By Rod Colon, CEO & Founder ETP Network
A résumé is a structured, written summary of a person's education, employment background, and job qualifications. Although many people have misconceptions about résumés, the fact is that a résumé is a form of advertising or a proposal to a new client. It is intended to stimulate an employer's interest in you – in meeting you and learning more about you. A successful résumé inspires a prospective employer to invite you to interview with the company. Thus, your purpose in writing your résumé is to create interest – not to tell readers everything about you. In fact, it may be best to only hint at some things and leave the reader wanting more. The potential employer will than have even more reason to contact you.
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The purpose of a resume is to obtain an INTERVIEW, not a job. Landing a job is up to you during the interview.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Video Résumés: A New Way To Land A Job?
Click here for an example of how a video bio or resume might be presented.
"Video Résumés: A New Way To Land A Job?" is an article by Brian P. Watson showing how technology can be used to get your name in front of people. Video resumes will definitely separate people from the usual paper resumes.
First Aleksey Vayner's video résumé made him infamous. Now it may have spawned a niche market.
Vayner's almost seven-minute film, dubbed "Impossible is Nothing," showcased the then-Yale student smashing bricks barehanded, ballroom dancing with a scantily clad female and opining on 'personal development." Leaked last year by someone at UBS, where Vayner was gunning for a gig, the video made its way to many an inbox, as well as to YouTube. He didn't get the job; instead, he got jeered in the mainstream media and the blogosphere, where some questioned his lofty claims.
Read more . . .
The purpose of a resume is to obtain an INTERVIEW, not a job. Landing a job is up to you during the interview.
"Video Résumés: A New Way To Land A Job?" is an article by Brian P. Watson showing how technology can be used to get your name in front of people. Video resumes will definitely separate people from the usual paper resumes.
First Aleksey Vayner's video résumé made him infamous. Now it may have spawned a niche market.
Vayner's almost seven-minute film, dubbed "Impossible is Nothing," showcased the then-Yale student smashing bricks barehanded, ballroom dancing with a scantily clad female and opining on 'personal development." Leaked last year by someone at UBS, where Vayner was gunning for a gig, the video made its way to many an inbox, as well as to YouTube. He didn't get the job; instead, he got jeered in the mainstream media and the blogosphere, where some questioned his lofty claims.
Read more . . .
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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