Frustrated!…and Amused: Day 19 Since Layoff
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well, i guess we can’t blame the ladders for wanting to make a buck, too! great tips on looking for people familiar with your industry to be the first to weigh in on how to spruce up a resume.
I couldn’t agree with you more — summaries and objectives just waste space. Isn’t the objective always to find a fulfilling job in your field of interest? And your resume should already be a summary of your experience!
elizabethonline, of course can’t blame them for trying to make a buck – everyone’s doing it…but what a grave disservice to many frustrated jobseekers out there who fall for their generic pitch.
mamabee, thanks – and yes, of course – it should be a GREAT summary of your experience! i have a suggestion in cases where your “objective” may not seem a completely natural next-step from your experience on your current resume – have SEVERAL versions of your resume, each tailored to the specific position you are going for. in my case, I plan to do this as I expand my search to include investor relations/corporate communications jobs at public companies – it is a natural fit, though i’ll tailor my resume to highlight accomplishments in my past that make me perfectly suited for this next step. cover letters also come in handy for this sort of thing.
[...] wrote about an example of this in my last post where I discussed the generic resume critique offered up by the good people at [...]
Jobmom,
$695.00?? That is a LOT of money! I do blame a company that tries to rake in that kind of a buck off the backs of the unemployed. That’s just wrong. Wow!
Someone once tried to advise my husband to add this “objectives” section to his resume. She worked in HR (upper level) and was very adamant about it. I told him I didn’t think it made sense for his resume.
Jeanne