On 8 Jul 2009 at 8:49, Claire Belilos wrote:

> Resumes in western civilizations run along the same lines as in the U.S.

Do you think? I wonder what you consider to be "western
civilization"? Is Mexico included? Peru? Iran? Israel?

Why are warning flags popping up on this?
>
> For executives, the firms that cater often conduct actual robbery. I
> came across one National Executive Director of a fund-raising
> organization and an Executive Chef who paid exorbitant charges to have
> a "portfolio" created by such firms. One paid $15,000 and the other,
> quite recently, paid $30,000 though this last amount was supposed to
> include their helping the candidate find a job (i.e.. only advice and
> direction on how to land a job).

I consider robbery to take place when one person takes the money of
another WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT. Perhaps it's different in your part of
the world?

>Their resume, when I changed it, was not so long. Maybe 2 or 2 1/2
pages but it really described who they actually were and what they
had achieved and their potential.

Yes. I think it is better to describe who they actually are and what
they have achieved than the opposite which would be to describe what
they actually aren't and what they haven't achieved.

I think the problem, and my point actually lies in the original post
and that is that everyone offers different advice, and cases (such as
Claire is offering) aren't valuable because HR people vary a fair
amount in what they want, and even vary in terms of what works for
different types of positions.

I'm afraid the whole thing is a crapshoot because generalizations are
just as likely to be wrong as right.

So, here's what I have to say about resumes:

Use your head! If you can't figure out how to best present yourself
for the particular job, maybe you aren't suited for it.

Provide JUST enough to justify getting an interview for that
particular position.

http://free2thee.com

http://busylearners.com

PS. It just occurs to me we sell a helpcard on resumes, I think, but
it probably suffers from the same issues re: generalizations.




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