[ale] My resume

[Grady Harris]

A perspective I keep in mind--a fellow in HR once told me, "my primary
job is to throw away resumes."

He was talking about what consumed most of his actual work time.

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 4:39 PM, David Ritchie <deritchie at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Jerald Sheets <questy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I can appreciate the sentiment, but those of us in the business for 20
>> years will have a darned tough time meeting that need.  Omission ==
>> falsehood.  If you put your responsibilities and one or two "key
>> contribution" bullet points and try to keep an easy to read type size,
>> you can easily exceed 3 pages...
>
> Actually, I have heard it suggested by HR professionals that you don't
> put anything over 10 years old on your resume.
>
> It is all adverstising, anyway - not your permanent record. The key
> thing to remember is to show
> the employer why you, out of the entire herd of folks applying, are
> the one that they want to bring into their
> family. Honestly, who cares about your experience with obscure
> packages (unless you wrote them) is probably not
> needed because they aren't relevant. Don't waste the recruiters time.
>
> A good unique cover letter showing how your skills cover the requested
> position requirements is essential.
>
> If you have something that you want the recruiter to read, better have
> it on the 1st page. If they want more detail,
> they will ask.
>
> Just my opinion,
> Dave Ritchie
>
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