Omar Little
It’s all in the Game Yo
Didn't really see a thread about Resumes or Cover Letters. I Know this may not get any Hits but :ehhh: why not? Any gems or tips, ya'll should drop it.
The Resume Building/Interview Process/Job Hunting tips thread...
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What I've learned so far:
Dont go with the boring "Objective" resume. If you can, use an Executive Summary resume format.
Make sure you write your accomplishments instead of only the things you do. shyt is hard to do, specially if your work can't be "quantified".
Dont go with the boring "Objective" resume. If you can, use an Executive Summary resume format.
Make sure you write your accomplishments instead of only the things you do. shyt is hard to do, specially if your work can't be "quantified".
VerbalIntercourse
Banned
Keep it short, direct and succint.
Make sure to cater your resume to the company your hiring for.
list accomplishments on your experience and tie them to
Your skills list
Make sure to cater your resume to the company your hiring for.
list accomplishments on your experience and tie them to
Your skills list
Ethnic Vagina Finder
The Great Paper Chaser
lie as much as possible. as long as you can do the work fukk it.. 
ATearInMyEye
#KnicksTape
lie as much as possible. as long as you can do the work fukk it..
But dont they actually check if everything you put down is True?
Magnus Warhol
Black + White = Love
But dont they actually check if everything you put down is True?
They do check so be careful with that advice.
nomoreneveragain
Superstar
Make a Cover Letter Template, you'll save a lot of time.
Different applications, all you'll do is change the addresses and a couple of lines in the body paragraphs.
It's always good to send a CL, even if they don't ask for one.
Different applications, all you'll do is change the addresses and a couple of lines in the body paragraphs.
It's always good to send a CL, even if they don't ask for one.
:shake:- When it comes to the resume...yall probably know this but the STAR technique is crucial. This goes for interview answers somewhat too. There should always be two points to resume points
Situation + task --> action + result
- Dont just say something like: "Reported company earnings on a weekly basis" ...say something like "Reported company earnings and forecasts on a weekly basis, enabling management to make calculated budgeting decisions and lower costs by 10% during the fiscal year 2012."
Random example but you get the point.
My personal interview philosophy is to simply know the job (what technical knowledge is required for the position), know the firm (how do you know this is a place you will enjoy, fit in during work and advance your career) and know yourself.(what situations/tasks have you faced and completed in the past that ensure you that you can succeed in this position?)
Situation + task --> action + result
- Dont just say something like: "Reported company earnings on a weekly basis" ...say something like "Reported company earnings and forecasts on a weekly basis, enabling management to make calculated budgeting decisions and lower costs by 10% during the fiscal year 2012."
Random example but you get the point.
My personal interview philosophy is to simply know the job (what technical knowledge is required for the position), know the firm (how do you know this is a place you will enjoy, fit in during work and advance your career) and know yourself.(what situations/tasks have you faced and completed in the past that ensure you that you can succeed in this position?)
HabitualLineSteppa
....Fuh Q.
Good shyt breh...I've been
status trying to update my resume as of late..I do not like the job where I'm at and the sad thing is they are probably gonna try to promote me soon all because this dumbass cac said the word "Ebonics" in an email 
At my current gig...I'm only working there as a means to pay a few bills off but I don't want my savings to be drained due to unemployed again...Thanks for the gems...Aye, doesn't Liggins or somebody on here work in HR? Drop some knowledge brehs
Good shyt breh...I've been
Thanks for the gems...Aye, doesn't Liggins or somebody on here work in HR? Dr some knowledge brehs
np. my current gig is just to help me pay off accummulated tuition and provide some financial services experience before I graduate. Debt free now (unless I transfer) so I cant complain
My resume has landed me great interviews though. Ford Canada Head Office, RBC Capital Markets, CIBC World Markets, Microsoft Canada, the list goes on.
It's also important to list skills and interests that may be relevant to the job. It's important to know how to tailor a resume to your job position.
*---* For example, even saying that your major is Accounting instead of Corporate Finance can ward off potential finance employees because they may think your not there to stay or youre just trying your luck.
If you're working in pharmaceuticals there's no use in saying that you have experience using Bloomberg or know Java language. The more concise and filtered the better.
I only have 2 work experiences, three skills, 2 extracurriculars/volunteers, 2 interests and then my education at the top. Each work experience or extracurricular has 2,3 points explaining my responsibilities. I can put up an example of my resume. shyts clean.
cleanface coney
Superstar
np. my current gig is just to help me pay off accummulated and provide some financial services experience before I graduate. Debt free now (unless I transfer) so I cant complain
My resume has landed me great interviews though. Ford Canada Head Office, RBC Capital Markets, CIBC World Markets, Microsoft Canada, the list goes on.
It's also important to list skills and interests that may be relevant to the job. It's important to know how to tailor a resume to your job position. *---* For example, even saying that your major is Accounting instead of Corporate Finance can ward off potential finance employees because they may think your not there to stay or youre just trying your luck.
If you're working in pharmaceuticals there's no use in saying that you have experience using Bloomberg or know Java language. The more concise and filtered the better.
I only have 2 work experiences, three skills, 2 extracurriculars/volunteers, 2 interests and then my education at the top. Each work experience or extracurricular has 2,3 points explaining my responsibilities. I can put up an example of my resume. shyts clean.
real shyt right here bro
im thinking about transferring into marketing in-house been crafting an updated resume the past week
what you think about a 2-5 year plan?
i mentioned it to my Supervisor but she wasnt sure because it can kind of put me into a box as far as my future with my job
i cleaned up alot of stuff but i feel like its missing something honestly
im wanna add the 2-5 plan but at the same time i wnna keep myself open to ALL positions in the company i doint wnna go in one direction then find out i dont like it
what you think?
I've never heard of that being done before but it sounds like it could workk depending on the industry
Its good that you mentioned marketing cause thats a great example. A cover letter/resume in marketing vs. finance should have two very different looks. In the former you may be wise to make your cover letter kind of like a commercial/pitch about yourself (still in the traditional format) especially when it comes to the last paragraph where you talk about the firm and how your experiences fit in with the firms goals/idealogies. For Finance (more so Ibanking) youll be looking at a much stricter template. In that paragraph instead of talking about the culture you may even wanna list specific deals the company worked on and the reputation the firm has within its industry and then spin that into the companies goals. It's the chance to show what you know about eh company.Heres an example of my last paragraph for RBC, this is the hardest paragraph because it must be unique to each company.
Of course a lot of cover letters go unread so who knows
electric_fur
Pro
Yeah another thing I found that's really good to do is take a job opening that is listed you're already working at and model your resume after that. That's how I was able to list my job duties on my resume so they aren't just tasks I did. It's sort of like the STAR method above, but the employer themselves have dictated them.
