Input from a resume reviewer
Input From a Resume Reviewer
Dear Heloise: I read your column about whether a RESUME should be one page or longer. Years ago, I worked as a temporary employee for a company of 300 people in California. I was fresh out of high school. One of my job assignments was to go through resumes that came in for various job openings.
?One job opening could generate up to 150 resumes! I was instructed to quickly go through each resume and separate them into “keepers” and “tossers.”
If a resume was longer than one page, I was to pull off the extra page or pages and toss them in the garbage, no matter what was on them. I also was instructed to put in the toss pile any resumes that had spelling or grammar errors.
One big turnoff for my employer was resumes that included a picture of the applicant. The best resumes were neat, to the point and not “wordy.”
Although I was smart and responsible, it is kind of scary to think that as an 18-year-old, I was responsible for screening resumes before they got to the desk of my employer! It may never be seen at all if you aren’t careful about what you put on it. — Evelyn, via email
Evelyn, many job experts suggest that if you have less than 10 years of experience in your field, you should keep your resume at one page. However, if you have lots of technical experience, more than one page may be necessary. And it’s recommended that only actors, models and entertainers include a picture. — Heloise
FAST FACTS
Dear Readers: More uses for a pizza cutter:
? cakes and rolls
? child’s food
? toast
? crispy rice treats
? pancakes or waffles.
— Heloise
NO MORE TV CABINETS
Dear Readers: With so many people buying flat-screen televisions, many are left with huge TV cabinets that are now empty and taking up lots of room.
One of my assistants has a beautiful cherry-wood TV-and-stereo console unit that takes up an entire wall.
She needs more space in her living room, and hanging the TV on the wall will free up space.
Are you facing this situation? What are your plans for your now-empty TV armoire? Can you break your unit into individual smaller cabinets? Aquarium? Bookcase? Collectibles?
How are you handling this new, modern-day dilemma? Write to us at: Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000; email us at Heloise@Heloise.com; or fax your suggestions to 210-HELOISE (210-435-6473). — Heloise
SOUND OFF
Dear Heloise: I love to cook, and I collect cookbooks, but I don’t love the ones that come bound like a hardcover novel.
These are very difficult to hold open without destroying the binding. — Mary J., Bowling Green, Ind.
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