My resume and cover included. Help, tips, suggestions (Int'l bus. major)

BoomerE30 · 12-10-2010, 04:08 PM

kdjas

ben14142001 · 12-10-2010, 04:25 PM

I skimmed, but you might want to put the institution where you got your degree from.

BoomerE30 · 12-10-2010, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ben14142001

I skimmed, but you might want to put the institution where you got your degree from.

Hey Ben,

yea i do include this in the original resume, just deleted it for privacy reasons....

Thanks though!

BoomerE30 · 12-13-2010, 06:39 PM

Bump..

BayMoWe335 · 12-13-2010, 07:03 PM

Try to quantify things more and be a little less vague.

"Computer skills"

What do you know specifically?

For example:

Bad: I ran the budget.
Good: Managed a $3 million marketing budget by approving expenditures, submitting accruals, etc.

bmwmthree · 12-13-2010, 07:39 PM

yafeh meod.

BoomerE30 · 12-13-2010, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BayMoWe335

Try to quantify things more and be a little less vague.

"Computer skills"

What do you know specifically?

For example:

Bad: I ran the budget.
Good: Managed a $3 million marketing budget by approving expenditures, submitting accruals, etc.

Will try to implement that. Thanks!

schoy · 12-13-2010, 11:47 PM

Best advice I can give: Quantify, quantify, quantify your experience ...

hhkim · 12-14-2010, 01:40 PM

yea what did you exactly do and what did you accomplish and what results came out of it?

BoomerE30 · 12-14-2010, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by schoy

Best advice I can give: Quantify, quantify, quantify your experience ...

Couldnt agree more, will try to incorporate in my res. The only problem is that the jobs that I've had were total BS. its hard to quantify BS. So i tried to make them look good on the resume.

Gas station attendant = Petroleum Mechanic

^^ that type of deal.

TK-421 · 12-14-2010, 10:41 PM

I'm jealous of your join date. Definition of OG

1speedbike · 12-15-2010, 12:31 AM

My resume is TOTALLY different from yours, being a science guy with most of my resume composed of research and papers etc, but from what I can see..

be specific with computer skills. everyone has "computer skills". can you graph, perform functions, etc in excel? do you know java/html coding? or can you just figure out how to use headers in microsoft word :P

the dates and locations of your previous jobs and experiences would be nice, but of course you might have blocked those for privacy. numbers are always better than words

lastly, this might sound corny, but have you heard of visualcv.com? You can enter your information and using a variety of templates, as well as many customization options, craft your own CV/resume. It spits our your resume in webpage and PDF formats, and it's not totally visual, and it's not tacky either. It conveys everything you need to convey in an easy to read, visually pleasing format. If you're applying to a company with dozens of other applications, who do you think is going to be remembered more? The qualified guy with a good resume in black and white text. Or the qualified guy with a great, well-put together resume organized visually and intuitively with everything there is to know in a more aesthetically pleasing and innovative format which sets him apart from everyone else? I think the latter.. it's clever and sets you apart, without being tacky and "too" different. it's free. create your CV in pdf format, print it, and enjoy :P it really will set you apart from a lot of people. good luck with the job hunt

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1speedbike Brigadier General 747 Rep 3,285 Posts Drives: 2022 X4 M40i, 2008 135i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MKE iTrader: (15)	My resume is TOTALLY different from yours, being a science guy with most of my resume composed of research and papers etc, but from what I can see.. be specific with computer skills. everyone has "computer skills". can you graph, perform functions, etc in excel? do you know java/html coding? or can you just figure out how to use headers in microsoft word :P the dates and locations of your previous jobs and experiences would be nice, but of course you might have blocked those for privacy. numbers are always better than words lastly, this might sound corny, but have you heard of visualcv.com? You can enter your information and using a variety of templates, as well as many customization options, craft your own CV/resume. It spits our your resume in webpage and PDF formats, and it's not totally visual, and it's not tacky either. It conveys everything you need to convey in an easy to read, visually pleasing format. If you're applying to a company with dozens of other applications, who do you think is going to be remembered more? The qualified guy with a good resume in black and white text. Or the qualified guy with a great, well-put together resume organized visually and intuitively with everything there is to know in a more aesthetically pleasing and innovative format which sets him apart from everyone else? I think the latter.. it's clever and sets you apart, without being tacky and "too" different. it's free. create your CV in pdf format, print it, and enjoy :P it really will set you apart from a lot of people. good luck with the job hunt __________________ 2022 X4 M40i - 2008 135i - 2015 F700GS On Order - 2024 i4 M50 Scruffy's gonna die the way he lived... Mmhm.
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