RE: Tips on Getting Hired

Subject: RE: Tips on Getting Hired
From: "James Barrow" <vrfour -at- verizon -dot- net>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:55:46 -0800

>John Posada [mailto:jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com] wrote:
>>Ami Wright [mailto:ami -at- ziplink -dot- net] said:
>>
>>Tip #1: Don't send a 5-page resume.
>>
>>Resumes should be a maximum of two pages. If yours is five pages, it
>>suggests that you are overly wordy, and have trouble prioritizing and
>>organizing information.
>
>Is this an opinion or do you know this for fact?
>
>If the later, how?

Darn good question. One that I'm looking forward to the tech writers with
15+ years experience answering.

If I were to condense my experience down to two pages, my resume would be
missing information that could be the difference between me getting a job or
not.

I am not a big fan of maintaining several versions of a resume, as some
advisors suggest. For example, one resume that focuses on a particular set
of skills versus another. When I post my resume, I want recruiters and
potential employers to see my full work experience.

It's difficult for me to imagine some of the people on this list condensing
their 20+ years of experience, education, goals, awards, etc. to two pages.
It would look something like this: "Widget Co., 1984-1985, Tech Writer:
Worked hard, got paid, liked it".

- Jim

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