I still get recruiters calling me for L1 help desk positions because that’s how I started my career and had it on a resume. 😂 I wish I could go back to doing that btw!
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 10, 2018, at 7:09 AM, Daniel Bloom <[email protected]> wrote: > > For larger companies you almost never send a resume to the hiring manager or > area, it goes to HR or some middle company that does the searching for them. > That almost always means they take your resume and put it through a computer > system that stores it then changes it’s format and extracts keywords and > other basic information. > > That means to the point and make sure all the keywords are there or the > computer will spit it out. You also have to hope that they didn’t send > irrelevant requirements for the position that you couldn’t possibly have, or > my favorite, version N was released 3 weeks ago and they ask for 10 years of > Version N instead of Remedy in general. It is a no win situation. You don’t > want to criticize them for getting that wrong, but at the same time the > person that doesn’t know the area will reject your resume as not qualified > until the hiring area wonders why they have no candidates. > > At the same time, what Warren says as well, since if you get through the > computer bit you still need to catch the attention of the humans. > > Dan > > From: Warren R. Baltimore II <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 8, 2018 11:14 AM > To: ARSList <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT: Resumes > > LJ, > > Years ago, in a Galaxy far, far away (The Ohio State University Medical > Center) I worked recruitment. I had to go through HUNDREDS of resumes for > Nurses, Civil Service People, Allied Health professionals and Research > Assistants a day. Needless to say, it gets a bit tedious! > > The one thing that I would tell people is that you need to create a Resume > that will do 2 things. > Get past that initial person (this was me) who had to identify potential > candidates, but maybe didn't necessarily understand everything that they were > reading. For this person, you want to clearly identify your experience, > education and motivations. You want to list your degrees, professional > certifications and associations. Try not to leave any gaping holes in your > time line. Try to keep it to one page, but don't go past 2. > Once you are past that first person, you want this resume to also speak to > the person who is likely making the decisions on who to bring in. They are > going to look for the more technical information. > Remember, you can always bring a second resume to the interview that speaks a > bit more directly and technically to the manager. > > My feeling about conversational v. bullet points....conversational is just > harder to digest and tends to run long. Bullet points pull out those items > you want to highlight and make them plain to see. The cover letter can be > conversational if you wish, but don't get long winded! > > Just my 2 cents! > > PS....I write the WORST resumes. You would think after 12 years in HR, I > would have gotten better at it! > > 😜 > > > On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 10:37 AM, LJ LongWing <[email protected]> wrote: > I always find looking at other people's resumes/cv to be fascinating...there > are so many different ways to put together the details of your skills and > work histories. I worked for a time as a team lead and looked at resumes of > potential contractors, so I've had a fair amount of exposure to various > formats....I know this isn't Remedy related, and there is no 'right' > answer...so I'm seeking opinions. > > Should a resume be 'conversational' in nature, or is it better to have short > concise bullet points. > > I personally find conversational resumes harder to digest...I find it harder > to pull out the relevant information that I'm looking for in a prospective > employee/contractor....I've always found quick bullet point driven resumes > easier to read/digest and determine if the person has the skills necessary, > if not only at a high level....but the down side of that type of resume is > that it eliminates all of the emotion and 'feel' from a person, which is both > good and bad....so, I'm curious....opinions, pro/con list, etc.... > > -- > ARSList mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.rrr.se/cgi/listinfo/arslist > > > > > -- > Warren R. Baltimore II > Remedy & ServiceNow Developer > 410-533-5367 > -- > ARSList mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.rrr.se/cgi/listinfo/arslist
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