Art of Manliness - Latest Comments in Make Your Resume Pop

Re: Make Your Resume Pop

edmicman — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:33:46 -0000

I know this is old, and really my question is about the template redesign at the Lifeclever link...but they've disabled comments now!

I really like the design of that resume, and it really makes it shine. My question is about the formatting of the work experience - the place where they describe what they've done at their various jobs. The meat of that sections is just sort of sentences describing work accomplishments and duties. It seems sort of cluttered to me, but I don't think just single line lists in these sections would look right, either. Does anyone else have any thoughts on that?

Re: Make Your Resume Pop

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Re: Make Your Resume Pop

Richard — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:07:57 -0000

Also, try to find out who will likely be reading your resume for the screening process. It makes a big difference if it's going to be scanned, read by HR first, or if it's going to be read by the person hiring you.

If it's going to be scanned, you want as high of a keyword count as possible while still making sense. The more keywords, the more likely the computer will say "Look at me!".

If it's by HR, you need to appear not only competent, but also like the type of person HR is going to want to deal with.

If it's going to be the person hiring you, you can speak directly about the position and how you'll make his job easier / improve his department.

No matter which one it is, your resume should always make sense when read, but if you know which group it's going to, it should focus on the target audience.

Re: Make Your Resume Pop

Martin Buckland — Sat, 24 May 2008 17:58:43 -0000

Good article and some great comments.

A Microsoft template is known in recruiting circles as a 'Bill Gates' resume, avoid at all cost!

Yes, its correct to always start the bullet with an action verb. One of the benefits of the English language is that it allows so many other words for one action verb. Try never to repeat an action word.

Here is some food for thought. Instead of the word increased, how about: boosted, propelled, catapulted, or elevated?

Re: Make Your Resume Pop

Jacob Share — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:12:45 -0000

One important point about being confident in your writing is knowing when is too much and when is too little.

The point of a resume is to get called for an interview. If your resume 'hypes' your candidacy, recruiters and HR will see through it. Instead concentrate on action verbs, skills and accomplishments that speak for themselves without hyperbole.

In terms of design, I just posted an article about beautiful resumes that is intended to inspire people updating theirs:

36 Beautiful Resume Ideas That Work

Re: Make Your Resume Pop

fathersez — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:51:29 -0000

My second daughter just came back home after her finals and we are having our father/daughter talks on her job hunting.

So this post is very timely for us. And thanks for the link to LifeClever.

Re: Make Your Resume Pop

Jason — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:04:18 -0000

Great points. Especially never lying, but some good ol' fashion puffery never hurts either :)

Also, I've heard that it's always best to start each bullet with action verbs.

Increased sales by x%
Managed a team of...
Implemented controls to...
Created a database for...
Implemented a ____ which increased conversions by 5%

You get the idea. Happy job hunting!