47714, RE: Some tips from my multitudes of resume rewriting... Posted by DrNO, Sat May-20-06 03:28 AM
>>It has to be one page. > >Yes. Absolutely. > >>Should I really bother to throw my >>part-time retail job on it. > >Depends. Does it have some skills you might be able to >embellish? Does it show you've worked there for a long time? I >might consider it...I used my corporate job (mortgage >collections) because I worked there for 3.5 years and it >showed I had tons of phone/data entry experience.
Well it's 5 years at the same place, I could bullshit some kind of abilities it entailed.
>>Writing film related stuff is the >>only non-school experience I have, is that a decent asset? > >Depends what. Details please. If it's personal stuff, >then...probably not.
Published, campus paper.
>>Any other tips? > >Change your resume to cater to the job itself. I change my >resume ALMOST every job I apply to. > > >>I have to send one out this weekend. > >Don't expect much on the first 10-20 resumes. Yeah it's harsh >but it's worth it.
Well, it's connected through my school and a former student has some pull, so I'm really competing with the 6 other folks heading down. New Line is locked, but I'd prefer a smaller company.
Thanks
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