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04-30-07, 03:07 PM
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|  Professional reseme writing tips?
So, I have an opportunity to possiably interview for a kick @ss job in another country.
Problem is my resume'. Even though the information contained it in is accurate and up to date (I update it every 6 months or so), the document itself is out of date. I have GPA's and awards on there from high school.
The job I'm interested in is professional in nature, an extension of my lab job I currently have- but I doubt that they care about high school junk.
I have a short paragraph with my technical skills briefly listed, but the guy that has reviewed my resume' asked me to 'punch up' my technical skills.
What kind of format do you guys use? I mean, I can write PAGES on what I do and my technical skills, but it would be narrative in form, and that isn't that cool.
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04-30-07, 03:08 PM
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| i would start with correct spelling  
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04-30-07, 03:10 PM
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04-30-07, 03:15 PM
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| Is this job in Nigeria, and does it happen to involve a member of a desposed Royal family? I hear you can make big bucks that way.... 
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04-30-07, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by brett76  i would start with correct spelling | LMAO. Beat me too it.
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04-30-07, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by swank60 LMAO. Beat me too it. |  Doc, if Swank is correcting your spelling, you really need to bone up.
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Originally Posted by brett76 i would start with correct spelling | LMAO!!!!!! I don't care who yar... That's jest funny rite there.
Try Google, Yahoo etc... Start_Here <---- This is a link
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04-30-07, 03:34 PM
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#3 is a resume submitted for an EMT job in Canuckia.
#4 was submitted to Safeway in MountainView Kalifornia.
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| #5 was attached to a resume that stated she was looking for a new job after quitting her Ex-Boyfriend's custom fab shop.
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| Depending on the country the employer might actually be asking for a CV, C.V. or Curriculum Vitae. Like a resume but more detailed and formal. CV and resume are not interchangeable.
Good luck with the bank in Nigeria.
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04-30-07, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by swank60 LMAO. Beat me too it. | that is not the correct usage of the word "too"
fukker
__________________ "there is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance- that prinicple is contempt prior to investigation" h. s. another convert to the church of latterday swank, a subcult of Shahrislam
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04-30-07, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by brett76 that is not the correct usage of the word "too"
fukker | That was sort of my point. 
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04-30-07, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Jman That was sort of my point. |
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04-30-07, 04:01 PM
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| Doc; not enough data to answer ur question. However, if its just a resume that required, keep it to two pages. There are samples on Microsoft Word & at the bottom of this page for free. If its overseas work, be careful; this could be a scam to get ur personal information; SS#, bank #'s etc.
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04-30-07, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by swank60 LMAO. Beat me too it. | Quote:
Originally Posted by brett76 that is not the correct usage of the word "too"
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Originally Posted by Jman That was sort of my point. | Jman = Swank? Really?
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Originally Posted by DoctorJay Jman = Swank? Really? | No. Jman = Junk.
Everyone knows that.
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04-30-07, 04:09 PM
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| My resume sucks, so I really can't speak to the thread subject.
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04-30-07, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by swank60 My resume sucks, so I really can't speak to the thread subject. | piishaw
i dont even have one
__________________ "there is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance- that prinicple is contempt prior to investigation" h. s. another convert to the church of latterday swank, a subcult of Shahrislam
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04-30-07, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Jman That was sort of my point. | Quote:
Originally Posted by swank60 No. Jman = Junk.
Everyone knows that. | Quick reply, thanks. Does Jman always take credit for your grammatical humor?
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Originally Posted by DoctorJay Jman = Swank? Really? |
Dudes, ya'll are totally busted.
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