Monday Morning Kick-Ass Resume Thread

[Robb]

Grandma used to say, "Always have a current resume and a current passport." Later she added "And $200 cash." :)

Let's hear some ideas for great words and phrases for your resume! I'll start with one from Mrs. Robb's last one:

"Success in shaping dynamic, progressive, collaborative and creative environments."

[demnan]

1. Mine

Web/database development support in ColdFusion/Oracle and Cold/Fusion/MS SQL 6.5 in a government multi-agency Wan-based database system to multiple government clients.

[mouse7]

2. Go to John Kerry's website and just cut and paste.

Nobody checks resumes anyway. Just make sure you memorize whatever you borrow in case it comes up in the interview.

[HereSince1628]

3. Has self-reliance been completely obliterated by group work?

[jmowreader]

4. Yup. And they're proud of it, too...

I did a piece for UNC's business school a few years back. Apparently, what the Kenan-Flagler Business School is most proud of is that their graduates can go to interviews and say with a straight face, "I love to work in groups!"

Which is great if I want to hire ten MBAs to do what one used to be able to do, but not so hot if all I want is one of them.

Yes, collaboration is a wonderful thing, and they should teach it. But being able to function independently when the need arises is also a wonderful thing. I don't think these new "I love to work in groups" MBAs can do that.

[Robb]

5. Sure, working individually is fine

And important, especially in a leadership role.

But if your company has a culture where one is valued over the other, you're looking at a choice: indecisiveness, or "my way or the highway". It's the balance that actually leads to productivity, IMO.

[dolgoruky]

6. Interviews and Resumes

A chance for people to lie through their teeth... like me.

[YNGW]

7. Not Specifically Resume Related, But....

When you go for a job interview, I think a good thing to ask is if they ever press charges.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

8. Do you write "X years of Dingbat experience" on your resumé?