Editor note:
Normally the dialog between Billy Skywalker and Bobby Solo has not been in bold type. This has been changed so it is easier for you to read the comments about the resume.
Bobby Solo returned and slopped a frosty mug of ale in front of his friend.
"I hope you washed your hands before touching the handle on my glass," joked Billy Skywalker.
"No. I make a point to never wash my hands after using the bathroom, retorted his friend. Helps build up my immunity."
"That's just sick."
"Not as sick as the body of your resume," said Solo.
"Look at it. You've got tons of experience listed, but none of it tells an employer anything. It's generic fluff and most isn't relevant to the job you are applying for."
"What do you mean generic fluff. If I got this resume I would hire me because my resume proves that I am the greatest salesperson! Read it..."
Solo took a deep breath. "I tried to read it. It is way too long! Try to keep your resume to one page for any entry or junior level positions. Positions that have more application requirements might call for a two page resume. Remember the purpose is to get yourself noticed by the recruiter. Give them a reason to keep reading your resume. A short resume full of relevant experience is better than a long resume listing everything you've ever done. This is a work history. Not an autobiography!"
STORMTROOPERJOBS.COM-CORSUCANT 11/1/2001-PRESENT
Market Manager
•develop recruitment marketing plans for local imperial agencies
•develop new accounts from cold call leads
•write & voice recruitment scripts for present & future accounts
•train new salespeople in product knowledge and marketing techniques
StormtrooperJobs.com provided alternative recruitment advertising methods for local and national Imperial recruiting stations. My responsibility was identifying the client's recruitment niche, and develop recruitment marketing campaigns using a weekly TV show, website, direct mail print piece, IVR phone system, and on-line job fairs.
(EDITORS NOTE: TO SEE WHY STORMTROOPERJOBS.COM EXISTS, CLICK HERE:
http://everetsblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/stormtroopers-for-hire.html)
DROID JOB CONNECTION-YAVIN 10/97-10/2001
Market Manager
•develop recruitment marketing plans for local businesses
•develop new accounts from cold call leads
•write & voice recruitment scripts for present & future accounts
•train new salespeople in product knowledge and marketing techniques
Droid Job Connection provided alternative recruitment advertising methods for local and national companies. My responsibility was identifying the client's recruitment niche, and develop recruitment marketing campaigns using a weekly TV show, website, direct mail print piece, IVR phone system, and on-line job fairs.
I was responsible for tripling company revenues in 1998 ($200K),
doubling them to $404K in 1999, and doubling them again to $820K in 2000.
BESPIN BROADCASTING RADIO (102.9FM)-BESPIN 6/95-12/98
Marketing Consultant
•develop retail sales marketing plans for local and agency businesses
•create new promotional programs for present & future accounts
•write & voice commercial scripts for present & future accounts
102.9 is Cloud City's leading station for adult audiences 18-54. My responsibility was developing advertising and promotional campaigns for local companies. These campaigns contained creative commercial scripts, on-site remote broadcasts, DJ appearances, interviews, point-of-sales events, lifestyle events, and other
“creative ideas” to achieve client''s goals. Starting with no accounts, I was responsible for billing $300K in new local business.
SWAMP RADIO (103.7 FM)-DAGOBAH 5/92-6/95
Promotions Assistant
•acting Promotions Director 6/1-10/92, 8/20-9/15/92
Air Personality
•organization, set-up, operation of SWAMP Radio's Maritime Days Promotion, handling $65,000 dollars in station revenue
•organization, set-up, operation of SWAMP Radio's client remote broadcasts
•weekend/weekday evenings and overnights
•sub for full-time announcers
•remote production/appearances
•network spot production
•morning drive news production/board operator
SWAMP Radio was Dagobah's leading station for female audiences 35-54. My responsibility was to develop promotion campaigns for local and national companies looking to target this audience for retail, marketing, or promotional purposes. These campaigns contained on-site remote broadcasts, point-of-sales events, lifestyle events, and other
“more creative ideas” to achieve the client''s goals.
IMPERIAL RADIO NETWORK (91.7 FM)-DEATH STAR 1/90-12/93
Program Director
•creating successful music rotations for Classical, Alternative, and Heavy Metal formats
Assistant Engineer
•experience with Powerplay, Music Scan, Selector, and Ultimate Digital Studio software
Air Personality
•set up and operation of TM Century/Sony CD on-air studio
•production of station legal ID, positioning liners, promotional spots
•maintain station budget
•hire, train, supervise, critique & develop air talent and station personnel
•organize/execute station promotions
•maintain contacts with ASCAP, BMI, trade magazines, record companies
•repair and maintain station transmitter and equipment
•maintain station EBS and transmitter logs
•creator/producer of the heavy metal show “The Razor''s Edge”
•provide smooth vocal transitions between musical selections of various formats
ICE RADIO (920 AM)-HOTH 5/90-8/90
Copy Writer
•create scripts for spots, promo cards, giveaway liners
•organize/maintain script file
•general education about major market radio
WAMPA TELEVISION-HOTH 9/93-12/93
Reporter
•cover hard news events, sports, concerts, interviews,
•videotaping and editing news packages
PRINT MEDIA EXPERIENCE:
MOS EISLEY NEWSPAPERS INCORPORATED 3/94-6/02
Photojournalist
•cover community news/sports for 23 suburban Mos Eisley weekly newspapers
•process film/develop prints in a professionally equipped darkroom
THE ROYAL GUARD-CORSUCANT 1/93-12/93
Photo Editor
•supervise staff photographers and organize photo assignments Photojournalist
•process film/develop prints in a professionally equipped darkroom
Reporter
•cover hard news events, sports, concerts, interviews, and a variety of other news items for the Emperor Guards
•experience with Adobe Photoshop 6.0, Quark, Adobe Premier
NON-RELATED OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
• Assistant Station Manager Cantina Music-Mos Eisley
•Cast member of Play TV" improv comedy show
•DJ-Lightsaber Magic Music Co.
•DJ-A Solid Grip Sound
•Assistant Mgr.-Death Star Theater Group
•Junior Assistant Scoutmaster-Boy Scouts of Bespin
Normally the dialog between Billy Skywalker and Bobby Solo has not been in bold type. This has been changed so it is easier for you to read the comments about the resume.
Bobby Solo returned and slopped a frosty mug of ale in front of his friend.
"I hope you washed your hands before touching the handle on my glass," joked Billy Skywalker.
"No. I make a point to never wash my hands after using the bathroom, retorted his friend. Helps build up my immunity."
"That's just sick."
"Not as sick as the body of your resume," said Solo.
"Look at it. You've got tons of experience listed, but none of it tells an employer anything. It's generic fluff and most isn't relevant to the job you are applying for."
"What do you mean generic fluff. If I got this resume I would hire me because my resume proves that I am the greatest salesperson! Read it..."
Solo took a deep breath. "I tried to read it. It is way too long! Try to keep your resume to one page for any entry or junior level positions. Positions that have more application requirements might call for a two page resume. Remember the purpose is to get yourself noticed by the recruiter. Give them a reason to keep reading your resume. A short resume full of relevant experience is better than a long resume listing everything you've ever done. This is a work history. Not an autobiography!"
STORMTROOPERJOBS.COM-CORSUCANT 11/1/2001-PRESENT
Market Manager
•develop recruitment marketing plans for local imperial agencies
•develop new accounts from cold call leads
•write & voice recruitment scripts for present & future accounts
•train new salespeople in product knowledge and marketing techniques
StormtrooperJobs.com provided alternative recruitment advertising methods for local and national Imperial recruiting stations. My responsibility was identifying the client's recruitment niche, and develop recruitment marketing campaigns using a weekly TV show, website, direct mail print piece, IVR phone system, and on-line job fairs.
(EDITORS NOTE: TO SEE WHY STORMTROOPERJOBS.COM EXISTS, CLICK HERE:
http://everetsblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/stormtroopers-for-hire.html)
DROID JOB CONNECTION-YAVIN 10/97-10/2001
Market Manager
•develop recruitment marketing plans for local businesses
•develop new accounts from cold call leads
•write & voice recruitment scripts for present & future accounts
•train new salespeople in product knowledge and marketing techniques
Droid Job Connection provided alternative recruitment advertising methods for local and national companies. My responsibility was identifying the client's recruitment niche, and develop recruitment marketing campaigns using a weekly TV show, website, direct mail print piece, IVR phone system, and on-line job fairs.
I was responsible for tripling company revenues in 1998 ($200K),
doubling them to $404K in 1999, and doubling them again to $820K in 2000.
BESPIN BROADCASTING RADIO (102.9FM)-BESPIN 6/95-12/98
Marketing Consultant
•develop retail sales marketing plans for local and agency businesses
•create new promotional programs for present & future accounts
•write & voice commercial scripts for present & future accounts
102.9 is Cloud City's leading station for adult audiences 18-54. My responsibility was developing advertising and promotional campaigns for local companies. These campaigns contained creative commercial scripts, on-site remote broadcasts, DJ appearances, interviews, point-of-sales events, lifestyle events, and other
“creative ideas” to achieve client''s goals. Starting with no accounts, I was responsible for billing $300K in new local business.
SWAMP RADIO (103.7 FM)-DAGOBAH 5/92-6/95
Promotions Assistant
•acting Promotions Director 6/1-10/92, 8/20-9/15/92
Air Personality
•organization, set-up, operation of SWAMP Radio's Maritime Days Promotion, handling $65,000 dollars in station revenue
•organization, set-up, operation of SWAMP Radio's client remote broadcasts
•weekend/weekday evenings and overnights
•sub for full-time announcers
•remote production/appearances
•network spot production
•morning drive news production/board operator
SWAMP Radio was Dagobah's leading station for female audiences 35-54. My responsibility was to develop promotion campaigns for local and national companies looking to target this audience for retail, marketing, or promotional purposes. These campaigns contained on-site remote broadcasts, point-of-sales events, lifestyle events, and other
“more creative ideas” to achieve the client''s goals.
IMPERIAL RADIO NETWORK (91.7 FM)-DEATH STAR 1/90-12/93
Program Director
•creating successful music rotations for Classical, Alternative, and Heavy Metal formats
Assistant Engineer
•experience with Powerplay, Music Scan, Selector, and Ultimate Digital Studio software
Air Personality
•set up and operation of TM Century/Sony CD on-air studio
•production of station legal ID, positioning liners, promotional spots
•maintain station budget
•hire, train, supervise, critique & develop air talent and station personnel
•organize/execute station promotions
•maintain contacts with ASCAP, BMI, trade magazines, record companies
•repair and maintain station transmitter and equipment
•maintain station EBS and transmitter logs
•creator/producer of the heavy metal show “The Razor''s Edge”
•provide smooth vocal transitions between musical selections of various formats
ICE RADIO (920 AM)-HOTH 5/90-8/90
Copy Writer
•create scripts for spots, promo cards, giveaway liners
•organize/maintain script file
•general education about major market radio
WAMPA TELEVISION-HOTH 9/93-12/93
Reporter
•cover hard news events, sports, concerts, interviews,
•videotaping and editing news packages
PRINT MEDIA EXPERIENCE:
MOS EISLEY NEWSPAPERS INCORPORATED 3/94-6/02
Photojournalist
•cover community news/sports for 23 suburban Mos Eisley weekly newspapers
•process film/develop prints in a professionally equipped darkroom
THE ROYAL GUARD-CORSUCANT 1/93-12/93
Photo Editor
•supervise staff photographers and organize photo assignments Photojournalist
•process film/develop prints in a professionally equipped darkroom
Reporter
•cover hard news events, sports, concerts, interviews, and a variety of other news items for the Emperor Guards
•experience with Adobe Photoshop 6.0, Quark, Adobe Premier
NON-RELATED OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
• Assistant Station Manager Cantina Music-Mos Eisley
•Cast member of Play TV" improv comedy show
•DJ-Lightsaber Magic Music Co.
•DJ-A Solid Grip Sound
•Assistant Mgr.-Death Star Theater Group
•Junior Assistant Scoutmaster-Boy Scouts of Bespin
"Lets get to work cutting this down to one page," said Solo.
"You do that," said Skywalker. "Now I've got to break the seal. I'll be right back."
The story continues ...
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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