Aright what you do is you get on your knees and beg for your sweet mama's forgiveness and ask her to help.
Whats that? OH you wanted a serious answer. ok. A good idea would be to list previous jobs and generally lean all your hobbies towards the job you're applying for. Implying you have alot of previous experience. Maybe even throw in your highschool/college grades. Unless those are bad. In that case burn down the school so they don't find out how poor of a student you were.
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What exactly is supposed to go in the objectives column? I don't see any real value you in it.
Two quick tips:
1. Use Garamond; it is a very, very legit looking font that is not boring and overused like Arial and Times New Roman
2. Only use one page; more than that will get glanced over.
You should post your final product here once you figure it out.
Edit: Don't include Magic as one of your hobbies/interests. Call it "competitive card games" if nothing else if you want to include it. Unless you're like the world champion of some format.
Don't include Magic as one of your hobbies/interests. Call it "competitive card games" if nothing else if you want to include it. Unless you're like the world champion of some format.
I've actually used other forums as previous job experience, since I used to administrate my own forum and I was promoted to admin at ManaTap when that happened. Almost got the job, too, as a web designer, against college-educated candidates. Woulda been $30/hr, too. :/
I like being good at things.
But yeah, don't talk about Magic specifically. If you're like me and you see it as a puzzle, that can work very well in your favor in an interview - it's this impossible enigma that keeps changing, and the thrill of playing is in figuring out the best solution. Well, that only works for things like computer programming and... you know what, I'm really not helping. :x
The best advice I can give is that you include the best jobs in your work history, all of your achievements in academics, and be honest with yourself and with them. This is a school thing, right? Teachers love hearing about what you've done in school, and sometimes they'll come up to you outside class and start discussions about them ("I didn't know you were the Webmaster! That's so great!" ...Sorry, I know, I did it again).
I'm seventeen years old and this is my first time applying for a part-time job. The reason why mom can't help me is because she's been self-employed all her life, and she has been working for the family so she never got to really type a resume.
The person who wants me to work for her is actually a friend of my mom, but she still requires a resume. I'm eying that graphic designer/encoder part. Right now I'm my aunt's proofreader and the pay is quite good. I still think that I can be both proofreader and encoder/graphic artist this summer.
I've never filled out a resume in my life. I've had like 5 jobs too. I'm surprised it's never come up for me.
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Meh, I probably wouldn't include an objectives section. Just a personal preference. As has been iterated, include your education (GPA and class rank, if you have it). If you are locked into a college by now, I would mention that. Include a number of your academic honors, including Principal's/Headmaster's/The Man's List. If you got any citizenship or other feel good awards (Eagle Scout, etc.) include those. Include ANY part time jobs you've done and describe them, but don't describe if they are very self-explanatory or just very mundane and non-glorious (say, courier, like me).
Finally, if you know this person, I doubt you'll have trouble getting the job so long as your resume looks like it was written by somebody of intelligence. If you're really interested, I could send you my resume as a sample/guide, although that's entirely up to you.
I need a laptop because my brother and I are already fighting for the sole computer at home. I feel guilty for hogging it all the time, though what I do is for studying and other business, so I decided to get my own laptop so that he can do his own thing and I can do my own thing. Plus he does not allow me to install games, so when I have my laptop I can download Sims 2 and Starcraft.
I would appreciate the sample, and you can email it to me.
ive just been writing applications to law firms for graduate positions. so here is what i use as a basis.
make sure it is well spaced (2-4 pages) and be real, yourself and honest.
1. write a cover letter. it is really easy. think about what the emnployer wants to hear about you, strengths, good things, what you are good at. why you want to work there. if you did/ doing well in school etc etc etc
2. my resume
Resume NAME
Personal Details: Name: NAME Address: ADDRESS ADDRESS Contact Numbers: PHONE MOBILE Email: EMAIL ADDRESS, DONT USE SOMETHING LIKE [EMAIL="sexpuppy69@hotmail.com"]sexpuppy69@hotmail.com[/EMAIL]. use somthing with your name it. something official Languages: English
Career Objective: ITS JUST WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN, AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, ABOUT 1-2 PARAGRAPHS
Education: Tertiary Education
UNI – 2003 (incomplete) Life Science/ Biomedical UNI – Semester 1 2004 (incomplete) Criminology/ Legal Studies UNI – Semester 2 2004 – 2007
Bachelor of laws Secondary Education HIGH SCHOOL – 2002 Year 12 Graduate
Legal Work Experience (OR EXPERIENCE IN THE AREA YOU ARE GETTING INTO): ORGANISAION NAME WHAT YOU DID THERE WHAT YOU LEARNT
Employment History: 02/2001 – Present EMPLOYMENT WHAT YOU DID 3/2003 - 12/2005 EMPLOYMENT WHAT YOU DID 2/2006 – Present EMPLOYMENT WHAT YOU DID
Extra Curricular Activities: 1998 – 2001 AWARDS 2000 EXTRA CURRICULAR 2001 EXTRA CURRICULAR 2001 EXTRA CURRICULAR 2001 ACHIEVEMENTS. 2001 AWARDS??? 2002 ACHIEVEMENTS??? 2002 MORE AWARDS???
Units (DONT USE THIS SECTION IF YOU HAVENT DONE UNI STUDIES, OR IF THE WORK YOU ARE GOING INT OISNT SPECIALITY, IE IF YOU ARE GOING INTO WOODWORKING, AND YOU DID WOOD CRAFT AT HIGH SCHOOL, PUT IT DOWN
Completed
Theology Philosophy Ethics and the Law Legal history Legal Process Legal Research and Writing Moot Court Contract Law Tort Law Criminal Law Equity Trusts Property Law Intellectual Property Corporations and partnerships Family Law Health Law Legal Philosophy Law of Evidence Administrative Law Constitutional Law To be completed 2007 Semester 1: Civil Procedure International and Comparative Law Remedies Maritime Law Mining and Petroleum Law Winter Term: Trial Advocacy Semester 2: Commercial Practice and Legal Ethics Alternative Dispute Resolution Commercial Law Trade Practices Law Civil Procedure 2 Additional Skills: Fluent in the use of most Microsoft Products, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Explorer and Acrobat. - COMPUTERS ARE VITAL TO BE ABLE TO USE Achieved one of the top marks in ‘Plain English letter drafting’ in ‘LegaL Research and Writing’ SOMETHING YOU ARE GOOD AT IN THE AREA OF EMPLOYMENT Excellent keyboard Skills. Can work as a team, individually, or manage others. Excellent Communication skills.
Interests: ITS WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT, WHAT YOU DO, PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THAT YOU ARE WELL ROUNDED INDIVIDUAL. ALSO, IF AN EMPLOYER IS CHOOSING BETWEEN YOU ADN 1 OTHER PERSON, AND YOU HAVE PUT DOWN YOU LIKE GOLF, AND THE EMPLOYER LIKES GOLF, HE/SHE WILL CHOOSE YOU OVER THE OTHER PERSON. BUT DONT CLOG THIS SECTION UP. JUST A BIT OF INFO ABOUT YOURSELF Brown Belt in Tae Kwon Do. Plays Netball and Tennis competitively. Musician, composing 2 CD’s that aired on RTR radio.
Referees: NAME
Associate Dean of Law, NotreDameUniversity Telephone: NUMBER
Wow. That's a lot and I'm sure I will have to use most, if not all, of these things. Thanks I don't have to write the name of my teachers right? I don't remember them all.
As someone who actually reads these things, here are my suggestions:
1) 1 page is too short. 2-4 pages is ok if there are no selection criteria (IE no questions they have specifically asked you to answer) and it is just a list of experience
2) Only list your most recent qualifications educationwise. Once you have finished uni your year 12 achievements are (for most people) irrelevant, unless you did spectacularly well
3) In terms of 'outside work' activities, I don't put much weight on them. Who really cares? It is a bit different with young people (IE who haven't ever had a real job before) but generally irrelevant
4) Fancy fonts etc aren't required (I couldn't care less if it was in times, ariel, garand etc - as long as it isn't wingdings). It just needs to be set out neatly and logically.
5) THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: Get it proofread. I cannot stress this enough. Spelling errors, poor grammer and illogical statements make you look like a complete idiot. Get someone you respect - maybe your mother - who is good at english to read through the damn thing and help make sure it *reads* well.
As somone who has hired plenty of people and seen countless resumes, I can tell you it's really a crap shoot as too how much a resume can help towards getting any given job. It's very likely that a potential employer will not spend a lot of time looking at any given resume, especially if there are a lot of people applying for the job. Mostly, they'll look at work experience. This doen't necessarily mean that a resume stressing things other than work experience or one with no work experience will work against you, that all depends on the person doing the hiring and what they are looking for.
My advice is keep the resume to one page. Don't make the employer work too hard to find out about you. Keep it simple and "user friendly." The cover letter is actually more important than the resume. One or two paragraphs where you can elaborate on how you are suited for the position. The resume itself is more of a reference sheet.
As for M:tG as a hobby, I'd put "collectable card games" over "competitive card games." To someone who doesn't know about Magic, "competititve card games" sounds more like you're a competitive poker player - which might turn off some employers.
for objective you can place this few example
1) to learn first hand how (type of job) works
2) i feel that (company name) will empower me to strive for a better goal in life
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1) 1 page is too short. 2-4 pages is ok if there are no selection criteria (IE no questions they have specifically asked you to answer) and it is just a list of experience
2) Only list your most recent qualifications educationwise. Once you have finished uni your year 12 achievements are (for most people) irrelevant, unless you did spectacularly well
Okay, I'm confused. Which one should I follow, the 1 page rule or the 2-4 paged rule? And I can proofread my own as I am currently a proofreader (with a cool salary and perks, but I'd like to try something new) and an assistant copy-editor. As for that whole "to empower feminism throughout your workspace" bit... the boss is my mom's best friend and she's a she! She runs this car rental company and they're looking for encoders/graphic artists. I figured that I can have a part time job there because being a proofreader won't keep me up the whole year, especially now that I'm going to college.
These advice are really helping, but should I follow the 1 page rule or the 2-4 page rule?
if you do it on 1 page it will be cluttered and look terrible
the basics of a resume is that you want it to be easy to read.
the more spaced out it is the better it will be.
2-4 pages is the go. DO NOT listen to the 1 page advice, its wrong. plain adn simple
i think the most important part of an application is the cover letter. keep it to less than 1 page, jsut a couple of paragraphs. you want them to like you, so if you can say something about yourself in the cover letter, your skills etc etc then they will like you.
i stuck to this format in my coverletters
DATE
ADDRESS (MINE)
DEAR XXX,
APPLICATION FOR WORK AT XXX
I am applying for Work at XXX for 2007. I am currently EDUCATION STASIS. I have a sound academic record and SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR CAREER PROSPECTS.
WHY YOU WANT TO WORK FOR THEM. IE WHY THEY ARE GREAT. THINGS LIKE PROFESSIONALISM, DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS ETC ETC. WANK TALK REALLY.
WHY THOSE ATTRIBUTES ARE A GOOD THING, AND HOW YOU ARE GREAT. AND THEN MERGE THEM TOGETHER. HOW YOU WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO THEIR COMPANY.
SOME STRENGTHS, GOOD SCHOOL MARKS, GOIGN OUT OF YOUR WAY TO HELP STUFF ,VOLENTEERING, EXTRA CURRICULAR
YOURS SINCERLY
XXX
the cover letter should say whats in your resume with out restating it. so it is a breif personal statement about you. rather than the plain resume.
Even if you do edit, you really ought to get someone else to edit it for you, as after looking it over so many times, you tend to start skimming over certain things that may actually be incorrect (yet you reconfirm them as incorrect subconsciously in your mind). Also, others might have formatting advice.
I stick by the one-page rule, btw. There just can't be that much that you can't get on one page, especially based upon with what I understand your career/education level to be (no offense intended, obv).
I stick by the one-page rule, btw. There just can't be that much that you can't get on one page, especially based upon with what I understand your career/education level to be (no offense intended, obv).
Agreed. I just stick with my three most recent jobs and my highest completed level of education. Everything else is just a waste of space. They don't care about what high school I went to nor do they really care about a job I had back in 2002.
Just stick to the important things and eliminate the chaff. I don't even understand how someone could have a three or four page resume. Two pages isn't too bad, but four? Seems like overkill to me.
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Right... Aside from the work experience what else do they usually look for?
Basically just any information that shows that you would be a good choice for the job. Personally, I tailor my resume for the specific job I'm applying for, tweaking it to highlight things that are most relevant to the position. Since you're going for graphic artist/encoder, you don't really have to focus on your people skills (something I always play up because I'm generally always going after a job in food and beverage where service depends on people skills, communication, etc) but it would be wise to note anything that would show your experience with computers and art.
DO NOT listen to the 1 page advice, its wrong. plain and simple.
When I was in a position where I was hiring people all the time, I didn't have the time to go weeding through resumes. I just looked for the important information (work experience, level of education completed and skills). Anything else on there really didn't make much of a difference to me, and at times the extra stuff was kind of distracting. Although many times a well done long resume at least showed the person has some organizational skills.
There really is no "one correct way" to do a resume. Different employers are looking for different things. You really never know who wants a long detailed resume and who wants a short concise one. Which is why I agree with you that the cover letter is more important. The cover letter is where you relate what's on the resume to the position you're seeking.
Here's my theory on resumes.
Make the resume so that it is very basic and will work for any job or position you're looking for - then make the cover letter more job specific. Use the cover letter to make the person want to look at your resume. Little details that might not apply to all positions can be mentioned in they cover letter instead of putting them on the resume where they might just be taking up extra space.
I think you should try to go for 2-4 pages, because even if extra informatino is only skimmed through the majority of the time, you never know when it could be very useful.
What if there's another applicant with the same level of work experience, same level of education, same grades, etc? Wouldn't it be better to list some extra additional qualities that you think would help you advance your chances of getting the job?
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What if there's another applicant with the same level of work experience, same level of education, same grades, etc? Wouldn't it be better to list some extra additional qualities that you think would help you advance your chances of getting the job?
Perhaps, but several extra pages of additional qualities? I somehow doubt a person would have that many relevant aspects in addition to everything else.
From what I've seen, in situations like you've described, it's usually the interviews that will tip the scales in favor of one applicant over another. Two people could be virtually the same on paper, but their differences are almost always apparent in the interview. That was actually the case with my recent job, several applicants all had sufficient experience for the job, but it was my interview (and also, I expect, my references) that got me the position in the end.
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Honestly I wouldn't sweat it too much. C'mon man, you're basically getting a patronage position from what it sounds like. She knows you, she knows your mom, the resume is just a formality. Just do it and don't look like a colossal moron and you'll be fine.
What should I write in the "Objectives" part, by the way?
I put objectives, education, interests and activities, languages, hobbies, extracurricular activities and community activities.
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Whats that? OH you wanted a serious answer. ok. A good idea would be to list previous jobs and generally lean all your hobbies towards the job you're applying for. Implying you have alot of previous experience. Maybe even throw in your highschool/college grades. Unless those are bad. In that case burn down the school so they don't find out how poor of a student you were.
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Two quick tips:
1. Use Garamond; it is a very, very legit looking font that is not boring and overused like Arial and Times New Roman
2. Only use one page; more than that will get glanced over.
You should post your final product here once you figure it out.
Edit: Don't include Magic as one of your hobbies/interests. Call it "competitive card games" if nothing else if you want to include it. Unless you're like the world champion of some format.
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What you want to accomplish with your life, or with a particular job, as tailored for each scenario.
I've actually used other forums as previous job experience, since I used to administrate my own forum and I was promoted to admin at ManaTap when that happened. Almost got the job, too, as a web designer, against college-educated candidates. Woulda been $30/hr, too. :/
I like being good at things.
But yeah, don't talk about Magic specifically. If you're like me and you see it as a puzzle, that can work very well in your favor in an interview - it's this impossible enigma that keeps changing, and the thrill of playing is in figuring out the best solution. Well, that only works for things like computer programming and... you know what, I'm really not helping. :x
The best advice I can give is that you include the best jobs in your work history, all of your achievements in academics, and be honest with yourself and with them. This is a school thing, right? Teachers love hearing about what you've done in school, and sometimes they'll come up to you outside class and start discussions about them ("I didn't know you were the Webmaster! That's so great!" ...Sorry, I know, I did it again).
I'm seventeen years old and this is my first time applying for a part-time job. The reason why mom can't help me is because she's been self-employed all her life, and she has been working for the family so she never got to really type a resume.
The person who wants me to work for her is actually a friend of my mom, but she still requires a resume. I'm eying that graphic designer/encoder part. Right now I'm my aunt's proofreader and the pay is quite good. I still think that I can be both proofreader and encoder/graphic artist this summer.
I need the money to buy a laptop.
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Finally, if you know this person, I doubt you'll have trouble getting the job so long as your resume looks like it was written by somebody of intelligence. If you're really interested, I could send you my resume as a sample/guide, although that's entirely up to you.
Why do you need a laptop?
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I would appreciate the sample, and you can email it to me.
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make sure it is well spaced (2-4 pages) and be real, yourself and honest.
1. write a cover letter. it is really easy. think about what the emnployer wants to hear about you, strengths, good things, what you are good at. why you want to work there. if you did/ doing well in school etc etc etc
2. my resume
Resume NAME
Personal Details:
Name: NAME
Address: ADDRESS
ADDRESS
Contact Numbers: PHONE
MOBILE
Email: EMAIL ADDRESS, DONT USE SOMETHING LIKE [EMAIL="sexpuppy69@hotmail.com"]sexpuppy69@hotmail.com[/EMAIL]. use somthing with your name it. something official
Languages: English
Career Objective:
ITS JUST WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN, AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, ABOUT 1-2 PARAGRAPHS
Education:
Tertiary Education
UNI – 2003 (incomplete)
Life Science/ Biomedical
UNI – Semester 1 2004 (incomplete)
Criminology/ Legal Studies
UNI – Semester 2 2004 – 2007
Bachelor of laws
Secondary Education
HIGH SCHOOL – 2002
Year 12 Graduate
Legal Work Experience (OR EXPERIENCE IN THE AREA YOU ARE GETTING INTO):
ORGANISAION NAME
WHAT YOU DID THERE
WHAT YOU LEARNT
Employment History:
02/2001 – Present EMPLOYMENT
WHAT YOU DID
3/2003 - 12/2005 EMPLOYMENT
WHAT YOU DID
2/2006 – Present EMPLOYMENT
WHAT YOU DID
Extra Curricular Activities:
1998 – 2001 AWARDS
2000 EXTRA CURRICULAR
2001 EXTRA CURRICULAR
2001 EXTRA CURRICULAR
2001 ACHIEVEMENTS.
2001 AWARDS???
2002 ACHIEVEMENTS???
2002 MORE AWARDS???
Units (DONT USE THIS SECTION IF YOU HAVENT DONE UNI STUDIES, OR IF THE WORK YOU ARE GOING INT OISNT SPECIALITY, IE IF YOU ARE GOING INTO WOODWORKING, AND YOU DID WOOD CRAFT AT HIGH SCHOOL, PUT IT DOWN
Completed
Theology
Philosophy
Ethics and the Law
Legal history
Legal Process
Legal Research and Writing
Moot Court
Contract Law
Tort Law
Criminal Law
Equity
Trusts
Property Law
Intellectual Property
Corporations and partnerships
Family Law
Health Law
Legal Philosophy
Law of Evidence
Administrative Law
Constitutional Law
To be completed 2007
Semester 1:
Civil Procedure
International and Comparative Law
Remedies
Maritime Law
Mining and Petroleum Law
Winter Term:
Trial Advocacy
Semester 2:
Commercial Practice and Legal Ethics
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Commercial Law
Trade Practices Law
Civil Procedure 2
Additional Skills:
Fluent in the use of most Microsoft Products, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Explorer and Acrobat. - COMPUTERS ARE VITAL TO BE ABLE TO USE
Achieved one of the top marks in ‘Plain English letter drafting’ in ‘LegaL Research and Writing’ SOMETHING YOU ARE GOOD AT IN THE AREA OF EMPLOYMENT
Excellent keyboard Skills.
Can work as a team, individually, or manage others.
Excellent Communication skills.
Interests:
ITS WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT, WHAT YOU DO, PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THAT YOU ARE WELL ROUNDED INDIVIDUAL. ALSO, IF AN EMPLOYER IS CHOOSING BETWEEN YOU ADN 1 OTHER PERSON, AND YOU HAVE PUT DOWN YOU LIKE GOLF, AND THE EMPLOYER LIKES GOLF, HE/SHE WILL CHOOSE YOU OVER THE OTHER PERSON. BUT DONT CLOG THIS SECTION UP. JUST A BIT OF INFO ABOUT YOURSELF
Brown Belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Plays Netball and Tennis competitively.
Musician, composing 2 CD’s that aired on RTR radio.
Referees:
NAME
Associate Dean of Law, Notre Dame University
Telephone: NUMBER
NAME
Drama Teacher, SCHOOL
Telephone: NUMBER
NAME
Manager, LOCATION
Telephone: NUMBER
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1) 1 page is too short. 2-4 pages is ok if there are no selection criteria (IE no questions they have specifically asked you to answer) and it is just a list of experience
2) Only list your most recent qualifications educationwise. Once you have finished uni your year 12 achievements are (for most people) irrelevant, unless you did spectacularly well
3) In terms of 'outside work' activities, I don't put much weight on them. Who really cares? It is a bit different with young people (IE who haven't ever had a real job before) but generally irrelevant
4) Fancy fonts etc aren't required (I couldn't care less if it was in times, ariel, garand etc - as long as it isn't wingdings). It just needs to be set out neatly and logically.
5) THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: Get it proofread. I cannot stress this enough. Spelling errors, poor grammer and illogical statements make you look like a complete idiot. Get someone you respect - maybe your mother - who is good at english to read through the damn thing and help make sure it *reads* well.
My advice is keep the resume to one page. Don't make the employer work too hard to find out about you. Keep it simple and "user friendly." The cover letter is actually more important than the resume. One or two paragraphs where you can elaborate on how you are suited for the position. The resume itself is more of a reference sheet.
As for M:tG as a hobby, I'd put "collectable card games" over "competitive card games." To someone who doesn't know about Magic, "competititve card games" sounds more like you're a competitive poker player - which might turn off some employers.
1) to learn first hand how (type of job) works
2) i feel that (company name) will empower me to strive for a better goal in life
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Buh?
How well is "spectacularly well"?
These advice are really helping, but should I follow the 1 page rule or the 2-4 page rule?
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the basics of a resume is that you want it to be easy to read.
the more spaced out it is the better it will be.
2-4 pages is the go. DO NOT listen to the 1 page advice, its wrong. plain adn simple
i think the most important part of an application is the cover letter. keep it to less than 1 page, jsut a couple of paragraphs. you want them to like you, so if you can say something about yourself in the cover letter, your skills etc etc then they will like you.
i stuck to this format in my coverletters
DATE
ADDRESS (MINE)
DEAR XXX,
APPLICATION FOR WORK AT XXX
I am applying for Work at XXX for 2007. I am currently EDUCATION STASIS. I have a sound academic record and SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR CAREER PROSPECTS.
WHY YOU WANT TO WORK FOR THEM. IE WHY THEY ARE GREAT. THINGS LIKE PROFESSIONALISM, DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS ETC ETC. WANK TALK REALLY.
WHY THOSE ATTRIBUTES ARE A GOOD THING, AND HOW YOU ARE GREAT. AND THEN MERGE THEM TOGETHER. HOW YOU WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO THEIR COMPANY.
SOME STRENGTHS, GOOD SCHOOL MARKS, GOIGN OUT OF YOUR WAY TO HELP STUFF ,VOLENTEERING, EXTRA CURRICULAR
YOURS SINCERLY
XXX
the cover letter should say whats in your resume with out restating it. so it is a breif personal statement about you. rather than the plain resume.
this is what they will see first.
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I stick by the one-page rule, btw. There just can't be that much that you can't get on one page, especially based upon with what I understand your career/education level to be (no offense intended, obv).
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Agreed. I just stick with my three most recent jobs and my highest completed level of education. Everything else is just a waste of space. They don't care about what high school I went to nor do they really care about a job I had back in 2002.
Just stick to the important things and eliminate the chaff. I don't even understand how someone could have a three or four page resume. Two pages isn't too bad, but four? Seems like overkill to me.
Basically just any information that shows that you would be a good choice for the job. Personally, I tailor my resume for the specific job I'm applying for, tweaking it to highlight things that are most relevant to the position. Since you're going for graphic artist/encoder, you don't really have to focus on your people skills (something I always play up because I'm generally always going after a job in food and beverage where service depends on people skills, communication, etc) but it would be wise to note anything that would show your experience with computers and art.
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When I was in a position where I was hiring people all the time, I didn't have the time to go weeding through resumes. I just looked for the important information (work experience, level of education completed and skills). Anything else on there really didn't make much of a difference to me, and at times the extra stuff was kind of distracting. Although many times a well done long resume at least showed the person has some organizational skills.
There really is no "one correct way" to do a resume. Different employers are looking for different things. You really never know who wants a long detailed resume and who wants a short concise one. Which is why I agree with you that the cover letter is more important. The cover letter is where you relate what's on the resume to the position you're seeking.
Here's my theory on resumes.
Make the resume so that it is very basic and will work for any job or position you're looking for - then make the cover letter more job specific. Use the cover letter to make the person want to look at your resume. Little details that might not apply to all positions can be mentioned in they cover letter instead of putting them on the resume where they might just be taking up extra space.
What if there's another applicant with the same level of work experience, same level of education, same grades, etc? Wouldn't it be better to list some extra additional qualities that you think would help you advance your chances of getting the job?
Perhaps, but several extra pages of additional qualities? I somehow doubt a person would have that many relevant aspects in addition to everything else.
From what I've seen, in situations like you've described, it's usually the interviews that will tip the scales in favor of one applicant over another. Two people could be virtually the same on paper, but their differences are almost always apparent in the interview. That was actually the case with my recent job, several applicants all had sufficient experience for the job, but it was my interview (and also, I expect, my references) that got me the position in the end.
What the crap?
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