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Subject:Re: Resume length From:Shelly LaRock <smlarock -at- MTU -dot- EDU> Date:Tue, 18 Oct 1994 16:40:32 EDT
Hi!
When I said "specialized course work", I meant areas
of concentrated study in addition to tech writing.
These *are* listed under skills, but I don't know
how in-depth I need to get with my skills.
I've tried making my resume NOT look like a new
college grad's, and the first thing I'm asked in
interviews or at career fairs is what all of my
GPA's are, whether I've had Calc IV, do I know
how to use [insert name here] software, etc.
I guess I'm just trying to figure out what it
is a recruiter/interviewer wants to know from
my resume.
My feeling is that I should keep it as simple and
to-the-point as possible, and then knock 'em dead
in the interview. But typical interviews on
campus only last 25-30 minutes, which makes it
kind of difficult to fit everything in.
