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| leph555 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Capitalizt
I've heard of this mysterious 4chan. How does it work? |
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| noikeee |
My CV had photo, birthdate and nationality... in fact I used a standard template issued by the European Union themselves, called Europass, which included photo, birthdate and nationality right at the top! Then again this is Europe, the rules in Canada might be a little different.
I wouldn't think that's the issue with your CV, the issue is that it's full of other irrelevant crap, and it is disorganized, making it look unprofessional. You need to make something that will help the potential employer by being straight to the point, not just cram as many things into it as you can. You need to put the emphasis on the things that are relevant into the job you want. When reading that, I came across your time at the scouts before finding your english teaching experience, that can't possibly be right.
And get rid of Myspace angles, if you're going to put a photo put one that looks like you're making an effort into getting a job. |
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| butterfly |
| quote: | Originally posted by sweetcaroline
Here are the hits I got from it (Bear with me, it's long):
Disclaimer 1: I'm from the U.S. so some of the things I say apply to my country and not Canada.
1) Remove your age & relationship status from your resume. Employers may be legally barred from asking those type of personal questions and offering up the info may create some sticky legal stuff.
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I second this. Where I live it is illegal for me to ask about relationships, age, race, etc. You don't want the hirer to feel they are in an awkward position becaue you are putting this out there.
Also, I know you want to be yourself, but in this economy, it may be more realistic to swallow your pride and conform to traditional standards a little. every job you apply for probably has a ton of overqualified individuals applying for it as well and you have to prepare your resume to compete with that. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by ********
I have no plans to work |
well, with a resume like that I think you’re safe! |
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| malek |
omg I'm dying of laughter here... please don't change a thing, this is amazing.
I have to print this and hand it to my director telling him you're looking for a job and see he's reaction.:stongue: :stongue: :stongue: :stongue: :stongue: :stongue: :stongue: :stongue:
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| quote: | | Job Title: Supplies Manager, Interim Division Manager, Division Manager, Division Council Chair, Event Organizer, Social Chair, Social Rep, Contested Director* |
contested director?!?? wtf :p |
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| malek |
*hattip*
to the best and most elaborate alt on TA!! |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by malek
contested director?!?? |
ing :stongue: :stongue: |
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| Theresa |
Honestly, I can't decide whether to take this seriously or just lol.
Anyway, I really don't think Moral was initially trying to get you riled up Will. He's actually a really nice guy who probably wanted to genuinely help you. Perhaps you should reconsider his first post (or at least some of it).
My advice:
- if you insist on putting up a photo, get a professional photo with you in a suit and SMILING. Psychologically, people ALWAYS respond better to photos with the person smiling in it. The pictures you have up now look both creepy and too myspacey.
- get rid of the old . Anything older than 5-10 years, unless very relevant, should be deleted.
- work experience should appear with most recent first in descending order.
- get rid of Research Interest and Papers, unless you are looking for a job in research.
- try to improve the formatting. It looks sloppy and inconsistent.
I think you need to 'clean it up' a little and it will at least be somewhat useful. You're obviously not going to get a serious job in Canada with that resume, but it seems like that isn't your objective. As such, I can understand why you want to keep it broad and include as much info as possible for potential foreign employers. With that being said however, although I am guessing on this, I would imagine that old is universally not wanted/cared about on resumes.
If I wasn't so busy working on my own load of stuff, I would re-do it for you so you could see what I mean. |
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| Danny Ocean |
you know man, in Barnes and Noble they have these things called Spark Charts, which give you general information on a large range of subjects. One of them is about resumes, and since i have a degree in HR, i thought it would be interesting to own it.
So here the the DONT's when making a C.V, ill be nice and type them out for you.
The label resume on your resume
your hobbies or memberships in social organizations
your reasons for leaving your current or previous jobs
bad mouthing of former employers or employees
potentially negative information
the phrase "References available upon request"
Attempts at humor or sarcasm
Lies or gross exaggerations
More than one set of contact information
Errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation
an embarrassing file name or email address
Apologies for lack of experience
so there you go, you have so many on yours.... |
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| FuzzQi |
Imagine you have 15 seconds to convince someone to hire you.
It's gotta be BANG
This one to me is more sleazy salesman - "hey wanna try this, how about this, how about THIS?" |
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| Capitalizt |
| quote: | Originally posted by ********
I like it, although I think I need to stanardize the page for font setting and browser type. The font alignment is modified for my use settings, and in alternate font sizes it puts the alignment and letter positioning off.
It won't be all that enticing without a Bachelors slammed down on it and a B.Ed or PGDE/PGCE type diploma attached and/or a M.Ed etc..
I'm somewhat aged out and lacking experience most places are looking for. It doesn't rule things out but it will make things extremely difficult.
I like the columns over single page layout though. |
You seem to be ignoring the most common advice given. That is, GET RID OF THE IRRELEVANT CRAP. Focus in the most recent 6-7 years of jobs and training courses you've had and put these details AT THE TOP of the resume. I guarantee that people will think you are joking by including the paper boy and lawn mowing stuff, as well as the mystical reikki and hypnosis experience. You may conside these important, but the sad fact is those lines are killing your chances with most employers. Also, get rid of the columns. It doesn't matter if you like them..It matters if OTHER PEOPLE like it and can digest your resume in 20 seconds. Right now they can't.
Close your web browser. Turn off the TV, and spend one hour of your life on this. Perform surgery on the content of the old resume and create a new one from scratch, using a standard and easily readable format. See how it turns out. |
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