Resume…Hey, What Rhymes with “Resume”?

Seth Godin asks, “Why bother having a resume?” I say, hooray. (Does that count as a rhyme?)

Ultimate Interview Question

I sat in airplane seats a couple of times more than I would have liked this week. And this Ultimate Interview Question popped in my head:

Do you recline your airplane seat? Explain.

Resume Testimonials

I saw this really great idea on Louise Fletcher’s Blue Sky Resumes site: Resume testimonials. She writes:

Marketers know the power of third-party testimonials. You see them all the time in TV ads and on websites. People claiming that this computer learning CD, or washing powder brand or cell phone changed their life. They’re ubiquitous because they work. We are all nervous about plonking down cash for something untested - hearing from someone else who has tried it is a powerful persuasive tool.

Why not use the same technique on your resume?

How about that? Show, don’t tell. Journalists know that it’s more credible to let their interview subjects advance the story than it is to just write their own story. That goes double with selling your story.

How Long Should Your Resume Be?

Resume Length

How long should your resume be? “One page” is always the standard answer that job candidates hear. “Maybe two if you’ve done a lot.”

The Journal of Accountancy has some some answers about resume length based on what HR, finance, and marketing leaders prefer. The answer: It depends. One, two, or three pages can work. The trick, though, is to use whatever space you chose to tell your story. Make every word count, even while you’re counting pages.

[via Businesspundit]

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Your (Internet) Reputation Precedes You

Are you cr8zyguy14? Any spring break pix of you on your Facebook? Ever post a “great movie” of you and your friends on YouTube or Ziddio? Because he sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good. So, be good for goodness sake. “He” isn’t Santa Claus. “He” is your future employer.

An article on Guru Blog titled Internet Reputations Precede Job Candidates talks about the risks that people take by having their lives exposed on the internet. If you did it and it’s been published on the net, you can pretty much count on your potential employer knowing about it.

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