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Is there anyone here who is a "you beaut" professional resume reader?

or does them for other people for a living?

I have just redone mine after quite a few years and would like an honest opinion or hints if you dont mind?

TIA
 
I agree with MacGuyver. :) Post it here if you don't mind and we will have a look.

Admittedly, I don't really know the guidelines for writing resumes (is it the same like an application letter?) down under but even so I'd take a look at it. :)
 
Its 4 pages, and thats condensced...:willy_nilly:

I've already sent it off to a few places, after phoning the HR managers first. I looked at a few online, and mine seems OK..

Thanks anyway though for offering. Fingers crossed:)
 
MacGyver said:
Four pages is way too long, IMO. An employer isn't going to bother looking through it.
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I have never in my life seen a one page resume....unless it was from a 16 y.o who had just left school and only ever worked at maccas;)

Always a minimum of 3.

1st page...personal info, interests and qualifications etc

Next page....previous experience

Last page..referees.

They've always read my 6 page ones and I've gotten jobs, so I hope cutting it back to 4 will be cool ;)
 
MacGyver said:
Your interests are of no concern to an employer. Your qualifications and previous experience, referees etc are all important, but they won't care what you like to do in your free time.
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ahhhh.....if its to do with the job, then yes they are, plus it gives you an insight to the person you may hire.

I've been doing them for 30 years and I know the general format/lay out...I just wanted someone to read through mine and see how it sounded.:)

If I recieved a one page resume, I would wonder why the person even bothered applying, I would consider them either lazy....or not having much experience.
 
MacGyver said:
Okay - just over here they never bother with reading more than one page.
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Where is "over here"...are you in the US?

I would imagine any employers over there would receive thousands of applications for just one job...and would only have the time to skim one page....so that makes sense.

Here, people attach photos, diplomas, ads...anything and everything.

I once sent a news clipping I was in with a Resume
 
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cam elle toe said:
I have never in my life seen a one page resume....unless it was from a 16 y.o who had just left school and only ever worked at maccas;)

Always a minimum of 3.

1st page...personal info, interests and qualifications etc

Next page....previous experience

Last page..referees.

They've always read my 6 page ones and I've gotten jobs, so I hope cutting it back to 4 will be cool ;)
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I've always on instruction put my cv on one sheet of A4, double sided.
In fact, I've been explicitly told that candidates with large resumes\cv's display an inability to condense and prioritise information.
 
Kyle B said:
I've constantly been told that a resume should be no longer than one page.
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:homo: MAX two pages, if you have to. But one page is ideal.

I was also taught to never give references unless you were called for an interview and specifically asked for them. The reasoning being if they're not serious enough about hiring you to give you an interview, why should they have access to your references? I always have references ready but to date, I have only had to give them for one job I was hired for. :D
 
zirconaz said:
:homo: MAX two pages, if you have to. But one page is ideal.

I was also taught to never give references unless you were called for an interview and specifically asked for them. The reasoning being if they're not serious enough about hiring you to give you an interview, why should they have access to your references? I always have references ready but to date, I have only had to give them for one job I was hired for. :D
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Yep. I agree with Zircy. Must be a North American Continent thing. :D
 
Two pages is about the norm for here. Mine starts out with my personal profile (which is about two paragraphs), a bullet point list of my skills, then the second half of the page and the first half of the next page is my previous roles, and the last half of the second page is my qualifications.

I don't put references because as someone else said, the last thing I want is someone who might not even invite me to an interview getting in touch with my boss. Not so much of a concern if you're not in work but still. It saves space to not put them as well ;)

I previously had a much longer space allocated for my personal profile, but when I was unemployed I saw someone who analyses CV's and she told me to cut it right down. There's only so much you can really say about yourself that's relevant to your job.

The important thing to remember is that these days, there are more people applying for jobs. So your CV has to make a great first impression, because it's in a pile of possibly over a hundred others, and if yours is too long, why should anyone bother to take the time to read it? They can just pick out one of the other several CV's they got.
 
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Paper size in Australia conforms to European standards. It is expected that a resume will be composed using A4 size paper (217mm x 297) and not U.S. letter size (8"x11").

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]One-page resumes tend to be particularly out of style; this format is widely considered as lacking in detail....[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]it's clear Australians are used to "spreading out," and this also translates to resumes!

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"theme" is definitely important....[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]an individual with two potential career possibilities should showcase his or her talents in two separate resumes, rather than placing a confusing assortment of non-matching skills for the employer to "take their pick" of which ones they would prefer!
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Education is highly prized in Australia and impresses many employers; studies should be disclosed along with any training that supports the candidate's employment goals. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
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http://old.goinglobal.com/hot_topics/australia_howard_resume.asp

I did, do resumes for others, however before i say yes me me i can look at it and help you, i thought i had better check to see if the styling is different than over here on the American side. As with England it is also different....

...my suggestion, if someone from your country has not already, is to find a professional in your area who does this sort of thing for a living and have them read your resume and suggest where you can edit it or perhaps leaving it in their capable hands to do one up for you.

From what i have read, your LONG resume is very what Australians look for, so PLEASE do not alter the length as per the Americans advice. - That advice from what i have read on many sites is not correct for your countries standards and may decrease the chances you have of getting a job. :nod:
 
Mystic said:
http://old.goinglobal.com/hot_topics/australia_howard_resume.asp

I did, do resumes for others, however before i say yes me me i can look at it and help you, i thought i had better check to see if the styling is different than over here on the American side. As with England it is also different....

...my suggestion, if someone from your country has not already, is to find a professional in your area who does this sort of thing for a living and have them read your resume and suggest where you can edit it or perhaps leaving it in their capable hands to do one up for you.

From what i have read, your LONG resume is very what Australians look for, so PLEASE do not alter the length as per the Americans advice. - That advice from what i have read on many sites is not correct for your countries standards and may decrease the chances you have of getting a job. :nod:
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Thanks. I know for a fact one page is not enough here.;)

The 4th page of mine is references, it would be easy to leave those off and it would be back to 3.
The one I have NOW was done professionally a few years back, so I guess they would know whats acceptable and whats not.

I sent it off to the prick yesterday, and he tweeked it for me
ANyway...thanks for all the advice on how long my resume shouldnt be:p
 
I still should do more tweaking though. Just been a bit busy

That was just my first attempt

I did not like the title font you had and mine was too bland

I some can be consolidated a bit more. Did ya look at that link I provided? Mystic is right about different cultures so you may not find some of that applicable here. But you could check out some Aussie sites

It is a fine line between making it too busy with info versus not enough info... IMO
 
Alien Allen said:
I still should do more tweaking though. Just been a bit busy

That was just my first attempt

I did not like the title font you had and mine was too bland

I some can be consolidated a bit more. Did ya look at that link I provided? Mystic is right about different cultures so you may not find some of that applicable here. But you could check out some Aussie sites

It is a fine line between making it too busy with info versus not enough info... IMO
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I cut out all the work I have done that isnt relevant to the jobs I am applying for.
Left off the references, just told them in the cover e-mail that they are available if needed.
I am going to an employment agency next week, and they will usually do them for you for free.
 
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