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Subject:RE: using a slogan on a resume From:"David Downing" <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 17 Jan 2003 14:39:13 -0500
I suspected somebody might raise this objection. Two points in response --
1. If it was truly an accurate summation of your goals and assets, then it wouldn't really be a slogan. It would be a summary statement. To me, the word "slogan" denotes a piece of propaganda that gets its effect from sounding clever and witty, as opposed to a straightforward statement of information. Perhaps we're arguing semantics here.
2. Ultimately, it's a question of ye olde "fine line" between being "cute" and displaying a real talent for presenting yourself in a concise format. You just have to be mindful of that line and be careful not to cross it.
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From: Bruce Byfield [mailto:bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com]
David Downing wrote:
>Well, the idea of providing a concise summary of your assets is
>certainly a good one -- especially given that anybody looking to hire
>probably gets a million billion zillion resumes to go through -- but
>doing it with a *slogan* per se seems like a gimmick. If I were looking
>to hire somebody, I'd be turned off by someone who I thought was trying
>to use gimmicks and/or cheap tricks to "wow" me.
>
>
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I'm playing devil's advocate again:
Is it a gimmick or a cheap trick if the slogan accurately presents your
main strengths, and is supported by the rest of your resume? Could you
argue that an objective would be just as much of a cheap trick if it was
out of keeping with the rest of your resume?
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