Any college attended already implies a person went to high school. So eliminate high school, thereby making your resume appear more professional in presentation. Only amateurs put their high school, if they went to college. Using a play on words for any college experience, your resume can appear like you graduated from college. This is accomplished by putting only the last year of attendance.
If the wording gives people the perception you graduated from college, that's their issue not yours and it works in your favor. If you are asked specifically in an interview if you graduated college, then tell the truth. Although I attended college for 4 years, I did not graduate. During 25 years in the IT field [with at least a dozen job changes] I have only been asked twice if I graduated from college. When asked if I graduated, I said "no". I then proceeded to highlight finishing my B.S. in Computer Science requirements and my many years of practical experience in what I brought to the "valuable skills" table. I was just missing the liberal arts requirements.
Even if you went to college for one (1) semester, the education section of your resume can have the following suggested wording:
1997 - What's The Matter U[niversity] City, STate
Major: Business Administration (if you knocked out your "major" requirements) - OR Business Administration curriculum (if you only had a couple of 3 semesters)
The purpose of a resume is to obtain an INTERVIEW, not a job. Landing a job is up to you during the interview.
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Monday, January 01, 2007
One Size Does Not Fit All
Happy New Year!!
If actions from last year has not produced results, change gears by trying something unorthodox, but maintain professionalism.
Using a generic resume for all job postings is an exercise in futility. Then people wonder why they have received no bites after sending out 200 copies of the exact same resume. Companies hire specialists, not generalists.
In his article "Securing the Interview "Matching the Themes" , Rod Colon of ETP Network provides the secret to increasing the chances of being contacted for an interview. Rod emphasizes customizing your resume to fit the job requirements. Matching your resume core skills to the job posting supersedes accomplishments.
Let's take a good idea and make it better. Customizing the "Profile" section to match the job specifications, allows the resume reader to quickly decide, within 6 seconds, whether further reading is required.
Customizing a resume makes all the difference in the world between securing an interview or not.
The purpose of a resume is to obtain an INTERVIEW, not a job. Landing a job is up to you during the interview.
If actions from last year has not produced results, change gears by trying something unorthodox, but maintain professionalism.
Using a generic resume for all job postings is an exercise in futility. Then people wonder why they have received no bites after sending out 200 copies of the exact same resume. Companies hire specialists, not generalists.
In his article "Securing the Interview "Matching the Themes" , Rod Colon of ETP Network provides the secret to increasing the chances of being contacted for an interview. Rod emphasizes customizing your resume to fit the job requirements. Matching your resume core skills to the job posting supersedes accomplishments.
Let's take a good idea and make it better. Customizing the "Profile" section to match the job specifications, allows the resume reader to quickly decide, within 6 seconds, whether further reading is required.
Customizing a resume makes all the difference in the world between securing an interview or not.
The purpose of a resume is to obtain an INTERVIEW, not a job. Landing a job is up to you during the interview.
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