Resume Tips: I Need Them vol. Help Me Land a Better Career

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I am always looking at job openings and what not seeing if I can move on to a better career path. I do feel like my resume sucks.

Anyone have any tips to make a resume stand out?

Certain words to use, what to include, what not to include etc.

Help me flourish.
 
deliverables, its all about deliverables...ambiguous enough but still somewhat important sounding
im not very successful at this type of stuff so iono if I'm a good source
 
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Cater your resume to the particular posting.

Skip the fancy templates and font, they just eat up space.

Network. This is the key. Once you have sufficient networking (and given that you're not a sorry worker), opportunities come to you. People are jus too lazy to put in the legwork upfront.

This is based on my own experience.

There's no certain words to use and not use. At least that's in my case. Been working in the professional world since 2009. God knows how many interviews I've gone through. Realistically at least 50 since I was heavily applying to relocate in 2013-2014.

I'm on my 5th or 6th employer. Never got fired. I leave because I get bored or someone reached out to me for a better opportunity.

My resume is boring looking but it's clean and direct. MS Word is all you need.

Name
Address
Phone
Email

Title: resume

Job experiences including titles and time periods and bullet points of accomplishments and responsibilities.

Formal education background.

Certifications and/or associations you're in


That's how my resume looks.
 
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Certification: Started My NT Account in 2004, Certified OG

Past Experience: Smashin Yambz, 20 years Experience
 
willypete said:
What type of job you looking for my guy?
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I've been working logistics for the past 8 years.

i kind of want to stay in the field because that's what i know. i just want to go somewhere with better vertical movement.



wj4 said:
Cater your resume to the particular posting.

Skip the fancy templates and font, they just eat up space.

Network. This is the key. Once you have sufficient networking (and given that you're not a sorry worker), opportunities come to you. People are jus too lazy to put in the legwork upfront.
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these are definitely some things i need to work on.
 
mynameaintG said:
I've been working logistics for the past 8 years.

i kind of want to stay in the field because that's what i know. i just want to go somewhere with better vertical movement.
these are definitely some things i need to work on.
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I hope you have a bachelor's at least. I've lost hope in the US Educational system at this point. I say this because to get a management nowadays, even entry level or middle management position, in large companies, you would need a bachelor's unless you've been there for mad long.

I'm 30. My friend is 31. I've known him since middle school. He got his first job at UPS in high school. He's still there today as a supervisor. The pay is crap, barely $50k, and he's doing a lot of hours. He never went to college. He can't apply for FedEx or wherever else because he doesn't have a bachelor's degree.

I'm just going to say this: it's good that you like your job/field. But if you don't, just know that you don't need a college degree to make good money. I'm saying this as a person with two master's. If I know what I know now, I would've gladly skipped both programs.
 
Man im in logistics and let me tell you, only people workin logistics now are temps, people that been doin it 15 plus years and people with degrees. Its crazy how many college graduates work in a warehouse. Some companies actually require you to have a bachelors.
 
I'm not going to recommend that you lie or stretch the truth, but I will encourage you to tell the best version of the truth via your resume.

wj4 said:
Network. This is the key. Once you have sufficient networking (and given that you're not a sorry worker), opportunities come to you. People are jus too lazy to put in the legwork upfront.
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Can vouch for this. I've outgrown my current job, and I told my supervisor that my compensation needs to be proportional to the value that I add to the agency, otherwise I would be exploring other options. By the end of that week, two managers from other divisions approached me to talk about potential opportunities.

People will literally create a job for you if they think you are worth it. You just have to figure out how to best convey your value in a one page document.
 
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Having a well written resume wont help you if you dont have the proper experience
 
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Brondiesel said:
Having a well written resume wont help you if you dont have the proper experience
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Oh. This reminds me: don't lie on your resume about your experience. A lot of dummies do this. Employers can look that up including your formal education and etc.
 
Couple of job opportunities said I was great, just need more office experience :lol: what do they think I'm trying to do?
 
Objective, make it clear and concise regarding what type of work/position you want.

I review a lot of resumes. Double check your resume for spelling and grammatical errors, those will kill you.
 
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I hate working on my resume. Absolutely hate it. It's so annoying when you're reading someone else's and it's clearly just a bunch of over worded fluff. I'm sure there's a way that I could add my experience on nt to my resume.
 
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