Resme question....

[Tripper11]

I am re-working my resume, buffing it up and hoping to make some strides.
I am curently working, and this is the 2nd position doing the exact same job, just for a different company.
Is it bad form to have my current position duties listed as same as below or the former position with the skills listed, same as above?
There really isn't a difference.

[Richardo]

1. Make it so there's a difference - even if similar....

"Currently doing x for a $__ company. Duties also include y and z and w."

"Did x for a $__ company in the ________ industry. Duties also included y and z."



In any event I'd advise against 'same as above' or 'same as below'. To me that doesn't convey the sense of attention to effort and detail that you want.

[Tripper11]

2. Thanks, that;s kind of what I thought as well

And I don't want to come across as lazy either.
As for the $$, I'd rather not convey that because the places I am applying for pay much greater than my current and former job, so I feel like if I let that out, they will see an opporunity to low ball me.

[Richardo]

3. Oh I agree - I meant the $$ to describe the size of the company you work(ed) for

My resume describes the company as well, just to give the reader a sense of the organization I work(ed) for: "A $xx million transportation and logistics company" or "A specialty consulting firm with $xx in annual billings"

I agree - keep your salary as close to the vest as possible.

[Tripper11]

5. oh ok...that's what I thought...

thanks for the clarification nonetheless.

[Tripper11]

4. Another question..this time references

Some of the samples I am looking at say "references upon request"
Should I keep with that, or give them a few? Obviously the ones I will give them will have nothing but good things to say about me,hell even the ones they can find without me knowing will say good things about me(didn't mean this to sound arrogant I just always get good yearly reviews, and people tend to compliment working with me)

[Richardo]

6. It's customary to say 'upon request'

Keeps the resume down to the one-or-two page document it's supposed to be. I'd leave it at that.

[Tripper11]

7. Fair enough....

I'm just not a toot my own horn kind of person, so I like to rely on others to speak for me in that regard. Having said that, there's always room for growth, and I wil do some tooting with the cover letter.

[GoCubsGo]

8. Don't bother with the references part.

When they want them, they will ask for them. It is assumed you will provide them upon request. Use that space for more pertinent information, even if it's something like volunteer work.

[Richardo]

10. Better idea.

:thumbsup:

[Tripper11]

9. Another question...this time the cover letter

Not how to write it, I have a good idea about that.
But, I will be submitting my resume and cover letter to the company's website where I have created a profile with my job search criteria.
I just need to what salutation to use "To whom it may concern" "Attn: Human Resources Dept." ??

Thanks again Richardo or anyone else who contributes...I appreciate it.

*edited for spelling

[HopeHoops]

11. WORST resume I ever got - huge graphic of a terminal at the top...

I forget all of the humorous details, but it ended with, "I know CRT and database".

CRT? Okay, so she worked on a cathode ray tube terminal.

Database? Um, which one? I'm sure that just meant the proprietary software that fed what she typed INTO the database.

Damn was that a bad resume. I can't think of a worse one, and I've received far too many to remember.

[snagglepuss]

12. I can somewhat relate to the sender of that bad resume. Although I have never had

a problem learning or using proprietary software, I am fairly dense when it comes to computer jargon and therefore only state that I am proficient in MS Office. How would you have interpreted such a meagre description?

[Recovered Repug]

13. In answer to your first question:

Depending on circumstances, you may want to consider creating a functional or combined resume instead of a chronological resume.

[Kali]

14. spell check?

"resme":P

[Tripper11]

15. Yeah I just noticed that!

But spell check will be run for sure!

[Tripper11]

16. Should I include my "Objective" at the top of my reusme?

My wife says she heard, that's not the new style.
I am including a cover letter as well.
So Yes Objective, or No Objective?

[Richardo]

19. I say no objective...

...another boilerplate space-waster, doesn't contribute any real content.

[RedCloud]

17. Depends on your interviewer. I like one page. Same shit-different place works for me!

[applegrove]

18. You could use words like "building on my experience at X, I learnt Y".