Comments on: Thoughts on hiring => writing a better resume part i… http://blog.projectxtech.com/2007/06/27/thoughts-on-hiring-writing-a-better-resume-part-i/ Start-ups, Maps and Local Search in New Zealand Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:55:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: John Groth http://blog.projectxtech.com/2007/06/27/thoughts-on-hiring-writing-a-better-resume-part-i/#comment-1322 John Groth Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:41:32 +0000 http://blog.projectxtech.com/2007/06/27/thoughts-on-hiring-writing-a-better-resume-part-i/#comment-1322 The key resume item that most do not take advantage of is to tailor the resume to the wants of the prospective employer. With the ability to cut and paste on a computer this strategy is a no brainer. Yet many send out the same resume to a variety of jobs. The other day I came across a job hunter who sent in over an eight month period the same resume to over 500 prospective jobs. Guess what results he had. Less than 10 interviews and no job. The key resume item that most do not take advantage of is to tailor
the resume to the wants of the prospective employer.

With the ability to cut and paste on a computer this strategy is a
no brainer. Yet many send out the same resume to a variety of jobs.

The other day I came across a job hunter who sent in over an eight month
period the same resume to over 500 prospective jobs. Guess what
results he had. Less than 10 interviews and no job.

]]> By: SUMMER OF CODE 2.0 » Blog Archive » Resume seminar slides http://blog.projectxtech.com/2007/06/27/thoughts-on-hiring-writing-a-better-resume-part-i/#comment-897 SUMMER OF CODE 2.0 » Blog Archive » Resume seminar slides Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:26:55 +0000 http://blog.projectxtech.com/2007/06/27/thoughts-on-hiring-writing-a-better-resume-part-i/#comment-897 [...] (Note: its a 2.2mb zip file) For more tips on writing resumes, I’ve also written about writing resumes before on the ProjectX [...] [...] (Note: its a 2.2mb zip file) For more tips on writing resumes, I’ve also written about writing resumes before on the ProjectX [...]

]]> By: Practice Manager & Test Analyst wanted at spikefin.org http://blog.projectxtech.com/2007/06/27/thoughts-on-hiring-writing-a-better-resume-part-i/#comment-511 Practice Manager & Test Analyst wanted at spikefin.org Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:01:35 +0000 http://blog.projectxtech.com/2007/06/27/thoughts-on-hiring-writing-a-better-resume-part-i/#comment-511 [...] oriented toward developers, John from ProjectX has just written a great post on resumes that you might like to read before sending in your [...] [...] oriented toward developers, John from ProjectX has just written a great post on resumes that you might like to read before sending in your [...]

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