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RE: For those who hire... what makes a resume stand out?
Subject:RE: For those who hire... what makes a resume stand out? From:Maggie Secara <MSecara -at- NILS -dot- COM> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 13 Jul 2001 11:12:28 -0700
I dropped most of that kind of stuff, and only kept "hobby" information that
is writing-related, like editing the national quarterly journal of the
Society for Creative Anachronism for 3 years. I find the fun stuff may
start conversations but we wind up talking about that ("Oh, you do the
Renaissance Faire?) instead of the job. Maybe we all have a lovely
conversation, but they forget my name.
Of course, my interviewing techniques have improved over the years, and I
wouldn't let that happen now, but something had to go just to keep the thing
on 3 pages. It was an easy choice.
I don't think I've ever used an "Objective". I mean, my objective is to get
this job, isn't it!
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From: KMcLauchlan -at- chrysalis-its -dot- com
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Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 10:52 AM
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Subject: RE: For those who hire... what makes a resume stand out?
Anne -dot- Robotti -at- radisys -dot- com [mailto:Anne -dot- Robotti -at- radisys -dot- com] said:
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>I took the Objective off my resume five years ago and never
>looked back.
>That and Interests/Hobbies.
I thought of that, but I retain the Interests/Hobbies section
because it has proven useful. People ASK in interviews,
when they see "Skydiving". They also tend to take it the right
way when I highlight "Instructor for x-many years" and list
my coaching certifications.
It implies (whether correctly or not) that I'm not afraid
to take risks -- it also helps that I come across as
personable but business-conservative... no obvious piercings
and tatoos and I keep the crazed look toned *way* down...
When I say that I've trained hundreds of people
to safely make first jumps, never lost one, and had only
two refusals in eight years, it suggests that I'll be
capable and persuasive in giving presentations and in
coaching/mentoring.
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