What's an "After College" resume supposed to look like?

[Spooner]

Any good examples of such thing?

I graduated in '01 and want to redo my resume, but I'm assuming that now that I have more experience, all the little college things i have on my resume don't mean anything.

 

[Spooner]

?

 

[Zim Hosein]

http://cda.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle.rdr?productCd=0764554719 🙂

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
http://cda.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle.rdr?productCd=0764554719 🙂

i don't plan on going out and buying a book!

 

[lilFajita]

I'm workin on mine too. I think probably, the focal point should be your experience, whereas education was at the top before (at least on mine). You should probably tone down the whole activities and honors that were college related- maybe just two or three leadership positions should be mentioned. Skills and experience should be the most detailed. Just my opinion 🙂

 

[wyvrn]

Why not? The $17 you spend might get you a job earning $10,000 more per year. Seems like it would be worth it to me.

Originally posted by: Spooner

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
http://cda.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle.rdr?productCd=0764554719 🙂

i don't plan on going out and buying a book!

 

[GTaudiophile]

Here's mine. It's been critiqued by several professionals.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: Spooner

I graduated in '01 and want to redo my resume, but I'm assuming that now that I have more experience, all the little college things i have on my resume don't mean anything.

After three to five years in the field, the only thing worth mentioning that's college-related is your degree(s).

Resumes should focus on skills and any related expertise (managing/facilitating teams, for example).

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: FeathersMcGraw

Originally posted by: Spooner
I graduated in '01 and want to redo my resume, but I'm assuming that now that I have more experience, all the little college things i have on my resume don't mean anything.

After three to five years in the field, the only thing worth mentioning that's college-related is your degree(s).
Resumes should focus on skills and any related expertise (managing/facilitating teams, for example).

This is what I figured, but I'm mainly asking about formatting and stuff

I have most of my resume built already.

 

[Spooner]

how important is an "objective" on a resume?

 

[sciencetoy]

An objective is important because it shows that you can think, that you can construct a coherent sentence, that you can spout business-speak with the best of them and most important, that you can figure out what the recipient of the resume is looking for and give it to them.

I hire people and I'm not joking.