Showing my resume around has definitely helped me gain
recognition on the strengths & weaknesses of my resume. I spoke to
professionals from companies as small as Double Zero to companies as big as
Suit Supply. I was given plenty compliments on my resume when it comes to
company growth & experience but also received constructive criticism as to
the lack of detail.
One of the gentlemen I was able to talk to mentioned that in
my profile statement I mentioned helping the company through innovative
projects yet never mentioned any of these projects. He suggested that I bullet-pointed
the most important projects I’ve worked on without disrupting the simplicity of
my resume. I need to add more “talking points” as to why I stand out amongst
the rest. Currently what my resume shows right now is that I was promoted
easily but it doesn’t explain why.
Another individual also recommended that I specify what I did
to increase customer loyalty. This way, I would get more opportunities for
interviews. She said that my resume would be sufficient during an interview but
to get an interview amongst the other applicants, I would need to spice it up a
little more.
I am really glad that I had the opportunity to do this
activity because it will definitely help me in the long run. Before showing
around my resume, I had absolutely no clue what was missing or what I could
improve on. Now that I have this information I will definitely re-do my resume.
They have also been kind enough to let me send them my resume for review after I
have made my improvements.
It is also good that I asked a variety of people from
diverse companies because each company has certain things they are looking for
that would best suit them. I learned a lot because of this activity.
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