Here too - which is why I mention option 2 has to be directly to the hiring supervisor - not into the black whole of the HR Recruiting department. The whole purpose is to get the attention of this person so if you don't show up as a candidate, they at least ask about you and possible rescue you from whatever fallout came from the HR machine. This is entirely against the published process - but it is what many of the successful candidates do.

Ive always used head hunters (except the current job). Has worked out well. most of the resume is filled out during their interview, he sends a nicely formatted copy to me to carry into the job interview.

with luck I'll retire from my current gig and never have to do it again.

with even more luck this lotto ticket in my pocket will get me out of all work for...awhile.

:D

My last resume - and it's been 8+ years now was the old one page clear cut way. I can't tell you how many comments I got on how people liked it. I've had to look through resumes in various other lives. If I have to sift through to find the info I need, I'm not even going to bother.

Did I mention hockey teams who forget how to play hockey?

Oh wait, it's a complaint department, not a pet peeve department.

My formely first place Ducks - the team to beat - the team with the most points in the entire NHL has forgotten how to play hockey.

/sigh

Parents who complain that one class got an extra $.05 valentine favor than the other class.

It is likely the same parents complaining that the weekly spelling words are too hard for their babies...your kids go to a frickin' private school you knew what was involved...DEAL.

Teachers who assign 5th graders a crap load of homework nightly. Which of course I have to supervise. I made it past 5th grade I don't need to go back.

And No Child Left Behind is a bunch of hooey that creates a lot of unnecessary crap.

Uh-oh ... my resume is a full 2-pager ... and only covers my one job position (that I've had at 3 firms) over the last 20 years. But I have lots of job duties and lots of specific know-how.

In my field, lots of people claim to have the requisite skills, but often don't. Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I find throwing in enough information to make it clear I know what I'm talking about makes a difference.


Still ... maybe I'll try to condense.

My resume makes me look like some kind of pedo-creep

You're HIRED!!! :D

Ten years of experience at amusement parks, toy stores, and porn editing facilities :D

(No, it wasn't all the same place)