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Subject:RE: Having a killer resume From:"Gilger.John" <JGilger -at- acresgaming -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 1 Oct 2002 08:42:07 -0700
This whole thread points out one of the advantages of going through an agency: Let them do the resume/cover letter and sales work. ;)
Personally, I find writing a resume and/or cover letter for myself to be excruciatingly difficult. Sticking to "the facts" make it dull as dishwater. Adding "sales pizazz" makes it sound like a lying yankee dog. Oddly enough though, I have written very effective resumes for others, but I get a much better resume if I hire someone else to write mine.
The resume used to get my current position was written by a couple of members on this list. Thanks, Mac2 :)
John Gilger
Senior Technical Writer
Acres Gaming
Las Vegas, NV
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janine -dot- bland -at- marsh -dot- com wrote:
As someone who also looks at a lot of tech writer resumes, I can tell you
I cannot stand seeing an objective at the top of a resume. Your objective
is getting the job you are applying for.
Bruce wrote:
I used to think the same way.However, recently I've heard it argued that
the point of an objective is to give a concise summary of why the
company should hire you.
Jason replied:
But, Bruce brings up a valid point. They are often used as a concise summary
of why the company should hire you. However, wouldn't that information be
best put in the cover letter? That is how I see it--the cover letter is the
sell job, even reiterating the relevent info in your resume, and the resume
is the record of fact--what you have done, what skills you have, etc.
Supporting info for you claims in the cover letter.
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