dumbing down a resume

[Staci]

how would one go about this? i am asking a serious question here folks!

i have a feeling that my resume scares people off and them thinking that i am over qualified to do the job. any suggestions???? i am almost at the point of telling people that i have been a stay at home mom for the past 10 years LOL

 

[AUFred]

Maybe only furnish a resume if asked directly. Fill out job history as ambiguously as possible.

 

[Mystic]

use smaller less intelligent words. put less experience and leave out work...it can be done. It leaves you open to share what you do know should the job wnat more of you. Only problem is, is that if you are found out, you will be seen as dishonest and that could really hurt you.

 

[Staci]

use smaller less intelligent words. put less experience and leave out work...it can be done. It leaves you open to share what you do know should the job wnat more of you. Only problem is, is that if you are found out, you will be seen as dishonest and that could really hurt you.

this is the part that worries me the most!

 

[Alien Allen]

if you want PM me your normal resume and I will look to see what can be dumbed down without being dishonest

 

[Darrell]

If you need to see a dumbed down resume, just borrow Jeremy's. :tooth

 

[Staci]

If you need to see a dumbed down resume, just borrow Jeremy's. :tooth

damn rep natzi! but thats fucking funny :24:

 

[HK]

Do you have too many jobs? I read that you can get away with condensing your early work history into a brief summary, especially if it's not really relevant to the positions you're applying for.

 

[Dana]

I never got being "over qualified". When applying for jobs. Jobs are jobs. A source of income. If you look over qualified on a resume. Maybe you're just humble...

 

[Staci]

Do you have too many jobs? I read that you can get away with condensing your early work history into a brief summary, especially if it's not really relevant to the positions you're applying for.

i have had 2 jobs in the past 10 years....1 was 8 years there

 

[Staci]

I never got being "over qualified". When applying for jobs. Jobs are jobs. A source of income. If you look over qualified on a resume. Maybe you're just humble...

i have yet to hear it, but seriously i have sent out over 100 applications/resumes and only 1 response. i cant even get a waitressing job at the moment!

 

[HK]

I never got being "over qualified". When applying for jobs. Jobs are jobs. A source of income. If you look over qualified on a resume. Maybe you're just humble...

Well, imagine someone like a rocket scientist applying to work in a supermarket.

The assumption is that they'll get bored and move on.

People don't want THE MOST qualified person ever, they want someone who'll stick at the job. If you're a little brilliant, they assume that you'll eventually want something bigger and better, even if the truth is you just want something to get by with and have no aspirations whatsoever.

 

[Darrell]

Well, imagine someone like a rocket scientist applying to work in a supermarket.

The assumption is that they'll get bored and move on.

People don't want THE MOST qualified person ever, they want someone who'll stick at the job. If you're a little brilliant, they assume that you'll eventually want something bigger and better, even if the truth is you just want something to get by with and have no aspirations whatsoever.

Thanks for saving me from typing that. LOL.

 

[Dana]

Well, imagine someone like a rocket scientist applying to work in a supermarket.

The assumption is that they'll get bored and move on.

People don't want THE MOST qualified person ever, they want someone who'll stick at the job. If you're a little brilliant, they assume that you'll eventually want something bigger and better, even if the truth is you just want something to get by with and have no aspirations whatsoever.

Well with the Space program being pushed to the back burner NASA employees gotta work somewhere

 

[Kyle B]

Well with the Space program being pushed to the back burner NASA employees gotta work somewhere

Yea no joke. They had a story on NPR about physicists and such working as janitors because of the economic decline.

 

[Panacea]

I know I'd never put my graduate schooling on a resume again until I get licensed (maybe not even my BA :s) so I would omit schooling unless it applies directly to the job (I thought I recall you taking classes, but if I was wrong just ignore this lol)

Anyway, good luck!

 

[Staci]

i did take some classes. AA is looking over my resume for me so maybe i can get some help there!

 

[Alien Allen]

maybe it the ongoing education should be put at the bottom?

I am no expert. I would think thought that continuing ed would be ok to add. I shall do some looking about on that.

 

[Staci]

it looks really good! i will look at it more later tonight but i like what i see

 

[Alien Allen]

where the ongoing education is cited it appears find to do so

just use currently enrolled