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Permalink Reply by Slouch on March 18, 2008 at 11:42am

maybe in a perfect world. I do think that a testament to a recruiters relationship with their client is if they don' need a resume of their candidate submitted prior to the company making a decision on whether to interview the candidate or not. The problem is that people get used to doing business a certain way and it's tough to break it.

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Permalink Reply by Barbara J. Jones on March 18, 2008 at 10:12pm

Why bother having a resume? After reading the Blog posting I have to agree on several points. First, Resumes are more effective in screen you out not screening you in. Second: since there are only two times in anyone’s life that they are perfect; one is at birth the other is when you right a resume; meaning 79% of resumes are falsified in one form or another.

I have found that most people do not know how to write a resume, for that mater how to market themselves. A résumé is not designed to market you it is designed to do only one thing; prompt a question- which is “how did you do that?” Most resumes are written from the writer’s point of view and that is one of the reasons they are so difficult to write. They should be written from the reader’s viewpoint, someone who does not know you from Adam’s old fox. In some cases does not even know what you do, so how do you get them to call? Why should they give up 1 and a half to 2 and half hours of their personal lives to talk to you? These are questions I ask candidates everyday.

One of the tricks I have use and trained over the years is a letter of introduction and 2-3 attached letters of testimony. I prefer instead of reference letters to use a letters of testimony. You will have to trust me that this a much better tool. I would be glad to supply an example by e-mail. I have a letter of introduction and 2-3 attached letters of testimony that is 98 % effect in getting a face to face over a resume. This is an awesome tool and sets you apart from the 43,000 other resumes in the pile.

As far as trying to change the way people conduct interviews. It is a comfort thing not a customary thing to use a resume. This process can be changed, I do it everyday with out a hitch… but to do it successfully is topic another topic for a different day. May you never forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith! Be well and stay happy. If I can be of service to you, I am only an e-mail away; I wish you a life to be proud of.

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