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August 10, 2004

One More Time

The economy's picking up, so whether you've been looking for work for a while or you're ready to find a better job than your current one, now is the time to get ready for a change. But when was the last time you updated your resume? Even if you've revised it so many times you can't stand the sight of it, you should still take one more look. There is always something you can change, add, reword or highlight to make your resume stand out a little more.

Here are some tips that might help.

See what keywords recruiters are searching on.

Read about recruiters' pet peeves (to make sure your resume isn't getting on their nerves).

How to address a termination on your resume.

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Make sure your resume is scannable.

Use keywords that are important for your industry.

Five tips to make sure your resume gets noticed.

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Seeking Advice?

I feel I dont get interview offers due to a lack of a formal education. I have no college, however I have held positions of, Regional Operations Manager in Logistics, (currently) Retail Store Operations Manager. I offer a solid performance background, however another issue is 2 of my last 4 jobs ended in layoffs, due to cutbacks or business closings.

Any advice on how to inhance my lack of college?

Posted by: Tom | Aug 11, 2004 4:31:38 PM

Tom, make sure your resume shows some value for each of your job. Phrases such as "increase/decrease (something) by x%" should be more important to hiring managers than a degree (or lack thereof). Make sure your cover letter highlights those values too, so you can get past any gatekeepers.

Posted by: Johanna Rothman | Aug 15, 2004 5:25:54 PM

I've done some serious work on my resume. Managers seem to really love it. But how can I get it infront of managers. I'd love to work at Microsoft. But applying for my dream jobs off the MS careers site has produced minimal results.

I went to 2 interviews in the last 4 weeks at MS through contract agencies. made it to the last round of each. down to 2 candidates, each position chose the other candidate as they had prior MS experience, where as I do not...yet.

How can I overcome this? Short of just keep trying with the contract jobs, how do FTE MS employees get perm positions? What can I do to better curb my job search tactics to get more MS FTE recruiter attention?

Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks!

Posted by: Jennifer | Aug 17, 2004 3:12:20 PM

I've done some serious work on my resume. Managers seem to really love it. But how can I get it infront of managers. I'd love to work at Microsoft. But applying for my dream jobs off the MS careers site has produced minimal results.

I went to 2 interviews in the last 4 weeks at MS through contract agencies. made it to the last round of each. down to 2 candidates, each position chose the other candidate as they had prior MS experience, where as I do not...yet.

How can I overcome this? Short of just keep trying with the contract jobs, how do FTE MS employees get perm positions? What can I do to better curb my job search tactics to get more MS FTE recruiter attention?

Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks!

Posted by: Jennifer | Aug 17, 2004 3:12:55 PM

Iwould like to up date my resume and be able to get a good job.Iwould like to go back to the airline as a flight att/Or to get on cruise line,I never work on a cruise line before but Iwould to give it a try,thank you Sabra

Posted by: Delores Onwuka | Aug 17, 2004 7:15:45 PM

Iwould like to up date my resume and be able to get a good job.Iwould like to go back to the airline as a flight att/Or to get on cruise line,I never work on a cruise line before but Iwould to give it a try,thank you Sabra

Posted by: Delores Onwuka | Aug 17, 2004 7:15:49 PM

I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME HELP IN GETTING A BETTER PAYING JOB. THANK YOU;SABRA

Posted by: Delores Onwuka | Aug 17, 2004 7:19:32 PM

I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME HELP IN GETTING A BETTER PAYING JOB. THANK YOU;SABRA

Posted by: Delores Onwuka | Aug 17, 2004 7:19:48 PM

I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME HELP IN GETTING A BETTER PAYING JOB. THANK YOU;SABRA

Posted by: Delores Onwuka | Aug 17, 2004 7:19:53 PM

I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME HELP IN GETTING A BETTER PAYING JOB. THANK YOU;SABRA

Posted by: Delores Onwuka | Aug 17, 2004 7:20:37 PM

I have done my Msc home with clothing &textile &I got my degree evaluated .I have done my masters from india .I got 137 credits for my masters .I am new to this country so i need more information.I was working as a lecturer in college for 17 years before thatI was working as a scientific asstt in research association for 3 yrs so guide me how &which job I should try&how to highlight my resume . THanks for your help.

Posted by: jigna | Aug 17, 2004 8:21:22 PM

I'm a recent graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix and looking for a change in career. I have worked for a financial institution for about 5.5 years but have been so unhappy with myself and just don't feel I can advance anymore. I'm looking fo a change such as in the Information Technology Industry but need some guidance in how to improve my resume so I can get noticed by potential employers looking for a person who is willing to learn more about the technology world. I'm looking for a job that will provide a competitive wage opportunity and generous benefit package with little experience in the Information Technology World but much experience with leadership, teamwork, multi-tasking, and bilingual skills as well as over 8 years experience in customer service allowing me to work well under pressure. Can you help?

Posted by: Jesse Reyes | Aug 19, 2004 1:58:50 AM

Is trying for a job for persons over 65 less than 70 ever successful. I need a job, has all the qualifications and experience which the employer wants, not successful. Why

Posted by: sanjya | Aug 19, 2004 9:34:17 AM

Dear Sir,


I am at present serving as Corporate Deputy General Manager, Erba Limited. In that capacity, I look after Corporate, Legal, Human Resources, and Administrative fields. I am also a Lawyer of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, having 16 years of experience, including Civil, Contract, Administrative, Company law, Taxation and other matters. Further, I am working as Company Secretary for more than 14 Companies.


I am working/serving in, as a legal Advisory/Secretarial capacity of more than ten companies; take care of all related Legal matters of the Companies, mainly related to statutory and legal obligation of the Companies.


Besides, I have profound experience in Human Resources, these include planning, development, compensation, integration, maintenance and separation of Human Resources to the end that individual, organizational and societal objectives are accomplished. Further, to plan, organize, coordinate Human Resources and its development matters, including personnel policy, strategy development, manpower and succession planning, job evaluation and salary administration, ,administration, assessment, recruitment, employee development and training.

Further, I have also experience in Secretarial matters, and having hands on experience on MS Word, Excel, Power point, and self management in all office matters.


In the above mentioned circumstances I have been applying for a suitable job at any location of the world. Could you please guide me as to what direction should I look forward and how I should approach the matter. It is extremely urgent for me.
Please do help me,anyone out there.I shall remained obliged forever.

Thanking You,

R.H.Rameez.

Posted by: Rafique Hassan Rameez | Aug 20, 2004 7:45:31 AM

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