Comments on: Tips for Job Seekers Episode 1: The Resume’ http://youguru.net/blog/2008/12/tips-for-job-seekers-rough-copy/ YouGuru LLC. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:18:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Louise Fletcher http://youguru.net/blog/2008/12/tips-for-job-seekers-rough-copy/#comment-3 Louise Fletcher Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:38:40 +0000 http://youguru.net/blog/?p=3#comment-3 I love all these tips and agree with your strategy, but I'm not so sure about people being able to write their own resumes without help. Of course I would say that - I write resumes for a living! But when I started my business, after years in HR and recruitment, I vowed never to 'sell' a resume to someone who didn't need one. And every now and then I get an enquiry from someone who has done a great job and just needs to make a few tweaks. I write back to those people with some tips on how to do that and I don't offer my services. But those people are few and far between. Generally what I see are people who think a resume should be a history of their career rather than a document designed to show how they can add value to a new company. That's a key difference and it's one reason so many people don't get call-backs when they are perfectly qualified for the advertised position. Because even though they don't realize it, their resume doesn't actually demonstrate just how qualified they are! The best part of my job is hearing from a client that he or she started getting interview with their new resume. I knew they were fabulous all along but they hadn't conveyed that in writing. I love all these tips and agree with your strategy, but I’m not so sure about people being able to write their own resumes without help. Of course I would say that - I write resumes for a living! But when I started my business, after years in HR and recruitment, I vowed never to ’sell’ a resume to someone who didn’t need one. And every now and then I get an enquiry from someone who has done a great job and just needs to make a few tweaks. I write back to those people with some tips on how to do that and I don’t offer my services. But those people are few and far between. Generally what I see are people who think a resume should be a history of their career rather than a document designed to show how they can add value to a new company.

That’s a key difference and it’s one reason so many people don’t get call-backs when they are perfectly qualified for the advertised position. Because even though they don’t realize it, their resume doesn’t actually demonstrate just how qualified they are!

The best part of my job is hearing from a client that he or she started getting interview with their new resume. I knew they were fabulous all along but they hadn’t conveyed that in writing.

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