Reading Response Week 2
As I read through fantastic journal article, I felt like I stepped to the real world just for a minute realizing that the business world is not as friendly as I imagined. It was more like a battlefield where there is no excuses no exceptions. The author criticized examples of poor resumes using inappropriate words giving an impression of full of questions and dismay. As what I learned from instructor bog on resume, he also emphasized importance of using readable format that can quickly guide to the points that can grab attention and finally force reader’s respect. I always was focused on putting so many things in one page trying to show little more about myself using narrow margins and small fonts. Instead of using huge dark blocks of verbiage and quarter-inch margin, using wide margins, bold headings, indentations or bullets can make the most readable resume where you can survive at the first scan.
After that, he pointed out how to draw the reader a map by giving three contrast examples. I can see why third example outstands than others because even though I was not an expert I can understand this person’s goal clearly. It didn’t have any confused or unneeded words like the first example and had a confident voice unlike second one. Also I learned that not only objectives could be use but can use summary that emphasize what I can offer.
Last he focused on the deducting style points for such as using wimpy words and overdo qualifying adjectives. This was my major problem when I tried to write resume because I was too much focused on garnishing my sentence by using fancy glamorous words. I strongly agreed to the three main points mentioned to be watched out. Emphasize my past achievements by using titles, numbers and names. Especially numbers show magnitude of achievement and names enhances credibility catching the reader’s attention.
I liked this article more than other reading assignments because it was very straight forward having no unmeaningful explanation. I felt like I was sitting next to people who read resumes telling me why this resume was poor and what points were detracting the value of their resumes.
Comments
Comments
I agree that this article was very helpful and had a way of giving you a feeling of importance as you read through it. However, I do not want to get a false sense of security just because I read this article. Remember that most readers have their own style of critiquing the resumes they read. I do like how he provided specific examples showing a poor, mediocre, and good example of objectives that he had actually read from applicants. Information like this is most helpful to students like us, because it gives us an idea of where to start and the basic things to avoid.
Battlefield
Your battlefield example may be a bit harsh, but you're on to something. The corporate world is not always a friendly place. There are many people who want to see you succeed, but just as many who would rather not. Resumes are a particularly interesting example, though, because a corporation can't afford to be nice to everyone who sends it a resume. It is very common to never hear anything from companies you apply to, because they are busy focusing on getting the best fits in and finding the right person for the job. They don't always have time to be nice and supportive along the way.
for me it was a real world wake up call!
Learning how to perfect a resume is never easy and seems to be a never ending task! I found that article to be useful in that it provided and showed examples of what is wrong and what is right in the ideal resume. This helped me to write a more concise and descriptive objective for my resume. This article made me realize that I am not necessarily selling myself in my resume but I am really selling what I have and will do for the company in my resume. The real world of business does not sound as exciting as what I had imagined.