Who's in HR?

[Chromaflage]

Looking for someone who works in the Human Resources field and sees a lot of professional level resume's. I'm hoping to find someone who would be willing to review and critique my resume'. It's been a long time since I've changed the format. Anyone willing?

Thanks

CrF

[Cool Texan]

You dont necessarily need an HR person for this...just anyone who either sees their fair share or updates their own fairly regularly and is in the know of what to do.

Few tips:

Balance white and non-white space. Should be easy on the eyes.

Summarize key accomplishments, dont make it just a list of all the things you do at a job. In short, make it read why you're better than the average joe.

Highlight things you created, processses improved, etc...especially if it generated meaningful outputs (saved money, etc).

Go to places like the ladders.net or just Google up "good resumes". There are a TON of examples you can look at. I have a gob of sample resumes on my computer that I used when I tweaked mine....and if you read the Chapel forum, you'll see I am changing jobs, so my resume cant be all that bad. Maddening process making a good resume though...good luck!

[98ramtough]

A lot of it depends on what kind of job your applying for. Don't put too much on there, keep it short and to the point. If your at the professional upper level in your career you don't need to list too many prior jobs etc. You don't want to bore them. My wife is an HR Manager and is pretty helpful with this stuff. PM me if you want to send me a copy for my wife to read over.


Mike

[Hammer Down]

Kerry,

What's this.......are you considering a career change? Maybe to being a full-time TUNA! captain?

Pay's terrible, but the benefits (LOTS o' fresh TUNA!) might make it all worthwhile?

Just a thought.
-John