Writing resumes

[melodylogan45]

When was the last time you wrote a resume?

I wrote my last one in 2009 when I had to start applying for a new job after I lost my job
of 9 years.

[kimber62372]

I just updated mine from 20 years ago! lol ... I have been at the same job and I am looking for something closer to home. Can't deal with the commute any more! But yeah, It felt weird to create a new resume.

[camellia0]

You should (in my opinion) tweak your resume atleast once a year. Never know when youhave to use it and you don't want to be thinking back 3 years to remember what you were doing.

[JaniceSW]

I have written many resumes, both for myself and for other people.  In fact, it was part of my job, at times, in the Workforce Development field over the past 14 years.
Be sure to tailor it to the job for which you are applying.  Think carefully about the skills the particular job will be emphasizing.
Be honest!
Don't make it too long, but don't shortchange yourself.
Specific objectives are out.  Craft yourself a "profile" of your education and job skills. Highlight your "universal" skills as well as any unique ones.
Think...what are they looking for?  Imagine that it is your business.  Sometimes that will help.

[alina6]

I update my resume on a regular basis just in case.

[ktheodos]

Just recently since I was laid off...will definitely do a better job updating more frequently so I can keep better track of what I'm doing...

[linderlizzie]

I have written many resumes, both for myself and for other people.  In fact, it was part of my job, at times, in the Workforce Development field over the past 14 years.
Be sure to tailor it to the job for which you are applying.  Think carefully about the skills the particular job will be emphasizing.
Be honest!
Don't make it too long, but don't shortchange yourself.
Specific objectives are out.  Craft yourself a "profile" of your education and job skills. Highlight your "universal" skills as well as any unique ones.
Think...what are they looking for?  Imagine that it is your business.  Sometimes that will help.

This is excellent advice, JaniceSW. Your advice on writing resumes is spot on to what they have told us to do at the State Department of Employment Security workshops. Not that I haven't heard it a million times.  I have.

But it has to be drilled into your head many times to make you willing to crank out a resume that makes you more marketable. It's too easy to send the same resume to everyone. Believe me, if you do that, your resume just gets tossed into the circular file along with dozens of others. 

[bleyd]

The last time I updated my resume was about 1 year and half ago when i applied for a new position. I should update it soon.

[alice44]

It has been several years since I needed to write my resume.  We have our own business so I have not needed to go out actively seeking a job.

[mary33716]

wrote resume about 6 months ago but, i just updated few weeks ago

[Penwoir]

Resumes are easier to write if you continually update them. I don't mean every day, I just mean each time you gain a new qualification or each time you change jobs. They shouldn't be any longer than 2 or 3 pages long (3 pages if you have much working history) and they should be consistently laid out and easy to read. The most important details should be at the top of the first page and then you work backwards in history, so your most recent, or current job, is listed first. It is always nice to add a little about your interests at the end as it gives a small window of light into your personal life. I say this from the perspective of many years experience in recruitment.

[bigfoot951]

I wrote my last one...and my first one...in 2009.  I have been looking for a specific job ever since and I just keep updating that resume.

[countrygirl12]

You should (in my opinion) tweak your resume atleast once a year. Never know when youhave to use it and you don't want to be thinking back 3 years to remember what you were doing.

Explain this to me.  How do you "tweak" your resume?  If your resume is a listing of jobs you have had then how do you tweak that?  They are what they are.  Like I have had people say tailor the resume to the job you are applying for.  That makes no sense either.  My past job history is the same no matter what job I am applying for.

[countrygirl12]

I have written many resumes, both for myself and for other people.  In fact, it was part of my job, at times, in the Workforce Development field over the past 14 years.
Be sure to tailor it to the job for which you are applying.  Think carefully about the skills the particular job will be emphasizing.
Be honest!
Don't make it too long, but don't shortchange yourself.
Specific objectives are out.  Craft yourself a "profile" of your education and job skills. Highlight your "universal" skills as well as any unique ones.
Think...what are they looking for?  Imagine that it is your business.  Sometimes that will help.

lol This is what I just said.  How do you tailor the resume for the job you are applying for?  My job history is the same no matter what job I apply for.  I can't change that unless I flat out lie and I swear I am about ready to do just that.

[countrygirl12]

I think I may need to redo my resume totally but lately there is no where to even turn one in. 
But other than the way I have done it which is professional I don't know what to do.  I think most times companies already know who they are going to hire.  Taking resumes is just a formality they have to go thru in order to not get sued for discrimination.