I was just thinking to what extent you can speak about all your virtues, nice traits in resume? All people write that they are responsible, hard-working, team-players, etc. What should one write?
2006-08-21 22:54:09 · 7 answers · asked by Sean M 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Honesty is polite. Write about yourself the way you really think of yourself. However, beware to not look boast. Neither exaggerate, nor underestimate. Besides, I agree that your virtues should correlate with your previous work and achievements.
All in all, writing a resume is a piece of work, because you have to think over every word, every sentence. There's a nice online service http://www.resumesexperts.com that prepares resumes for different positions in a way that both you and your interviewer will like. Might try.
2006-08-21 23:14:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a double edged sword; if you don't tell everyone how great you are it's unlikely that they'll get that from other people no matter how good your references are. Your resume is the only place where it's good to brag about yourself. But to write about your virtues? Then I would guess you get into a bit of stuff that could be used against you. For example, if I wrote my resume with my greatest virtues: Is adament in her political beliefs having held massive rallys (requiring extensive coordination skills), for the Democratic Party, Staged demonstrations (requiring extensive coordination skills) in front of presentations made by Dick Cheney, laboratories where innocent animals are maimed and destroyed and etc
My point is, include anything that makes you seem like a better candidate but be careful as anything can and will be used against you
2006-08-21 23:10:11 · answer #2 · answered by Sidoney 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Limit any self-describing to those related to your jobs. Always keep it short and sweet, because the people reading your resume have a lot to read through and have short attention spans. And always keep the resume to one page. Anything longer usually gets trashed, unless your resume is for a professional/degree required position. You can always put on the bottom of the page "More information provided upon request".
2006-08-22 02:59:23 · answer #3 · answered by jiminycricket 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be honest and don't worry about being polite or not when listing your virtues. The more experienced you are the better chance you have of getting the job.
Employers look for employees who have something to bring to the table not the standard answers that people use to say what they think the employers want to hear.
2006-08-21 23:01:10 · answer #4 · answered by sisinlovewithyou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using strong verbs such as you suggested in your questions is good. Keep it simple though. An example - Team player, get along with others naturally and open to all ideas, suggestions.
2006-08-22 02:46:35 · answer #5 · answered by hirebookkeeper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saying what you are isn't very impressive. Showing what you are is. In other words, explain HOW you're a team player, hard
working, and responsible. Words don't mean much if you can't back them up with examples.
2006-08-21 23:02:48 · answer #6 · answered by monkey jacket 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
of course, write all ur virtues without sounding pompous!
sample resumes are available in my profile, check my profile for more details, all the best :)
2006-08-21 23:17:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋