As I read through some of the thousands of resumes submitted to JobOpenings.net every day, I am struck by how many do not seem to have even the vaguest notion that potential employers will be reading their resumes. If they did, they would not list as their employment objective “A job that will offer me the opportunity for advancement” or other similarly phrased career objectives. The focus of both the cover letter and the résumé is on the needs and desires of the job seeker.
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Sometimes I think jobs seekers do not even consider how their resume is viewed by a potential employer. I see thousands of resumes - some of them simply leave me in a state of shock. Here is just a sample of things I see every day:
- Resumes written like a chat room entry - Job seekers actually submit resumes with their name in lowercase letters, "u" instead of "you", spelling shortcuts, and slang. The only possible place such a resume would be appropriate would be if the person were applying for a job as a chat-room moderator. So far, none of the "chat-slang" resumes we have seen are seeking that kind of job.
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OK, you need a job. Maybe it's your very first job or maybe it's your tenth. No matter. What most people do is create a very good resume and then email it or mail it to anyone and everyone imaginable. Good idea? Generally not.
Unless you are a former IRS tax attorney with 15 years experience in corporate taxes or a highly skilled high school Physics teacher or some other marketable, difficult to find professional, your mass mailings are likely to fall on deaf ears.
Here's why.
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