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Re: Min/Max my resume'
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2009, 02:17:17 PM »
well....

not really alot to m/m.

i would pull the affiliations.

i would gut most of it really.

format is fine, its just sorta fighter ish.... the parts in the right places it just dosnt do much...

never had a job?

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Re: Min/Max my resume'
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2009, 02:35:02 PM »
If you have prior work experience, you should list it.

Also, in terms of min/maxing, it looks like you have a pretty broad scope of jobs you're looking for.  Try saving several copies of your resume, each focusing on something different.  For example, I write software, but when I was job hunting, I had two resumes: one for programming-related jobs, and one for all of the others.  My first resume focused on programming experience, where as the second exculded all of that information.

Basically, you want this thing as concise as you can get it.  Get it to fit on one page.  Use bold font for headers to get attention and elaborate with one or two sentances.  If you don't jump off the page within ten seconds, your resume will get thrown back in the stack.
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Re: Min/Max my resume'
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2009, 02:58:18 PM »
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Re: Min/Max my resume'
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2009, 03:23:54 PM »
I would take the references out and replace with "References available upon request".

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Re: Min/Max my resume'
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2009, 07:21:29 PM »
Thanks all, help really appreciated.

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Re: Min/Max my resume'
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2009, 07:32:31 PM »
Bwahaha!  I now know power word: TrueName!

My major piece of advice is to put it all on a single side of a single sheet of paper.  Otherwise it looks sloppy, and probably is unfocused.
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Re: Min/Max my resume'
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2009, 07:56:59 PM »
This part isn't so much about the resume, but more for after you hand that in (all good advice given, thus far).   Remember: they will not call you, you should call them.  Show up at the office or wherever you're applying, call them, be eager, do not be afraid if you feel a little bit like you're being a pest.  After I applied somewhere, the manager wanted to give me a job, the the position was cut due to lack of hours, but because I repeatedly came back to talk to her, she passed my application along to the District manager and now I have a full-time job.
So don't worry about feeling silly if you show up or call a lot, sometimes it can be to your advantage.  They get a lot of applications and resumes, and they remember you if they have a face and a voice to go with yours.

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Re: Min/Max my resume'
« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2009, 11:23:34 AM »
I am by no means good at this but I caught one slight typo that could be hilarious if you are just going to copy paste :P
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Re: Min/Max my resume'
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2009, 05:02:55 PM »
I am by no means good at this but I caught one slight typo that could be hilarious if you are just going to copy paste :P
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Consistently stayed late after a 3 hour practice session to help put away the equipment. Sometimes assisted in the repair and ordering of new equipment, as well ass setup and breakdown of equipment for practices and concert performances.

Depends on the target career :P
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