https://www.keppiecareers.com/does-your-resume-need-to-grow-up/ Social media speaker, social media consultant, job search coach Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:16:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.keppiecareers.com/does-your-resume-need-to-grow-up/#comment-645 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:16:17 +0000 http://www.keppiecareers.com/?p=2983#comment-645 Resumes only became customary after World War II, as a means for employers to eliminate unqualified candidates among scores of GIs looking for new jobs. Not much has changed. Nowadays, nearly every individual, starting a job search, begins by developing a resume, but decision makers only spend and average of ten seconds scanning them. A resume cannot do the heavy lifting in a job search. Its purpose is strictly to function, in conjunction with a follow-up call, as a marketing tool to initiate a conversation with the decision maker. Your goal should be to present your background and accomplishments in a visually appealing, reverse chronological order, with dates, succinctly and honestly. Stay away from functional resumes, extensive formatting and leaving dates off to hide age.
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