Re: Comment from a headhunting company

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>]

Bruce Byfield wrote:
> Bonnie Granat wrote:
>
>> A friend tells me that a headhunting company representative told
him
>> that his resume should talk not about what he has accomplished in
the
>> past but what he can do in the future. This person decided not to
>> spend the money on the company's services, by the way.
>>
>> Sounds odd to me. I personally cannot see the sense in that, except
>> if one were to write a resume that's really a sales brochure.
>>
>>
> In many ways, a resume is a specialized sales brochure.
>
> I suspect that what the headhunter was trying to get across is that
a
> resume should show how you can be useful to the company where you
are
> applying. I've taken this advice, and, for each job listed on my
> resume, I now have several different descriptions. Each description
> is true, but each emphasizes different aspects of the job.

I'd definitely agree with you, but the headhunter meant something
else, Bruce. That's the impression I got, anyway.
Thanks for your comment, though.


Bonnie Granat
www.granatedit.com




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