The Headless Resume
by Tracy Laswell Williams, CPRW
In my business, I naturally see a lot of resumes, written by amateurs and other professionals. Lately I've seen a rash of resumes that seem to have lost their minds. Is your resume "headless?" If your resume reads something like this, you may be missing a critical section.
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JOHN T. FRUGALBERRY
(with that dreaded middle initial, no less) WORK HISTORY XYZ Company, Middletown, CA This is what I do. Sometimes I also get asked to do that and the other thing. One time, I got an award for doing this and that with a high degree of accuracy. ABC Company, When I worked here, I did a little of this and a little of that. I got promoted a few times, and then I got recruited away. EDUCATION B.S., Widget Engineering, Summa Cum Laude,
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If the example above looks like your resume, you should know that you've missed out on an excellent opportunity to sell yourself. Why? The recruiter reading this resume must go through the entire document to form a mental picture of you. You know, who you are, what you want to do with your career, whether or not you'll be worth interviewing. Will she/he form an accurate picture?
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