Comments on: Where’s Your Resume? http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/01/26/wheres-your-resume/ advocacy for the job seeker Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:51:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Restaurant Jobs http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/01/26/wheres-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-5843 Restaurant Jobs Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:33:28 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/358#comment-5843 Jason - excellent food for thought. If someone is building their personal brand on line, it is easier and more compelling to keep your resume up to date. Well, at least it is to me. ;-) Jason – excellent food for thought. If someone is building their personal brand on line, it is easier and more compelling to keep your resume up to date. Well, at least it is to me. ;-)

]]> By: Jason http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/01/26/wheres-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-5663 Jason Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:01:23 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/358#comment-5663 Emurse.com is an excellent free website to create a website and have it spit it back out in various formats, including .doc, .pdf, .txt, .html... and more. Very cool - I highly recommend it. (I've even done it!) ;) Emurse.com is an excellent free website to create a website and have it spit it back out in various formats, including .doc, .pdf, .txt, .html… and more.

Very cool – I highly recommend it. (I’ve even done it!)

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]]> By: Alex Rudloff http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/01/26/wheres-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-5661 Alex Rudloff Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:16:32 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/358#comment-5661 And not even a single shout out to <a href="http://www.emurse.com" rel="nofollow">Emurse.com</a> -- shame on you, jason ;) And not even a single shout out to Emurse.com — shame on you, jason ;)

]]> By: Liz Handlin http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/01/26/wheres-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-5639 Liz Handlin Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:17:58 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/358#comment-5639 Great post Jason. In general I always recommend to my clients that they keep a job diary at home. Record both large and small wins so that when you update your resume you won't have trouble remembering your accomplishments. Keep track of what is going in the company as well. Hopefully you will never experience sexual harassment or discrimination on the job but if you do, a diary like the one I am suggesting you keep, will be a useful tool for your attorney. When you update your resume you should focus on accomplishments rather than just your job description. Many successful people make the mistake of just listing the things they were responsible for rather than talking about their accomplishments in the role. So remember that your resume is a great chance to show the world how fabulous you are! Liz Handlin http://ultimate-resumes.blogspot.com Great post Jason. In general I always recommend to my clients that they keep a job diary at home. Record both large and small wins so that when you update your resume you won’t have trouble remembering your accomplishments. Keep track of what is going in the company as well. Hopefully you will never experience sexual harassment or discrimination on the job but if you do, a diary like the one I am suggesting you keep, will be a useful tool for your attorney.

When you update your resume you should focus on accomplishments rather than just your job description. Many successful people make the mistake of just listing the things they were responsible for rather than talking about their accomplishments in the role. So remember that your resume is a great chance to show the world how fabulous you are!

Liz Handlin
http://ultimate-resumes.blogspot.com

]]> By: Jason http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/01/26/wheres-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-5619 Jason Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:02:29 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/358#comment-5619 Excellent point - as I recall the last positions I've had, I'm sure I did great SAR things but it would take me a while to come up with anything - would have been much better if I had a running list. This reminds me, I was so "not in the mode" when I had to get my resume together that I had to call my university and ask exactly what my degree was (so I didn't get it wrong), and the month/year I graduated! Sounds crazy, but hey, that's just me :) Excellent point – as I recall the last positions I’ve had, I’m sure I did great SAR things but it would take me a while to come up with anything – would have been much better if I had a running list.

This reminds me, I was so “not in the mode” when I had to get my resume together that I had to call my university and ask exactly what my degree was (so I didn’t get it wrong), and the month/year I graduated! Sounds crazy, but hey, that’s just me :)

]]> By: Michael Schaffner http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/01/26/wheres-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-5618 Michael Schaffner Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:58:16 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/358#comment-5618 Jason - another good reason to keep your resume current is your SAR (Situation - Action - Results) statements. It is much easier to write these down as they occur while they are fresh in your mind and you still have access to the supporting data. If you should happen to suddenly find yourself in the job market it is more difficult to remember all the SAR activity and even tougher to come up with actual numbers when you no longer have access to the data. Numbers are very important. It is much better to say increased sales 130% than made a dramatic increase in sales. Jason – another good reason to keep your resume current is your SAR (Situation – Action – Results) statements. It is much easier to write these down as they occur while they are fresh in your mind and you still have access to the supporting data. If you should happen to suddenly find yourself in the job market it is more difficult to remember all the SAR activity and even tougher to come up with actual numbers when you no longer have access to the data. Numbers are very important. It is much better to say increased sales 130% than made a dramatic increase in sales.

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