The two friends move off to a corner table in the musty bar.
Billy Skywalker pulled up his resume on his view pad.
Billy Skywalker
2320 Starry Lane
Sandy, Dune 51000
(212) 867-5309
Career Goal: To eradicate tyranny and treachery from the galaxy by developing and growing a book of business that exceeds company goals and enables me to earn a six figure income based on the revenue and strong results I produce for the Rebel Alliance."
"Wow! That impresses me," Skywalker exclaimed. "But what if I want to use this resume for other jobs? Why put the Rebel Alliance in the objective and not leave it generic?"
"By adding the company name it shows you are thinking of your resume for just this job and not sending them some boilerplate resume," Solo said. "That shows attention to detail and a concern for them. Yes it means you have to change your resume for every employer, however you should be doing that any way to make sure your qualifications are right for the job you are applying for."
"I always thought the Career Objective was supposed to be one short sentence," said Skywalker.
"When you have a lot of experience you can get away with one sentence. If you have no experience you have to sell yourself more. People hire entry level workers a lot of the time based on the person and not just their qualifications. The more you can sell yourself and show how passionate and excited you are for the opportunity, the more the employer will want to talk to you. Give the employer something about you that they can grasp, comment on, ask questions about, something that will make you stand out from the rest of the resumes with generic objectives."
"You're hired!" Skywalker said to his friend.
They became distracted by a bar maid hanging a plaque with a orange draped hairy arm mounted on it. Below the arm was an inscription that read:
'This arm cut off Walrus Man by Obi Wan Kenobi. Famous Jedi Knight."
Billy Skywalker pulled up his resume on his view pad.
Billy Skywalker
2320 Starry Lane
Sandy, Dune 51000
(212) 867-5309
CAREER GOAL: To obtain an entry level sales position in my field.
"The first thing you have to do is move your contact information from flush on the left margin to the center of the page," Bobby Solo told his friend.
"It makes it easier for employers to find and read.
Put your name in bold too. It also helps your name stand out because it is front and center on the page. Put it like this:"
Billy Skywalker2320 Starry Lane
Sandy, Dune 51000
(000) 867-5309
"It makes it easier for employers to find and read.
Put your name in bold too. It also helps your name stand out because it is front and center on the page. Put it like this:"
Billy Skywalker2320 Starry Lane
Sandy, Dune 51000
(000) 867-5309
"Make sure you add in your email and LinkedIn address too. Don't put Facebook or any other social media site. Just use LinkedIn because it has a professional reputation.
You also want to make sure you have a professional email," said Solo.
"Why? I'm applying to the Rebel Alliance," expressed Skywalker. "They are opposite of what the Hutt stand for. They'd probably get a kick out of it and my resume will get noticed!"
"You might think that," countered Solo. "There are many Hutt's and they have friends. What if a Hutt or one of their friends is working with the alliance and they see your resume? You'll get noticed all right! They'll put a price on your head, or at least trash your resume!"
"Your career goal is too generic," Solo Continued. "Everyone says they want an entry level or senior level job to use their education and experience to help grow the company, blah blah blah!" Solo said waving his hands in the smokey air. "An employer will look at that sentence and say "Duh! Of course they want a job here, why else would they apply? Using the words 'Entry Level' does that mean you only want entry level? So if they want to give you a higher position than entry level you aren't going to take it? Let the employer be the judge of what level of position you are qualified for rather than pigeon hole yourself into just an entry level position. Instead use your Career Objective space to tell the employer something that makes them want to read the rest of your resume. Put something in about your experience, your passion, your real life goals, something that lets them know what makes you tick. Also put something in there that lets them know how hiring you will benefit them. Try this:
Career Goal: To eradicate tyranny and treachery from the galaxy by developing and growing a book of business that exceeds company goals and enables me to earn a six figure income based on the revenue and strong results I produce for the Rebel Alliance."
"Wow! That impresses me," Skywalker exclaimed. "But what if I want to use this resume for other jobs? Why put the Rebel Alliance in the objective and not leave it generic?"
"By adding the company name it shows you are thinking of your resume for just this job and not sending them some boilerplate resume," Solo said. "That shows attention to detail and a concern for them. Yes it means you have to change your resume for every employer, however you should be doing that any way to make sure your qualifications are right for the job you are applying for."
"I always thought the Career Objective was supposed to be one short sentence," said Skywalker.
"When you have a lot of experience you can get away with one sentence. If you have no experience you have to sell yourself more. People hire entry level workers a lot of the time based on the person and not just their qualifications. The more you can sell yourself and show how passionate and excited you are for the opportunity, the more the employer will want to talk to you. Give the employer something about you that they can grasp, comment on, ask questions about, something that will make you stand out from the rest of the resumes with generic objectives."
"You're hired!" Skywalker said to his friend.
They became distracted by a bar maid hanging a plaque with a orange draped hairy arm mounted on it. Below the arm was an inscription that read:
'This arm cut off Walrus Man by Obi Wan Kenobi. Famous Jedi Knight."
This is a nine part series on how to write a good resume.
Here are links to the other parts:
Pt. 2 Career Objective
Pt. 3 Education
Pt. 4 Length
Pt. 5 What Jobs to Includehttp://everetsblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/constructing-billy-skywalkers.html
Pt. 6 Detailed Bullet Points
Pt. 7 Age
Pt. 8
No Experience
Pt. 9
Final Resume
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