I know I have a long resume, but I'm highly intelligent and a quick study. Why can't I get a job?

Question

Why do employers see my background as a liability instead of as a variety of experiences I can bring to the job?

Answer 1

do u have multiple jobs over the past 5 years? if so they employers may see you as a risk having so many jobs wondering why u can stay at one job to long even though u have an award winning resume. Dont know if thats the case but if so u have to have people skills and intelligence

Answer 2

Your resume is too long. Before the HR department even sees how much you've done, your resume is tossed in the trash.
Are you sending out batch resumes to tons of companies? If so, the companies have the same attitude toward you - you're just another resume in a ton they receive.

Decide what it is you really want to do. Research a few companies you really want to work for and tailor your resume to meet their needs. With all that you've been involved in, you should be able to pick and choose only those things that highlight skills that company or position may requires. Be sure in the tailoring process, however, that you don't leave gaps of unemployment, that won't look good either.

For each week you go unemployed you are missing out on hundreds of dollars. It makes sense to spend a few dollars using a professional resume company to extract your many skills from your lengthy resume and create a narrative type resume that captures the essence of what you have to offer.

Oh, by the way. If you've made it to the interview stage, try not to impress the interviewer with your intelligence. You may be putting of the very person that stands between you and a job.
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Answer 3

Sorry to have to tell you the truth, but this how it works. I've gone through the exact same thing that you have. The people at companies who go through piles of resumes are just looking for two things: 1) no gaps in employment 2) recent relevant experience. Your best bet is just to get into a company at a low level, then apply for internal openings as they become available. Once you're in a company, your education becomes more important as you interview. These days, people change jobs every few years, so internal openings actually occur often. Trust me, when you apply to another company, you're starting at square one. When you're already at a company, and they know you and your work, you're in a much better position to move into a good job. Right now, your best bet is to sign up with some temp agencies, then grab some long-term assignments, which could lead to permanent. i did it, and so did a friend of mine. Don't make the mistake of waiting for a good permanent job to suddenly appear. Go temp, then perm, then apply for jobs within the company.

Answer 4

they think you jump ship fast, it takes 6 months to train some one to be up to speed to the point that they will be making money for the company, if you don't stay a full year you cost the company more then you help the company make.

Answer 5

shorten resume, eliminate short period jobs, group assets and qualifications. rewrite the type of resume, for the type of job.

Answer 6

Eliminate some of the shorter jobs you've had.

Answer 7

WELL DEPENDS HOW OLD ARE YOU WHAT ARE YOU
INTO. THATS ALL YOU NEED YOU KNOW.