Your Resume Sucks If...

In my practice, I meet the coolest, greatest, most wonderful people ever. Today, for example, I met a sales executive who started the conversation with "I think my resume sucks" and I chuckled because I've heard this expression several times before. I mentioned that her words would make a good title for a blog post, then we both laughed and went about our business. Thanks to her wit, I am writing this blog post. You will know your resume sucks if...

* a hiring manager can't tell what you want to do after perusing your resume.

* you yourself want to throw it in the garbage. 

* it's loaded with buzzwords and blather.

* it sounds like someone else wrote it.

* it isn't a rock-solid representation of you and your brand.

* it's a boring recollection of your past.

* it looks like a template.

* it doesn't prove to the reader why you can do what you say you're interested in doing.

* it contains negative-sounding language, mistakes or irrelevant information. 

* it gets absolutely zero responses.

posted by: billiesucher

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I am self employed and have not needed a resume in a very long time. My wife, however, has had to redo hers several times. I felt badly for her though as it actually can be very stressful if you are not talented at putting a resume together.

[billiesucher]

Thank you for your comment...here's a free online resume writing course offered by Louise Fletcher, President of Blue Sky Resumes and founder of Career Hub. Feel free to have your wife check it out at:

http://www.smartsearchsystem.com/

and it may diminish some of the stress associated with this task. Hope this helps.
Best regards - Billie Sucher

[Marie Adams]

Just one more to add... Your resume can also suck if it doesn't reveal anything about your personality. I once had a coworker who got his resume noticed by listing kickball as one of his outside interests (He actually played for a local league). If nothing else, it made his resume stand out from the rest.

[billiesucher]

Oh, that's a great addition....it just made me think of how I got an interview earlier in my career...not because of my experience or education...but because I had listed on my resume that I was involved in field trials - German Shorthair pointers. Thanks Marie!

[agammy]

One huge mistake I see ALL the time occurs more in cover letters than resumes, but I have seen this in resumes as well - saying why YOU would love the job you're applying for, or going on about how impressed you are with the company. Like "it would energize me greatly to be a part of XXXX organization, I think XXXX has a great company philosophy, and I would have a lot of fun working with so-and-so."

My boyfriend starts out every cover letter this way, and I always have to say "Yes D, they know they're a great company with a great philosophy, and they know you'd love it - that's why you're applying!"

[billiesucher]

Agammy ~ how true. That's a given! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! - Billie

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Bush v. Clinton: Why Your Resume isn’t A List of Duties and Responsibilities http://www.career-line.com/resume-advice/bush-v-clinton-why-your-resume-isnt-a-list-of-duties-and-responsibilities/

[Will]

Good post, but don't fall into the 'perfect resume' trap. Finding a job is only as good as your process. See: http://virtualjobcoach.com/blog/?p=1205

- Will at virtualjobcoach.com

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I would love for someone to take a look at my resume and give me "real-deal" feedback. In addition to emailing and standard online applications, I created my own website, equipped with resume and autobiographical prose and bit of personality and blog. In addition, I direct potential employers to my LinkedIn.com profile. Please give me feedback, I want to know if this is the right thing to do ... where can I improve to make impact with my resume and land a few solid interviews?

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