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Category: Business & Career
As a management professional, even though I am not employed in HR, I am completely responsible for HR activities. In this day and age, most supervisors and management professionals now have this responsibility.
The first part of the potentiality of the hiring process is, of course, reviewing a prospective employee's resume.
The keys on a resume I look for are:
1) Proper grammar
2) Is it clear and concise?
3) Is it filled with lies?
4) Is there a cover letter?
Number 3 is a big one. You cannot believe the number of applicants who lie about work experiences and other things on their resume. Sure, they've gotten jobs as a result of their prevaricating. However, at some point, the odds are that their lies will catch up with them.
Number 4 is also big. You need a cover letter with a resume. A cover letter is necessary for bullet points.
Below is a specification sheet I encourage people without a resume to use. It is a useful tool that can aid in collecting the information you need before embarking on the event of writing a resume.
I have also included one of the better resumes I've ever written.
Resume Specification Sheet
NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE
E-MAIL
IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE:
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
WORK EXPERIENCE
DATES EMPLOYER & ADDRESS WORK PERFORMED
EDUCATION
AWARDS
HOBBIES:
SALARY REQUIREMENTS
REFERENCES
OTHER NOTES:
Sample Resume
John Doe 21 Anyplace Drive, Anywhere, USA 00000
000-000-0000
The Place I'm Employed, Anywhere, USA 1995 - Present
Plant Superintendent
Oversee the operations of an extremely fast paced, major manufacturing and distribution JIT facility. Responsible for adhering to strict production requirements, appropriate labor rates, pre-defined budgets and safety requirements. Playing a major role in the implementation of ISO 9000. Define problems, collect data, propose and/or implement solutions based on scientific and/or mathematic research I have conducted. Also engage in a wide variety of HR functions. Serve as the manufacturing facility's first aid responder; CPR and first-aid certified. Certified forklift driver.
Commonwealth Network, Anywhere, USA 1991 - 1995
On-Air Radio Host
WAAA Radio, Anywhere, USA 1989 - 1991
Sportscaster
Education
Any School
Graduated with Diploma/Degree in (major/minor)
Additional educational experiences:
Completed several courses in communications law. Completed a course on identifying and dealing with drug and alcohol use and abuse in and out of the workplace. Completed CPR and First Aid training classes. Completed and actively participated in employee empowerment management courses.
Salary Requirements
Negotiable
Summary
Perceived to be a strong leader with abilities to get employees to perform at extremely high levels via empowerment. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Driven by enthusiasm to get the job done right the first time with quality work and teamwork. Outstanding entrepreneurial sense, having owned and operated a successful marketing business for four years. Have missed only two days of work in the last eight years.
References Upon Request
[editor's note: formatting of the above was difficult in HTML, so take exact formatting with a grain of salt]
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