[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My first impression was "whoa? data overload." I think that you have
way too much information on there. I believe that a resumé should
never be more than a single page.
I would trim the duties you performed at each job down to a minimum
of three items and reduce the career summary to a line or two or
remove it altogether. An example that I see a lot in resumés for
graphic artists, is them listing "Photoshop" as a skill. Well,
sheesh? you better dang well be good at photoshop! Shouldn't that be
a given?!? If you are degreed and have x number years of
experience, that should be assumed. Besides, that is just a tool
that your skills should be external too. List the skills you have;
not the tools you use.
Well, I can see this, but I never underestimate the inability of the
reader to assume anything. Because of electronic delivery, more than
one page is now a good thing. Because now the data can be searched.
When people have the ability to search hundreds or resume files for
some keyword, your resume will show up easier. As much as we want to
believe that our resumes are memorable and kept in a handy place, it's
just not true. Being searchable is critical.
Even if your skills in something aren't expert, but competent, that's
what you can expand upon in an interview. I would recommend that if
the primary skill of something like Photoshop is not at least a 7 out
of 10 level, then you may not do so well at that interview.
-- Cole
If I remember aright, that's precisely the reason the BYU placement
specialists gave for /having/ multi-page resumes.
Brandon Stout
http://mscis.org
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