.
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]]> By: Evan http://www.myliferoi.com/2009/12/how-helped-friend-make-resume-competitive/#comment-2408 Evan Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:59:32 +0000 http://www.myliferoi.com/2009/12/how-i-helped-a-friend-make-their-resume-competitive/#comment-2408 It might be my chosen profession but the cover letter was almost as important as the Resume. Did you help out with that? .-= Evan´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/myjourneytomillions/feed/~3/7_oPCjplwAM/" rel="nofollow">TransUnion Settlement</a> =-. It might be my chosen profession but the cover letter was almost as important as the Resume. Did you help out with that?
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