Thursday, December 11, 2008

How to Get a Job, Part I: The Resume

AGHHH!!!

I spent most of my day reading resumes. This should never be an issue.

A resume should be a good, solid - and single! - page that gives the hiring manager a way to narrow down potential candidates to those that really fit the job.

A resume is not a novella. A resume is not your personal, epic saga from fry cook at McDonald's to senior architect at a Fortune 500. A resume is not a nine-page document of every single task you've completed in 20 years.

I have 30 seconds for your resume. Don't rush me - and above all, don't bore me.

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