I'm not hiring. Actually, I'm moving from Austin to Houston (wife got a fat lawyerin' gig) and I'll be needing to find a new job.
So, show me your super cool resumés so I can spruce up my complete crap resumé. Go ahead and fill your template with fake information, put in .pdf if possible and get to uploading.
Also, post your advice on what information to include. Or anything else related to this, actually.
dude. my resume was TOO good, i kid you not, i managed to bullshit my way into freelance design gigs that were waaaaay over my ahead.
i even got an interview with Yahoo australia HQ and they asked me to go back for the 2nd interview, even though in the 1st interview i was just talking out my ass i didn't even know what the hell the job was!! it was some news/online-ad syndication partnership whatever
Sexy-ass font = Optima. Used it all over my folio, resume and cover letter. Note that I didn't put an objective on my resume because I felt it was covered in my cover letter. Some places don't hang on to the cover letter though, so it's up to you. I find smaller places usually do, but some big and/or popular ones toss it because it takes up file space, same reason for keeping the resume to one page if possible -- one page is likely to be lost at those places.) Good to have some synopsis of what you're looking for.
I've never lost job opportunities for leaving out personal info on my resume but I have lost job offers because I didn't talk enough about them, particularly group activities (sports, poker night, cow tipping, whatever) in the interview. Just prepare your resume and cover letters with some of this stuff in mind. It's the first thing to go if you're cramming thing on the page.
Oh, and a few more things to consider. People really do keep resumes on file. I applied for new jobs about 18 months ago, and just two weeks ago I got a call back from the big cheese of one Boston area firm, who was, as they say, cleaning off her desk and found my resume. We are graduates of the same college, so contact your college career development and/or alumni offices and use these connections. I don't know how far this goes with UT but, coming from a small department in a snooty Ivy League school, it goes really, really far. Also, I worked for a friend of hers at my old firm, and she contacted that person to get the scoop on me before she called me up. I had an offer from another architect who was friends with that summer employer on my resume, and guess who that guy called before he arranged an interview with me? Name dropping is important! Just don't do it too much on the interview.
Now, I have a standing invitation with these firms. I can bypass the human resources department and call these people directly. That's how I've gotten in at places -- bypassing the human resources department (play "dumb" about it) and contacting the head cheese directly with my stuff. I've pissed some people off by doing that, and been chewed out for it, but I've gotten an inside track with some better architects that way. To me, it's worth pissing off a few people to do that. They won't remember you in two years anyway, and you can do it all over again!
Look near the bottom of the reply screen, between the smilies and the options checkboxes. Just click on the browse button, find the file you want to attach (it doesn't have to resid eon the internet, local browsing works too) and that's about it. Oh, except the forums don't recognize .pdf files for attachment so you'll have to zip the file first and attached the .zip file.
[edit]Whoops, sorry! It' been so long since I esca -- er, stepped down as moderator that I forgot I still had some privileges.
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BuonRotto, I'm not sure if you even have it in your real resumé, but is "QE" meant to stand for Quebec? The proper postal abbreviation is "QC".
Some useless tips, for the sake of it:
- Make sure you've expressed how that experience is worth something to the employer. I don't mean writing bureaucratic PR bullshit like "Initiated increased accessibility for dynamic fast-paced business professionals by utilizing dual-wheel based semi-recumbent unmotorized personal transportation media by installing a high-tech inclined plane device using myriad products of the global forestry industry in association with contacts developed within local distribution channels servicing the industrial construction metal fabrication businesses across the North American continent in order to assure the security of a mission-critical, ability-sensitive assistive device designed for long-term availability" for when you volunteered to build a wheelchair ramp. Just look at the requirements for the job and appeal to them. You'd distinguish yourself by being clear.
- Make sure your resumé is easy to read. Prioritise the information you include and design your resumé around that. Make sure your name and contact information are prominent. Use white space, if you can, to separate sections cleanly. Give your resumé some form, so it looks like more than just words splattered on a page.
Heh, made that part up, changed the cities and awards. Missed the typo.
One thing that drives me nuts when I read resumes is when people's formats are inconsistent with regard to things like punctuation and indentations or bullets. Nothing says sloppy like inconsistency in a resume. It's hard to pick up everything yourself so have plenty of people look over your resume for this stuff. They're more important for spotting that stuff than they are for suggesting creative action verbs.
The order of things is up to you too. Experience doesn't have to be first, nor necessarily objective, nor education. Traditional formats are usually a good starting point but, like in my case where I put in a bunch of awards after experience but before education, you can mix things up to show what you think is important closer to the top. Most people reading these things see what they want in the first few items and the bottom of the page is something they take a closer look at when they run out of questions in the interview.
i don't know if it's anything special, but here's mine.
everything i have read says the old one-page rule is over-done and just take as much room as it takes, providing you aren't going overboard and talking about your roles in high school drama productions
Another thing IMO is to not to bother writing "references available upon request" or anything of the sort on your resume. For one, it should be obvious that they'll call your previous employerson it if they want, ask you who to call first, etc. You and they can safely assume you have references.
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Originally posted by groverat
I'm not hiring. Actually, I'm moving from Austin to Houston (wife got a fat lawyerin' gig) and I'll be needing to find a new job.
So, show me your super cool resumés so I can spruce up my complete crap resumé. Go ahead and fill your template with fake information, put in .pdf if possible and get to uploading.
Also, post your advice on what information to include. Or anything else related to this, actually.
dude. my resume was TOO good, i kid you not, i managed to bullshit my way into freelance design gigs that were waaaaay over my ahead.
i even got an interview with Yahoo australia HQ and they asked me to go back for the 2nd interview, even though in the 1st interview i was just talking out my ass i didn't even know what the hell the job was!! it was some news/online-ad syndication partnership whatever
anyway, check it out:
http://homepage.mac.com/sunilraman
click on the resume PDF icon thingy
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I've never lost job opportunities for leaving out personal info on my resume but I have lost job offers because I didn't talk enough about them, particularly group activities (sports, poker night, cow tipping, whatever) in the interview. Just prepare your resume and cover letters with some of this stuff in mind. It's the first thing to go if you're cramming thing on the page.
Oh, and a few more things to consider. People really do keep resumes on file. I applied for new jobs about 18 months ago, and just two weeks ago I got a call back from the big cheese of one Boston area firm, who was, as they say, cleaning off her desk and found my resume. We are graduates of the same college, so contact your college career development and/or alumni offices and use these connections. I don't know how far this goes with UT but, coming from a small department in a snooty Ivy League school, it goes really, really far. Also, I worked for a friend of hers at my old firm, and she contacted that person to get the scoop on me before she called me up. I had an offer from another architect who was friends with that summer employer on my resume, and guess who that guy called before he arranged an interview with me? Name dropping is important! Just don't do it too much on the interview.
Now, I have a standing invitation with these firms. I can bypass the human resources department and call these people directly. That's how I've gotten in at places -- bypassing the human resources department (play "dumb" about it) and contacting the head cheese directly with my stuff. I've pissed some people off by doing that, and been chewed out for it, but I've gotten an inside track with some better architects that way. To me, it's worth pissing off a few people to do that. They won't remember you in two years anyway, and you can do it all over again!
I have a pdf of my cv / resume hybrid
[edit]Whoops, sorry! It' been so long since I esca -- er, stepped down as moderator that I forgot I still had some privileges.
<Buon is off to the Mods forum to stir up trouble>
What gives?
Some useless tips, for the sake of it:
- Make sure you've expressed how that experience is worth something to the employer. I don't mean writing bureaucratic PR bullshit like "Initiated increased accessibility for dynamic fast-paced business professionals by utilizing dual-wheel based semi-recumbent unmotorized personal transportation media by installing a high-tech inclined plane device using myriad products of the global forestry industry in association with contacts developed within local distribution channels servicing the industrial construction metal fabrication businesses across the North American continent in order to assure the security of a mission-critical, ability-sensitive assistive device designed for long-term availability" for when you volunteered to build a wheelchair ramp. Just look at the requirements for the job and appeal to them. You'd distinguish yourself by being clear.
- Make sure your resumé is easy to read. Prioritise the information you include and design your resumé around that. Make sure your name and contact information are prominent. Use white space, if you can, to separate sections cleanly. Give your resumé some form, so it looks like more than just words splattered on a page.
Originally posted by Existence
A man's place is in the home.
You misspelled WOman
One thing that drives me nuts when I read resumes is when people's formats are inconsistent with regard to things like punctuation and indentations or bullets. Nothing says sloppy like inconsistency in a resume. It's hard to pick up everything yourself so have plenty of people look over your resume for this stuff. They're more important for spotting that stuff than they are for suggesting creative action verbs.
The order of things is up to you too. Experience doesn't have to be first, nor necessarily objective, nor education. Traditional formats are usually a good starting point but, like in my case where I put in a bunch of awards after experience but before education, you can mix things up to show what you think is important closer to the top. Most people reading these things see what they want in the first few items and the bottom of the page is something they take a closer look at when they run out of questions in the interview.
Originally posted by progmac
i don't know if it's anything special, but here's mine.
everything i have read says the old one-page rule is over-done and just take as much room as it takes, providing you aren't going overboard and talking about your roles in high school drama productions
http://ucplanning.uc.edu/people/stud...Sickmiller.pdf
personal info, shmersonal pinfo
May I suggest a close proofread of one of your headings:
ORGANZIATIONS AND AWARDS
It's like James Bond, but even more awesome.
Another thing IMO is to not to bother writing "references available upon request" or anything of the sort on your resume. For one, it should be obvious that they'll call your previous employerson it if they want, ask you who to call first, etc. You and they can safely assume you have references.
Originally posted by FormerLurker
May I suggest a close proofread of one of your headings:
ORGANZIATIONS AND AWARDS
an organZiation is something special
it's pronounced organ-azizzy-ation, actually
i'll fix it some other day, that thing is posted on my school's server and i won't be looking for work for another 2 years
Originally posted by progmac
an organZiation is something special
it's pronounced organ-azizzy-ation, actually
i'll fix it some other day, that thing is posted on my school's server and i won't be looking for work for another 2 years
OMFG i miss Chicken Molé !! in San Francisco - tha Mission - one of the mexican restaurants... yes! i remembered the name
Puerto Allegre
ahh many a good drunk-on-margarita-after-fajitas-or-chicken-molé night with good work friends in the early part of this decade