There are some jobs that will only be filled by people with detailed resumes that are several pages long. Professorships, ambassadors billets and specialized gigs like the ones John manages to land come to mind. My guess is that John is really good at audience analysis and he writes his resume accordingly. It works for him, but not everyone will benefit by using a five page resume for all TW job openings. Probably, most TW job openings warrant a two-page resume.
Tom Johnson -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Warren Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 3:30 PM To: John Posada; Jones, Donna; [email protected] Subject: Re: [TCP] How long should a resume be? John Posada wrote: > > Why not just replace whatever's in your five-page resume with THAT > > paragraph? > > Seriously? Not enough content for the HR and agency search engines to > grab onto. That's understandable, but sad. > It's also not nearly complete. Right, but that's the point. The understated confidence projected by its casual, matter-of-fact presentation is what makes it so powerful. -Andrew === Andrew Warren - [EMAIL PROTECTED] === Synaptics, Inc - Santa Clara, CA ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
