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Subject:... what makes a resume stand out? From:"Swallow, William" <WSwallow -at- courion -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:31:30 -0400
John Posada wrote:
Something else I've noticed along these lines.
People doing the reading/hiring don't give a
rat's *** what you want. They don't want to
know that you want a fulfilling job, that you
want to take advantage of "X", or that you are
looking to get "Y" out of the experience.
Dawson McKnight (who has a name suitable for entertainment stardom *g*)
wrote:
I concur with this. I think that the most
common example of this is the self-serving
"Objective" statement. Everybody knows that
you want a "fulfilling job with a growing
company," so I recommend leaving the
"Objective" statement out. Instead, write a
"Summary of Qualifications" that provides an
overview of what you uniquely offer to the
company.
I removed Objective and put Profile in its place for just this very reason.
I use Profile to give a one paragraph summary of my professional career. So
far it's worked fine. :)
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