resume extravaganza
Looking through these resumes, the five candidates I would choose would be the applicants who wrote resumes # 1, 5, 22, 23, and 25. The first thing I noticed while looking through all of these was structure. It is very important that I was able to follow the text and not have to search real hard to try to find information. A little trick I learned is that the eye naturally follows the page from the upper left corner to the bottom right, and then from the bottom left to upper right in an "X" shape, so it is much easier to follow when subordinent lines are demoted. The next things I looked at were the objective and past work experience and how the applicant related it to the job they are applying for. It is easy to just throw a bunch of past jobs onto a resume to try to make it seem like you have worked a whole lot, but at the same time it may look bad if too many jobs are listed because it might give the employer the impression that the person couldn't hold on to a job. This is why I overlooked a couple resumes listed in this file. The next section I looked at was education. It would be reassuring as an employer knowing you are hiring someone that has a high GPA, so it was appealing to see that. Also, I liked seeing applicants that not only had a good solid major that would be good preparation for the job, but also if they had a minor. With a minor you would know the applicant achieved honors for a larger amount of knowledge, so it proves they may be dedicated to the job. Lastly, I almost felt bias toward some of the resumes because it contained information I can relate too. For example, if the applicant had work experience that was similar to my work experience, I felt like I could relate more with them. This would be my hiring process, however, there are many other very well written resumes that I would definitely not overlook.