good resumé?
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Originally posted by: ohtwell
You might want to capitalize "knowledgable" under traits.
If I was considering someone for a job I would be a little irritated if someone put "upon request" under references. Why not just list them?
: ) Amanda
Could be too many.
-PAB
ohtwell
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Originally posted by: PsychoAndy
Originally posted by: ohtwell
You might want to capitalize "knowledgable" under traits.
If I was considering someone for a job I would be a little irritated if someone put "upon request" under references. Why not just list them?
: ) Amanda
Could be too many.
-PAB
True. You could list three or four. That way you've at least listed something.
: ) Amanda
Not enough white space...
There are too many words to read and go though to get an idea of your qualifications and skills.
Grade 8 diploma not really important to note.
Cover letter is probably more important anyways, so spend your time on that.
Also about the references, that part isn't needed. Just wastes valuable space giving absolutely no information.
That is done after the big interview, if they want to do a reference check give the list then.
There are too many words to read and go though to get an idea of your qualifications and skills.
Grade 8 diploma not really important to note.
Cover letter is probably more important anyways, so spend your time on that.
Also about the references, that part isn't needed. Just wastes valuable space giving absolutely no information.
That is done after the big interview, if they want to do a reference check give the list then.
OopsOriginally posted by: ohtwell
You might want to capitalize "knowledgable" under traits.
If I was considering someone for a job I would be a little irritated if someone put "upon request" under references. Why not just list them?
thanks. As for the references section, I believe I shall take Krakerjak's advice and take it out of the resumé.
Hmm, should I rearrange the sections perhaps? Good idea at the grade 8 diploma, i got rid of that. Thanks for the advice about the references section.
For one thing, if you're going to bother with the French accents, you may as well spell it correctly, avec un accent aigu -- resumé.
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HeheheOriginally posted by: Harvey
For one thing, if you're going to bother with the French accents, you may as well spell it correctly, avec un accent aigu -- resumé.
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I usually rely on google for spell checks, but it listed both resumè and resumé as correct. Thanks i'm assuming you're pretty young... and korean (working at kumon). anyways... good luck with your job interview.
They don't care about references being on the resume or not... If they are at the point where they want to call for references, you've already got an interview...
References are the last thing they will check.. if they do, you basically got the job. So, during or after the interview they ask you for references, you can walk out with a smile on your face and make sure your references are "good".
And yes, keep your resume to one page. Unless you are applying for a CEO or some high ranking position, you're not worth more than 1 page of resume. It's sad, but it's true. I used to work at this law firm, the office manager trashed a resume because it was 3 pages long. Didn't even bother taking a glance at it.
And yes, keep your resume to one page. Unless you are applying for a CEO or some high ranking position, you're not worth more than 1 page of resume. It's sad, but it's true. I used to work at this law firm, the office manager trashed a resume because it was 3 pages long. Didn't even bother taking a glance at it.
GasX
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Make your objective be more job specific.
Put EXPERIENCE before TRAITS and ACTIVITIES
Keep it to ONE page
Nobody will EVER EVER care about where or when you went to middle school or junior high
otherwise, it's a pretty good resume for that type of job.
good luck!
Put EXPERIENCE before TRAITS and ACTIVITIES
Keep it to ONE page
Nobody will EVER EVER care about where or when you went to middle school or junior high
otherwise, it's a pretty good resume for that type of job.
good luck!
yeah you basically don't have anything on your resume..it should not spill to the 2nd page... i'd agree with getting rid of the pre high school stuff... how old are you? still in HS?
1). Could Depend on the type of job applying for, whether a one, two, three or more page Resume is appropriate. For a highly detailed, responsibility laden job with significant reports - you generally detail your Resume quite well = 3 pages or more (including Cover, Body and References). A general job posting - a brief statement of achievements/highlights/projects should do = 1 page, 2 if any aspect goes into detail.Originally posted by: ohtwell You might want to capitalize "knowledgable" under traits.
If I was considering someone for a job I would be a little irritated if someone put "upon request" under references. Why not just list them?
2.) The above reference is only a broad/general suggestion. It really is up to who well you express yourself with stating your motivation, focus and experience. For Some Managers, one page Resume's are preferrable for easier filing, less pages to keep track of. A one page also shows an applicants ability to organize and detail critical information in short form.
3). On the other hand, due to job requirements and or a Manager's preference a Reviewer might not consider looking at a Resume less than 2 full pages because the job posting asks for specific skills that cannot adequately be expressed in less than two pages of writing.
4). Regardless how many pages or what kind of job: Your Resume should be designed to get you an interview. You want it to grab the interest of whoever reads it so that you have the opportunity to fill in the blanks in person. During the interview, you can further express detail about bullets you've listed. It's your "foot in the door".
But to address the question about "References upon request". Often, there simply is not enough room to list them all - and you don't want to put more than you have to in your initial correspondence. By doing this, you can also custom tailor your references to meet the inquiry of the hiring manager. Perhaps you'd use different references for different jobs. During an interview, you might get a feel for who would better represent you - so you would then use the appropriate person(s) for the reference.
**Or, you could simply be without friends, family members or previous employers who you'd trust to give a good accounting for you
if that's the case, you withhold your references hoping they won't want to check that far! By the way, what type of job and what pay range/salaray bracket are you applying for? thats another factor.
There's nothing on your resume.
No one cares what elementary school you went to (or what high school, for that matter).
Your skills are very vague. What counts as 'proficient'? Could you, say, configure sendmail to automatically forward all mail sent to a local user to another machine?
Traits are decent, but they're really holding the interview to judge if you're friendly and sociable, they care a lot more about how you conduct the interview than what you say about yourself in your resume.
Activities are kinda pointless, really. They really don't care much what you do in your spare time.
The experience section has nothing real in it.
All that said, it's really not bad for a high school kid. Don't expect to get anything above the lowest position in any kind of tech company. If you get called back, your interview will carry a LOT more weight than that resume.
But, they should hire you because you're Polish
No one cares what elementary school you went to (or what high school, for that matter).
Your skills are very vague. What counts as 'proficient'? Could you, say, configure sendmail to automatically forward all mail sent to a local user to another machine?
Traits are decent, but they're really holding the interview to judge if you're friendly and sociable, they care a lot more about how you conduct the interview than what you say about yourself in your resume.
Activities are kinda pointless, really. They really don't care much what you do in your spare time.
The experience section has nothing real in it.
All that said, it's really not bad for a high school kid. Don't expect to get anything above the lowest position in any kind of tech company. If you get called back, your interview will carry a LOT more weight than that resume.
But, they should hire you because you're Polish
-->I would change "knowledge of OSI model" to "of OSI and TCP/IP reference models"
--> Also, I am not sure that you need to specify all the schools you went to (perhaps someone else would know?). Maybe just mention where you are enrolled with expected graduation date
--> "Formidable math and communication skills" -- this may be true but it sounds odd. Do you need to include a traits heading at all? The only thing that they would probably want to see is that you're bilingual
--> Move "Experience" up towards the top
--> Education its own heading (not with awards)
--> Awards its own heading
It looks like you have built some excellent skills. You seem well qualified. Good luck
--> Also, I am not sure that you need to specify all the schools you went to (perhaps someone else would know?). Maybe just mention where you are enrolled with expected graduation date
--> "Formidable math and communication skills" -- this may be true but it sounds odd. Do you need to include a traits heading at all? The only thing that they would probably want to see is that you're bilingual
--> Move "Experience" up towards the top
--> Education its own heading (not with awards)
--> Awards its own heading
It looks like you have built some excellent skills. You seem well qualified. Good luck
Ok, I've removed the references and moved the Experience section above Activities and Traits. I understand about the 'keeping it to one page' aspect, and after I'm done all the editing, I'll remove the non-important info that you people have mentioned if it does not fit. Otherwise, I need all i can get on that resumé I know there's very little actual experience on there, but we all have to start somewhere, right? *nervous smile* Thank you VERY much everyone who responded, you've all been a big help
I know there's very little actual experience on there, but we all have to start somewhere, right? *nervous smile* Thank you VERY much everyone who responded, you've all been a big help TRENDING THREADS
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