Comments on: The Most Successful Resume http://blog.nedsferatu.com/the-most-successful-resume The Nedsferatu.com Blog Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:58:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ned http://blog.nedsferatu.com/the-most-successful-resume#comment-2347 Ned Thu, 28 May 2009 15:29:16 +0000 http://blog.nedsferatu.com/2007/06/26/the-most-successful-resume/#comment-2347 Thanks for your comment PB, I think your feedback and the points you raise are spot on. I have done another job search since writing this post and I did start with a simpler less wordy approach but for the second time the long and detailed resume worked for me. Also on my most recent one I had maybe 9 or 10 bullet points under my most recent job experience which gained a lot of attention. It seemed a bit counter intuitive to me as well but I pursued this approach thanks to advice from a recruiter. At this point I'd say my best advice for those who are job searching is to change their resume drastically at least weekly if they are not getting any bites on their current one. Don't sit on a resume that isn't working for you! thanks again PB! Thanks for your comment PB, I think your feedback and the points you raise are spot on. I have done another job search since writing this post and I did start with a simpler less wordy approach but for the second time the long and detailed resume worked for me. Also on my most recent one I had maybe 9 or 10 bullet points under my most recent job experience which gained a lot of attention. It seemed a bit counter intuitive to me as well but I pursued this approach thanks to advice from a recruiter. At this point I’d say my best advice for those who are job searching is to change their resume drastically at least weekly if they are not getting any bites on their current one. Don’t sit on a resume that isn’t working for you! thanks again PB!

]]> By: PB http://blog.nedsferatu.com/the-most-successful-resume#comment-2346 PB Thu, 28 May 2009 15:12:21 +0000 http://blog.nedsferatu.com/2007/06/26/the-most-successful-resume/#comment-2346 I also linked here from 36 beautiful. I appreciate that you found your confidence. A long process can easily make you stagnant, but you found the energy to bring yourself back up! I think what the employers found special about your resume is the fact that you listed RESULTS for each project. That's what they're interested in. Not what tasks you did or what your skills are, but what you accomplished for your previous employers and now they want to know successes you can create for them. Congrats on the great resume. I thought it was a bit wordy, but when you are backing up good experience and good results, people will notice. As you have more years of experience under your belt you'll have to learn how to pick the better points and do without others, employers don't want to read a novel. I also linked here from 36 beautiful. I appreciate that you found your confidence. A long process can easily make you stagnant, but you found the energy to bring yourself back up! I think what the employers found special about your resume is the fact that you listed RESULTS for each project. That’s what they’re interested in. Not what tasks you did or what your skills are, but what you accomplished for your previous employers and now they want to know successes you can create for them. Congrats on the great resume. I thought it was a bit wordy, but when you are backing up good experience and good results, people will notice. As you have more years of experience under your belt you’ll have to learn how to pick the better points and do without others, employers don’t want to read a novel.

]]> By: Ned http://blog.nedsferatu.com/the-most-successful-resume#comment-1982 Ned Mon, 04 May 2009 14:30:22 +0000 http://blog.nedsferatu.com/2007/06/26/the-most-successful-resume/#comment-1982 Hi Maai! Sorry my contact form was broken, I think it's fixed now so please feel free to try again. I look forward to hearing from you. <a href="http://blog.nedsferatu.com/contact-me" rel="nofollow">Contact Form</a> Hi Maai!
Sorry my contact form was broken, I think it’s fixed now so please feel free to try again. I look forward to hearing from you.

Contact Form

]]> By: Maai http://blog.nedsferatu.com/the-most-successful-resume#comment-1965 Maai Mon, 04 May 2009 01:28:53 +0000 http://blog.nedsferatu.com/2007/06/26/the-most-successful-resume/#comment-1965 Hi, It's Maai here. I enjoy reading the article very much. I tried sending you the email by the contact me link provided but it doesn't seem work with the code . I just would like to ask a few questions and may be you could show me successful version. Please contact me. Hi,

It’s Maai here.
I enjoy reading the article very much.
I tried sending you the email by the contact me link provided but it doesn’t seem work with the code . I just would like to ask a few questions and may be you could show me successful version.
Please contact me.

]]> By: Jacob from JobMob http://blog.nedsferatu.com/the-most-successful-resume#comment-827 Jacob from JobMob Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:28:18 +0000 http://blog.nedsferatu.com/2007/06/26/the-most-successful-resume/#comment-827 Great to hear, Ned. If you have any more stories or tips from your job search to share, I hope you'll get in the guest blogging contest I just announced. http://jobmob.co.il/blog/2008-guest-blogging-contest/ Great to hear, Ned. If you have any more stories or tips from your job search to share, I hope you’ll get in the guest blogging contest I just announced.

http://jobmob.co.il/blog/2008-guest-blogging-contest/

]]> By: nedsferatu http://blog.nedsferatu.com/the-most-successful-resume#comment-826 nedsferatu Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:20:23 +0000 http://blog.nedsferatu.com/2007/06/26/the-most-successful-resume/#comment-826 @Jacob, Thanks man! I love your site, thanks for the link and the stumble. @Jacob, Thanks man! I love your site, thanks for the link and the stumble.

]]> By: Jacob from JobMob http://blog.nedsferatu.com/the-most-successful-resume#comment-825 Jacob from JobMob Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:38:38 +0000 http://blog.nedsferatu.com/2007/06/26/the-most-successful-resume/#comment-825 Ned, 'full respect' as we say in Israel. You made the decision to solve your problem and you did it. Congratulations on the results. In the JobMob archives, there's an article with pointers on how to track your resume success so that like in your case other people can determine if their resume is unnecessarily hobbling them: http://jobmob.co.il/blog/3-key-resume-questions/ I Stumbled this for you: http://jobmob.stumbleupon.com/review/23267075/ Ned, ‘full respect’ as we say in Israel. You made the decision to solve your problem and you did it. Congratulations on the results.

In the JobMob archives, there’s an article with pointers on how to track your resume success so that like in your case other people can determine if their resume is unnecessarily hobbling them:

http://jobmob.co.il/blog/3-key-resume-questions/

I Stumbled this for you:
http://jobmob.stumbleupon.com/review/23267075/

]]> By: HiDef http://blog.nedsferatu.com/the-most-successful-resume#comment-799 HiDef Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:32:36 +0000 http://blog.nedsferatu.com/2007/06/26/the-most-successful-resume/#comment-799 hahaha. Thanks for the compliment. I'm actually in the middle of a job hunt myself and re-evaluating my resume! hahaha. Thanks for the compliment. I’m actually in the middle of a job hunt myself and re-evaluating my resume!

]]> By: nedsferatu http://blog.nedsferatu.com/the-most-successful-resume#comment-798 nedsferatu Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:48:16 +0000 http://blog.nedsferatu.com/2007/06/26/the-most-successful-resume/#comment-798 HiDef, Thanks for reading and thanks for the comments! I think you are spot on and rereading it after even a year more experience I see where I would improve it and stream line it a bit. It sounds like you may work in HR? or at least a lot of experience in the job search. Thanks for the tips and sharing your expertise. HiDef, Thanks for reading and thanks for the comments! I think you are spot on and rereading it after even a year more experience I see where I would improve it and stream line it a bit. It sounds like you may work in HR? or at least a lot of experience in the job search. Thanks for the tips and sharing your expertise.

]]> By: HiDef http://blog.nedsferatu.com/the-most-successful-resume#comment-797 HiDef Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:21:22 +0000 http://blog.nedsferatu.com/2007/06/26/the-most-successful-resume/#comment-797 I also linked here from 36 beautiful. I appreciate that you found your confidence. A long process can easily make you stagnant, but you found the energy to bring yourself back up! I think what the employers found special about your resume is the fact that you listed RESULTS for each project. That's what they're interested in. Not what tasks you did or what your skills are, but what you accomplished for your previous employers and now they want to know successes you can create for them. Congrats on the great resume. I thought it was a bit wordy, but when you are backing up good experience and good results, people will notice. As you have more years of experience under your belt you'll have to learn how to pick the better points and do without others, employers don't want to read a novel. I also linked here from 36 beautiful. I appreciate that you found your confidence. A long process can easily make you stagnant, but you found the energy to bring yourself back up! I think what the employers found special about your resume is the fact that you listed RESULTS for each project. That’s what they’re interested in. Not what tasks you did or what your skills are, but what you accomplished for your previous employers and now they want to know successes you can create for them. Congrats on the great resume. I thought it was a bit wordy, but when you are backing up good experience and good results, people will notice. As you have more years of experience under your belt you’ll have to learn how to pick the better points and do without others, employers don’t want to read a novel.

]]> By: nedsferatu http://blog.nedsferatu.com/the-most-successful-resume#comment-758 nedsferatu Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:13:39 +0000 http://blog.nedsferatu.com/2007/06/26/the-most-successful-resume/#comment-758 Hey Charles, Thanks for reading. I highly doubt it was one thing that made it more successful. When I wrote the second one I was more confident in what I was writing; I did't second guess whether something would work or not. If you can write anything with confidence your true self will show through to the reader. I understand this is not terribly concrete advice but I think it is good none-the-less. I liked the article you mentioned because it showed that you can be creative and that even non-traditional resumes work. My example of the resume that worked for me is still pretty traditional but I felt like I wasn't just following what I was supposed to be doing; it felt like a self expression. Employers will connect with this and the right job will end up finding you rather than having to go through many interviews to find a good fit. here's the link to the <a href="http://jobmob.co.il/blog/beautiful-resume-ideas-that-work/" rel="nofollow">36 beautiful resume ideas that work</a> article. Hey Charles, Thanks for reading. I highly doubt it was one thing that made it more successful. When I wrote the second one I was more confident in what I was writing; I did’t second guess whether something would work or not. If you can write anything with confidence your true self will show through to the reader. I understand this is not terribly concrete advice but I think it is good none-the-less.

I liked the article you mentioned because it showed that you can be creative and that even non-traditional resumes work. My example of the resume that worked for me is still pretty traditional but I felt like I wasn’t just following what I was supposed to be doing; it felt like a self expression. Employers will connect with this and the right job will end up finding you rather than having to go through many interviews to find a good fit.

here’s the link to the 36 beautiful resume ideas that work article.

]]> By: Charles Forster http://blog.nedsferatu.com/the-most-successful-resume#comment-755 Charles Forster Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:14:35 +0000 http://blog.nedsferatu.com/2007/06/26/the-most-successful-resume/#comment-755 Good post, but was it the design or the content or the language that made the difference? Obviously the second one is much easier to understand, but that's not the only change. By the way, I got here from the '36 beautiful resume ideas that work' post that you commented on. Good post, but was it the design or the content or the language that made the difference? Obviously the second one is much easier to understand, but that’s not the only change.

By the way, I got here from the ‘36 beautiful resume ideas that work’ post that you commented on.

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