Comments on: Resume Russian Roulette http://www.ashleyellis.com/2009/12/resume-russian-roullette/ Connecting Talent With Opportunity Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:28:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Emily http://www.ashleyellis.com/2009/12/resume-russian-roullette/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Emily Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:59:20 +0000 http://www.ashleyellis.com/?p=147#comment-229 This is a very helpful article for those of us who are entering into the job market. Thank you for pointing out the details, I think job hunting can get really overwhelming and knowing how to stand out is great to know. Thanks! This is a very helpful article for those of us who are entering into the job market. Thank you for pointing out the details, I think job hunting can get really overwhelming and knowing how to stand out is great to know. Thanks!

]]> By: Steve http://www.ashleyellis.com/2009/12/resume-russian-roullette/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Steve Fri, 28 May 2010 18:28:13 +0000 http://www.ashleyellis.com/?p=147#comment-220 Your observations on the resume "objective" are right on target, but for a slightly different reason than the one you suggested. Putting such an objective on a resume tells us what you want, but not what the hiring company wants. Your focus of putting any objective on a résumé is to find out what the hiring company is looking for and how you can best fulfill their needs. In other words, it's not about you, it's about them. Since a résumé is nothing but sales literature, and the goal of a résumé is to get you an interview, you must tailor your résumé for each individual job submission. this means that you must do some research about the company you are targeting. Five minutes at the hiring company's website can be useful, but you need to take it a step further. Use whatever social networking is available to you: if you have an account on Linked-in, start asking your connections questions about the company. Look for published articles about the company and gather some in-depth business intelligence. If this is a company you are truly interested in, and your résumé gets you an interview, you will impress the interviewer with how much you know about the company (you might even surprise them by knowing more about their company than they do...!) This is a lot of work, but it pays off. Good work Matt! Keep it coming. Your observations on the resume “objective” are right on target, but for a slightly different reason than the one you suggested. Putting such an objective on a resume tells us what you want, but not what the hiring company wants. Your focus of putting any objective on a résumé is to find out what the hiring company is looking for and how you can best fulfill their needs. In other words, it’s not about you, it’s about them.

Since a résumé is nothing but sales literature, and the goal of a résumé is to get you an interview, you must tailor your résumé for each individual job submission. this means that you must do some research about the company you are targeting. Five minutes at the hiring company’s website can be useful, but you need to take it a step further. Use whatever social networking is available to you: if you have an account on Linked-in, start asking your connections questions about the company. Look for published articles about the company and gather some in-depth business intelligence. If this is a company you are truly interested in, and your résumé gets you an interview, you will impress the interviewer with how much you know about the company (you might even surprise them by knowing more about their company than they do…!) This is a lot of work, but it pays off.

Good work Matt! Keep it coming.

]]> By: Richard Perrin PMP SSMBB http://www.ashleyellis.com/2009/12/resume-russian-roullette/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Richard Perrin PMP SSMBB Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:05:36 +0000 http://www.ashleyellis.com/?p=147#comment-62 Your observations on the resume "objective" are right on target, but for a slightly different reason than the one you suggested. Putting such an objective on a resume tells us what you want, but not what the hiring company wants. Your focus of putting any objective on a résumé is to find out what the hiring company is looking for and how you can best fulfill their needs. In other words, it's not about you, it's about them. Since a résumé is nothing but sales literature, and the goal of a résumé is to get you an interview, you must tailor your résumé for each individual job submission. this means that you must do some research about the company you are targeting. Five minutes at the hiring company's website can be useful, but you need to take it a step further. Use whatever social networking is available to you: if you have an account on Linked-in, start asking your connections questions about the company. Look for published articles about the company and gather some in-depth business intelligence. If this is a company you are truly interested in, and your résumé gets you an interview, you will impress the interviewer with how much you know about the company (you might even surprise them by knowing more about their company than they do...!) This is a lot of work, but it pays off. Good work Matt! Keep it coming. Your observations on the resume “objective” are right on target, but for a slightly different reason than the one you suggested. Putting such an objective on a resume tells us what you want, but not what the hiring company wants. Your focus of putting any objective on a résumé is to find out what the hiring company is looking for and how you can best fulfill their needs. In other words, it’s not about you, it’s about them.

Since a résumé is nothing but sales literature, and the goal of a résumé is to get you an interview, you must tailor your résumé for each individual job submission. this means that you must do some research about the company you are targeting. Five minutes at the hiring company’s website can be useful, but you need to take it a step further. Use whatever social networking is available to you: if you have an account on Linked-in, start asking your connections questions about the company. Look for published articles about the company and gather some in-depth business intelligence. If this is a company you are truly interested in, and your résumé gets you an interview, you will impress the interviewer with how much you know about the company (you might even surprise them by knowing more about their company than they do…!) This is a lot of work, but it pays off.

Good work Matt! Keep it coming.

]]> By: Angie Grish http://www.ashleyellis.com/2009/12/resume-russian-roullette/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Angie Grish Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:54:20 +0000 http://www.ashleyellis.com/?p=147#comment-45 This is a very helpful article for those of us who are entering into the job market. Thank you for pointing out the details, I think job hunting can get really overwhelming and knowing how to stand out is great to know. Thanks! This is a very helpful article for those of us who are entering into the job market. Thank you for pointing out the details, I think job hunting can get really overwhelming and knowing how to stand out is great to know. Thanks!

]]> By: S walker http://www.ashleyellis.com/2009/12/resume-russian-roullette/comment-page-1/#comment-41 S walker Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:10:48 +0000 http://www.ashleyellis.com/?p=147#comment-41 Completely agree with this article. After having to read through resumes for an entry level position, it's easy to tell right off the bat who really wants to work for you and YOUR company, vs the person sending out the same resume 100 times a day to whomever has an opening. Completely agree with this article. After having to read through resumes for an entry level position, it’s easy to tell right off the bat who really wants to work for you and YOUR company, vs the person sending out the same resume 100 times a day to whomever has an opening.

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