Dear prospective employees. Please do the following:
1) Write a cover letter to ME, specific to MY advertised position. At least use my company name ONCE in the body of the cover letter. Make me feel like you care about my company enough to try spelling it once or twice.
2) Write a real objective. "To obtain a job that uses my skills to make the business a success" does not mean anything, to anybody.
3) Attach your resume in an easily printable document format- honestly, a PDF is easiest.
4) "Internet Explorer" is NOT a skill. "Proficiency in multiple browser platforms" might be.
5) ONE PAGE- not 1 1/4. 2 is fine, if everything you have on it is interesting and relevant. But, seriously, 1.25 pages? Spend 10 minutes making your language more concise. And NO– setting your font to size 8 is not an option.
I'm very happy to have so many applicants, but based on your resume formatting alone, only 2 would be called in for an interview. Taking content into account, I'd increase that number to 4 (thankfully the initial 2 still pass muster). I know that resumes can be difficult, but 10 minutes on google will point out 90% of what is wrong with your resume.
Hint: If you are looking for a job, your cover letter and resume are your first impressions. You never get a second chance to make a first impression! And yes, an emailed resume needs a cover letter- that is what you put in the body of your email. Even if it is just a few sentences long, make it personal to the job for which you're applying.
Carrie's Turbulent Throwdown this Thrusday is complete. I'm out!
