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Frederick Goff
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over 6 months ago

Ok, so what's rule #1 on resumes? It is simply: Remember what they are for.

They are to make the reader think they'd like to learn more about you and/or to meet you. That's it.

A good resume gets someone to call you to learn more. Period. Full stop.

They do NOT get you hired.
You do NOT need to tell every detail and life story.

You need to write it in summary form, with results and with the goal of wanting the reader to think: "that sounds really interesting, I'd like to learn more". If they think that - you win. Now you get to interview (in person or on phone) and thats when you fill in details and win the job.

Have a look at your Jobcase profile. Did you tell your story in an interesting way? Results? Shared community volunteering? Education that makes sense? Summary that generates confidence and questions to be answered? If so - great. Hit "generate resume" and you are good to go. If not, dress it up to present your best self forward. Employers search jobcase everyday. Everyday they reach out proactively to people about jobs. Make sure your profile and resume makes good employers "want to learn more"!!!!

#resume #nextStep #bestSelf

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Daniel Robertson
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over 6 months ago

I had a great phone interview with a recruiter on friday afternoon. She had stated she was going to set me up with another interview with a DM for this week coming up. Is that a good sign? I have not interviewed or looked for a job in so long i kinda forgot the good signs from the bad signs. I did not ask the next steps the recruiter automatically wants to set me up an interview. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

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