I have a resume,w/detailed info of previous experience and employment,still no calls?

Question

what should I do?I really need some help!I need a good job....fast

Answer 1

What is the market like for your field? There may not be much need. What you should do is look at some sample resumes and make sure yours is up to par with contemporary standards. Write a good cover letter in which you are really selling yourself. Then personally submit them (monster.com is fine, but not as good as personally appearing). Call and follow up on the status of your resume. If you get an interview, promptly mail a thank you card. In the meantime, you may want to get a job waiting tables or working retail to earn a little cash until you get hired in your career field.

Answer 2

Somtimes your resume can be your own worst enemy. Go over it and make sure that the resume is not giving TOO MUCH information. Think of it like this:

The resume gets you the interview.
the interview gets you the job offer.

Remember, an employer is looking at a stack of resumes and is not looking for the ones that stand out. His/Her first effort is to find a way to delete yours from the bunch. Stay away from cutesy gimmicks, folding papers, or anything which is not professional or directed toward the job. Use a clean design and ONE FONT for the entire resume. If the job history cannot fit on one sheet, consider leaving off the last ones. The NUMBER of jobs is not what they want, it's the experience. As long as the jobs y ou DO list show your experience, you only need to go back about 3-5 years. Go further only if the 1 page resume needs filler.

Many times people try to put as much as possible into a resume trying to impress. Your resume should be a list of your job history WHERE IT RELATES TO THE JOB FOR WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING. Nothing more. If you're applying for a job washing windows and your resume gives computer experience, then you've got problems.

List each job by it's Title, then Company and then a few sentences of your job duties. Use ACTION words like Supervised, Organized, Directed, Instrumental in directing....Stay away from using "I" in sentences. (I did the books, I opened the door, etc).

Answer 3

Is your resume skills based - by this I mean it lists your skills first in bullet point form under headings and your employment is one line each entry "I worked here from here to here" Is your resume a maximum of two pages and evenly spaced? Make sure your resume works for you and follow up with your prospective employers - don't wait for them to call you. It might feel pushy to call and say, "I just wanted to know if you needed more information" but it gives the impression that you really want the job and will go the extra mile when working for the company.

Answer 4

Dont email resume's, Employers get too many of those, best thing to do it send it or FAX it. Plus, you need to make a resume with 1 page. If you have too many expierence 2 pages. Make sure you use great diction, your wordings have to sound very very professional. Plus employers also judge by the look of your resume. The style always gets to them. Google up sample resumes and look at some styles. YOU NEED TO GET STYLE THAT YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH AND THAT EMPLOYERS WILL LOOKS AT AND BE "WOWED". Format is very important and so is technical stuff. Make sure to always include a Cover Letter! Cover letters are very important before submitting a resume. Cover letters are ways to lure the employer to your resume and also list down what you have to offer to the employer and why you would be the best canidate.

Answer 5

It happens a lot that you don't get a letter, email or even an acknowledgement that your reseume was received and/or reviewed. Very few companies acknowledge resumes of people who are not being considered for jobs. In 2003 when the economy was so bad, I logged the amount of resumes received and how many I received interviews and acknowledgement and rejection letters for:

Sent: 158
Interviews (phone or in person): 4
Acknowledgement (inc. automated response): 62
Rejection letters: 15

As you can see, it's pretty bleak---

As for jobs--- I don't know what area you are in but try the temp agencies (Kelly, Addecco, Volt, DSS, etc) and try monster.com, careerbuilder.com and try looking up companies you are interested in.

You can also use job tips at places like monster or net-temps.com and see what you might be able to do to improve your chances.

Answer 6

i had the same problem and the only real solution has nothing to do with your resume. Sorry to say but you have to lower your standards of the type of job you are looking for. Right now, no matter what the media says, it's very hard for anyone to get a job. You just have to take what is out there not necessarily what you were hoping to get.
Good luck

Answer 7

Okay, maybe you're too detailed. Your resume should really be one page according to the new guidelines. Is it more than one page? If so trying thinning it down a little. If you have a long job history, just list the most current ones. Hope this helps.

Answer 8

Try giving the place a call a couple days after you turn in your resume.....even if it says not to. Also, make sure you are turning in a good cover letter as well. If necessary, have someone proofread it for you. Try to get to know people at places you are applying, which will always help.

Answer 9

Always follow up on the resumes you pass out. If you want a good job, you have to work at it. Bug the crap out of them. Really let them know how interested you are and what an asset you could be to their company.

Answer 10

Due to an increase in the Unemployement rate from 4.6 to 4.8% employers are worried about hiring someone new. They rather give more responsibilities to their current staff and bump there salary 5-10% instead of hiring someone new and training them. It will take a new employee about 6 months on average to really work on their own.