Resume Tip A – Avoid Hirer’s “Peeves”
Can I suggest you read “Top 30 Executive Resume Pet Peeves of Hiring Decision-Makers” - by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D. before you use the free blank resume form at orglearn!
Some of the peeves are:
1. Resume has spelling errors, typos and grammatical flaws.
2. Resume is too long.
3. Resume is too wordy, contains too much information.
4. Resume is written in third-person.
5. Resume does not list phone number, only an e-mail address, or has inappropriate e-mail address.
6. Resume contains the personal pronoun “I.”
….and more, well worth a read…
Link:
http://www.quintcareers.com/executive_resume_pet-peeves.html
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Resume tip B – Dumb Interview Questions – Funny or Sad
Well the whole idea of writing a great resume is to get an interview. So when you do get one don’t mess it up!
On first read of this article I thought it was funny… then I realized it was a bit sad.
“You know enough to bring a list of questions to a job interview. When the interviewer asks you, “So, do you have any questions for me?” the last thing? You want to say is “No.” however that could be the best option if you’re at a loss for words, because some interview questions are better left unasked.”
Here are 10 highly unsuitable interview questions that should never make an appearance, unless you don’t want the job:”… the rest of the article and the list is here
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5 comments
Mike says:
June 17, 2009 at 10:29 pm (UTC 0)
Hey, nice post, really well written. You should blog more about this.
rictownsend says:
June 28, 2009 at 5:15 am (UTC 0)
Mike thanks very much! Ric
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