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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	One of the things WarMage perhaps implied, but didn't really touch, is the issue of personalization. A resume (at least in the States) is a quick, 20 second tool to make sure you have all the buzzwords. WarMage said "I am not going to even think twice about you if your resume isn't exactly what I want", and that is so absolutely true. The first filter of your resume is usually a secretary within the HR dept. If you think a secretary in the HR dept has any clue of half of what you do, you are wrong. If you think a secretary in any dept has nothing better to do than sit around and read your resume, think again. S/he is looking for a checklist of buzzwords, given to him/her by a manager, period. The real key to a successful resume is personalization. You have to find out exactly what a particular company is looking for and then build a resume specifically to fit that scenario. This is really a case of 'who you know, not what you know.' It's not 'who you know' in the sense that your buddy is going to get you the job...but you must have inside information to know for what words the HR secretary is looking. [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/Forum5/HTML/000237.html]Just next door[/url] we're having a discussion about all the roles we play in our jobs. I have five seperate resume templates I use (marketing, web applications, on-line training, corporate communications, generic web programming), and then I generally tweak each one for the particular case. Sitting down for a cup of coffee, a sandwich, or a beer once a week, with all sorts of people, will put you far more ahead of the game than your resume alone ever could. Loading...
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