The Real Buffalo Joe Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 You could take them home and make the two lists into a drinking game.
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted April 13, 2016 Author Posted April 13, 2016 Well, the resume that I'm looking at now includes "mydeation facilitation", "alphabet project management" and "cross-platform incorporation".
BUFFALOKIE Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) ...and stuff like that. Serious question: I was instructed in college (20 years ago) to keep your resume to one page. Is that still valid? (Fortunately for me i am celebrating 15 years with the same company next month, but I still keep my resume polished. Aviation/defense is unpredictable) Edited April 13, 2016 by SAMMY HANDWICH
KD in CA Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 So, I'm looking at a cover letter and two-page resume, from which I've been able to extract the following buzzwords and phrases: c-suite I always wonder where these suites are located. I've been a CFO for 15 years and never been in a suite. Usually just a standard office with a mediocre view. Well, the resume that I'm looking at now includes "mydeation facilitation", "alphabet project management" and "cross-platform incorporation". I think my daughters just acquired that mission critical skill set in pre-school.
plenzmd1 Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 so the new thing in hiring as i am told is "lets go after HIPLE's" High Individual Potential, Low Experience" i think it is code word for " lets hire hot college chicks"
boyst Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 it's that hiring managing has gone high tech. common man. it's all done with software that singles out phrases and keywords, etc. software kicks out bad resumes. and good resumes get whittled down.
DC Tom Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 ...and stuff like that. Serious question: I was instructed in college (20 years ago) to keep your resume to one page. Is that still valid? (Fortunately for me i am celebrating 15 years with the same company next month, but I still keep my resume polished. Aviation/defense is unpredictable) I was taught no more than two pages. But I find it impossible to keep mine under three. But a large reason for that is that I market myself as a generalist - I've been a PM, architect, requirements analyst, business analyst, lead programmer, tester, CM manager... If I targeted my resume to any one of those, it'd be two pages, easy. I've received ten page resumes before. I don't think I ever bothered reading one. Well, the resume that I'm looking at now includes "mydeation facilitation", "alphabet project management" and "cross-platform incorporation". You sure that's not supposed to be Alfabet Portfolio Management? That would be even worse - if you don't even know the trademark and brand of what you claim to have expertise in, you're just full of **** (or you had a recruiter edit your resume without telling you - which I've had done to me.) Side note: on job interviews, bring multiple copies of your resume, ESPECIALLY if you got the interview through a headhunter or recruiter. It's not uncommon for a recruiter to tell you "I just have to put your resume in our company's format," but actually mean "I have to add lies and falsehoods to your resume to fit this position my highest-paying client wants me to fill." It's not frequent, but it's often enough that I've never seen someone surprised that I give them a copy of my resume that I know is accurate.
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