@@awindwaker4130 Its only going to get harder and harder, population is growing and companies want experienced workers, so what happens when an employer is to decide between a single 40 year old man that has work experience with multiple 20 year olds that has no work experience. Soon you'll be seeing applicants for a single position of six digits if nothing is done about employment in maybe 30 years time.
Here's the problem: Everyone has their own opinion on resumes. There is no such thing as a "resume expert." Basically there are just employers. I've been told so many conflicting things over the years that I just ignore everyone and create a format that works best for my experiences.
So true... And that goes for a lot of analyzed comparisons in life. In most situations there is no #1 best option! There's a business in marketing something/someone as the concrete #1.
Same, but for example as developer I use the format she used as well. Actually a recruiter redid my entire resume for free and I believe it has helped me get a job.
The older I get the more I loathe writing and sending out résumés. I feel like they are a lot like online dating profiles; just a bunch of hyperbole and self aggrandizement that create unrealistic and unachievable expectations.
WILD THINGS I highly doubt an employer is looking for Mr. Perfect. I think life has taught them to settle for "Won't sit in the breakroom when no one is looking".
NeonVoxel I have to disagree with you. Especially when you are looking for a high management position (VP, Head of a Branch, Exec), connections become the name of the game. I personally know more than 5 people, who have landed 350k+ jobs from their connections (as well as hard work).
dan lol my world. Those positions are where the majority of people (that I know) fill. If you surround yourself with people who are successful at what they do, you will find achieving career success much easier.
As a vocational manager I can tell you this: Your objective when applying online is to get your resume past the screening software of the employer. Try to put as many keywords from the job description into your resume and create a different resume for every job you apply for. Do not use borders or a lot of fancy fonts on your resume because the screening software might not be able to read your resume at all. Remember, your objective is to get your resume past the screening software.
@@Worldculturesandthepeople I would advise sending it as a Word document. Screening software might have trouble reading it as a pdf. You'll want to create a different resume for every job you apply for anyway.
@@jbw53191 The problem with that is that the formatting of the document might not be preserved properly when you send it due to difference in resolution and what not, so I thought that converting your CV to a pdf preserves that formatting and ensures that the end-product is exactly the way you intended it to look no matter what.
I don't know why is it so many hates on her. she is actually giving a pretty good points in this video. remember people don't have so many time to read every single word in ur resume. Its ur job to grab their attention to read more about ur resume. They get hundreds or resume, how is that possible for people to read everything in detail and expect them to remember u.
+Night Crawler yea and they shouldn't. its our job to highlight main point and important things to our employer. I actually get some opportunity to interview some people myself, and I realized the important of having a good resume.
As a professional Recruiter, I agree with everything except for the paragraphs for each job. I only scan for key words in paragraphs but I read every bullet.
@@Pens4Life85 some do. Most are just lazy assholes. Hell, they themselves DON'T even "scan" and/or read over key words like he says. They have their software programs/applications do it for them until they find their "perfect" candidate via their word searches on those resumes.
From my experience, a resume filled with action verbs and impactful/outcome based bullet points is enough to impress employers. At the end of the day, what works for you is best!
Maybe you forgot what she said at the beginning. She said it's not also about the look but also the contents. Recruiters do read resumes, especially the ones that are well made.
Itll get better its hard when youre young. Take advantage of your connections (friends and family) if you you have any and when all else fails cover letters can save your ass big time.
@Schmidt McGready, Companies get hundreds of resumes , it would take too long to read them all very carefully, they just get a computer to scan for keywords in all resume received online.
Any company that does that doesn’t deserve your work. At the very least it should be smart enough to parse through the resume and let you correct any issues.
"Please spend 30 minutes carefully copying and pasting everything from the resumé you just uploaded into little boxes on our web page and click 'Submit' and then literally never ever hear from us, not even to say you didn't get the job." And people wonder why Millennials have such high rates of depression and so little money to spend on avocado toast or whatever Boomers think we spend our money on.
ironically, none of the people who ever employed me actually wanted my CV. all they cared about was the interview and how I could handle a test task, which really makes much more sense than anything you could write about yourself.
I once quoted Duke Nukem in an Objectives statement. The manager laughed so hard and hired me without even reading the rest. In the end, I broke my arm the next day while dirtbiking and couldn't start new job for 6 weeks. When I started, that manager had been laid off. I still had the job, though. Objective: "To go where I please, and please where I go"
I have to admit I never read the "professional summary" when I am recruiting as they are all pretty much identical. Everyone can work on their own and as part of a team. They are always self motivated and can take direction.
@@SarahHodgins-xq7rw That should be evidenced by the work experience detail. I could easily write that I am experienced king crab fisherperson in my professional summary but when you look at where I worked and what I did you will quickly see that I am not.
The one-page resume is the standard now. Recruiters spend an average of 6 seconds looking at a resume. They aren’t going to flip the page. The exception is technical people and academic researchers’ CVs that are longer and fundamentally a different thing.
I found this helped me if I paused at the time stamps to examine both the format and the content as an example for a resume: 0:09 to 0:13 for overall look to help recruiters scan through the resume for information they need to determine if they will short-list you for an interview, 0:15 to 0:35 for how to use top third of page, 1:07 to 1:00 for core competencies, and 1:26 to 1:38 for outlining professional experience.
As someone that read resumes for years, while this stuff may be great for extremely high level positions, the average person doesn't need all of this. There's nothing wrong with a basic resume/CV format. It's what we're used to seeing, so we know what to look for and where. There is nothing wrong with a classic, run of the mill resume, for your basic job.
Everytime I see a video like this the first thing that pops into my head is, 'I'm not meant to work for someone else.' I'll start my own business thanks.
"What you're good at and passionate about." Same person told in another video something like, "I don't need to know why you like this, this is very subjective."
I just came from that video! I started watching these videos to get more tips on how to improve my resume. But now I see instead of there being a 'right' or 'wrong', it really depends on the person. So instead I'm just gonna do my own thing and hope for the best
@@fos1451 You just make up stuff and lie in those, no one cares lmao, it is only about being evaluated if you are capable of expressing some sorts of thoughts and ideas in a certain way
This was made 5 years ago and most of her statements are still being used today. I know that some doesn't agree with what she'd told but most of these are just basics of the basics. We are free to add our uniqueness in our resume and that's okay. One of the points that our previous principal in my previous school and some professionals that I've talked personally all agrees that if they're not interested reading the papers in the first 30 seconds, their out. So the snapshot thing is basically true and relevant.
Well at which point does having a career = stress ? I for one certainly agree they want you to pretty much slave for anything above 10$ , qualifications or not .
if this stresses you out, you're not cut out for it. They're companies dealing with lots of money. They want to filter out the less qualified people, from the 1000s of applications they get.
This. Have a decent resume. Spend rest of your time networking. 1.5 year search ended with me getting a job only because I knew somebody. Most of these job postings they already have someone lined up and the post is just to avoid breaking some laws. It's all an awful awful game, so know the people who rig it. 🤷♀️
you said a mouth full, it's true but very sad in many ways. you have to play the game right. get people with power and influence and get to like you!! it's not what you know but who you know.
thanks for the useful information. i am going to use it to update my resume an hopefully give me an edge in the job market. whoever is bitching about employers not reading ur resume, keep going. makes my odds better
There’s no such thing as a perfect resume. Every resume is different. As long as you have all relevant information pertinent to the position that you’re applying for in good resume format then you’re good.
Thank you. Short video and packed with useful information. I look at a lot of resumes and Amanda is right. I rarely read a resume top to bottom unless I see something intriguing at the top of the first page. Highlighted words and bullets help. There may not be a perfect resume but if you do what Amanda is saying, you'll get past my desk :-)
Hiring managers: If you want me to even look at your resume it has to be a work of art Also hiring managers: I’ll just put it through this program so I don’t have to do as much
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The worst is when they actually read it, and when they ask you back for additional information, it becomes clear they don't know enough about the industry to truly evaluate candidates, because they are hired recruiters and not workers. Like asking explanations for usage of apps or the meaning of keywords that everyone in the industry employs daily.
thank you so much for this video. i run an internet cafe and i felt like i was going out of my mind trying to explain to customers why a 4 page essay type cv is not what employers are looking for. you have restored my sanity. i thank you.
Connections are more important than resumes. Get to know someone in the field and ask them to help. Once you get started and keep making connections it's all up from there.
I had resume written by TopResume which pretty much looked like what she mentions. I'm yet to land a single interview with that resume after a year and half. So.. yea.. good luck with the ' résumé expert's ' advice.
Amazing how I've never once looked at anything on TH-cam about jobs but I sent a resume via indeed not an hour ago and get a suggested video about resumes on TH-cam. Reminds me of talking to my daughter about coupons for American eagle as we walked through the mall and my suggested ad on Facebook was American eagle deals when I checked on a notification a few minutes later.
To those people saying why can’t they just read resumes, sending your resume is like selling yourself. When you go to a store to buy something, do you read everything on a products packaging ?
Yeah, pretty much always. I check the ingredients of shampoos, nutrition profile of the eatables, brands of the cloth I'm purchasing etc. The thing is if you care about your body then you'd never pick anything before reading the packaging, just like you analyse employee before hiring since you care about your company.
Every piece of "valuable" or "invaluable" information is still INFORMATION. There is some intrinsic value to each statement. Employers that can see superficially or deeper into statements can often pick the best candidates.
Honestly I think a lot of employers end up missing out on the some of the best candidates because they don’t make it through the online shortlisting process where perhaps their application did not have the keywords that the computer has been designed to look for.
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Also, due to the best candidates being in average humbler than the mediocre ones. Like for example, I know a guy exceptionally good at English (he seems a native speaker, and published a few books in English), that in his resume he wrote his English level at "medium-advanced level"
First resume advice/vid/instructional that is CORRECT! Thank you, and friends, watch and program your thoughts to adhere as she is 100% on target. Almost caused me to faint as so rare. My accolades to you ma'am!
These are great recommendations. The problem is that people don't look at resumes anymore. They are scanned by software. So yeah, just make sure everything that is in the job description is in your resume somehow. The keywords. Make it pass the first stage.
What am I doing here...? I'm eleven edit: hey its 2020, im 14 now- i have a resume but unfortunately- didnt look at the video sooo 🐸✨ i was applying to a couple volunteer programs but with covid most of then have either been cancelled or my parents wouldnt let me go as they required a lot of yk- interacting with people lmao
Alexis C. Meet people. Volunteer. Do crap jobs to get some experience. Don't count on anything actually leading to a job other than knowing the right people and being very talented, though. Mostly meet people. Also, understand that in many places, unless you're in the right industry there's going to be no way to get experience without networking. By the time jobs are available for you to look at, they'll want someone who has experience.
Honestly if your parents don't have any connections (I got my first job at 16 through a family friend that often did work with a family that owned three supermarket's, so I was basically guranteed the job) then I'd say try and be on the lookout for places in your area that are just opening up. For my second job I work at a burger place that had just opened up but there were plenty of high schoolers that were hired because they had the right attitude and it was their first job.
Try and apply for companies that like “younger” workers, for example i worked in a shoe shop and it was mostly young managers in their 20s, those sorts of places will usually hire younger people and understand that younger people wont have the experience
Not sure what’s with all the griping and nay-sayers on here....I loved this video. Short, sweet, and had some helpful tips for organizing a resume. I liked the idea of using a few sentences to describe your role, and bullet points for results/accomplishments. I just had to update my resume for a job and given that it would be a promotion from my current position I needed to highlight not just what I do but what I’ve done. This format worked really well. :)
Whenever I see this kind of video my first reaction is always, isn't there no such thing as a perfect résumé because it's subjective depending on who is reading it and making selections?
Years ago everyone said to put an intro into your resume, who you are and what kind of job you're seeking. Once I changed to a summary of the type of person I am and skills I started getting calls. Don't waste space telling someone want a job as they already get that from you applying.
I am a Financial Recruiter with many years experience. The Person/Skills/Progression are what gets the job, not the resume itself. But this video is fine as far as formatting. People who charge for this stuff are often ripping folks off, unless it is for an extremely technical role you don't need a resume writer.
Correct. First of all, 3 years isnt that much in the professional world. You should have no problem fitting that and your education on one sheet. Unless youve gone through a ton of different employers in those 3 years which also doesnt look good. And once you get a certain number of years experience (5-10+) your education becomes less important and can be briefly summarized at the bottom. Also you dont include references on a resume. Only provide references separately upon request. Hope that helps.
This represents the problem with employers today. They don't care as much about the applicant. I got recommended for a 140k starting salary job before I was even out of college all because I networked correctly. Let's see more videos on financial freedom, cooperation and functional approach to applying for a job. Even though learning how to build a resume is great.. Employers are going to have a hard time finding employees willing to put up with disagreeable people who want things their way.
Objective is everything! This is advice for a middle school student. I have never hired an employee that does not demonstrate a clear actionable goal. Also the example provided here has too much going on. If I can't obtain who you are, what you want, and why you're qualified in a 10sec skim. I move on to the next applicant.
Once you notice how stupid and impatient you are, you will realize people are way to complex. Time is critical for certain characteristics to reveal themselves.
Pathetic how much attention and time recruiters demand workers spend on a paper barely seen for 15 seconds or less on the day of your interview. It's very much a gesture of feudal submission and obsequious courtship, even if a lot of modern workers would rather not liken it as such in order to feel better about the sycophancy of the whole job-seeker's ritual. Boy do HR and recruiters - appointed judges of workers and jobs they themselves have never performed - enjoy the power trip with these shameless demands for detail to a paper quickly discarded at the first opportunity to fill the position via a nepotistic "network" or family/friend.
And that sums up the fakeness of humanity. But remember that humans are taught from birth to become something, and unfortunately we are not yet at a time where we can efficiently complete and tackle life tasks without tedious amounts of obstacles. One day maybe.
Humanity is cruel. In most companies, you're treated as a commodity... because someone will readily be available to fill your role (even though he or she is not a better fit).
@@benjamintreitz1647 Former employee of an ATS company, the information is parsed horribly. You need headers telling the system exactly what you’re going to outline below, then the title of the job, the company name, and then exactly what you did. It needs your education, software competencies/areas of expertise, any awards or certifications, any relevant publications and that’s it. The recruiter needs to be able to see in the first 5 seconds where you went to school, and what your last job was.
This works well for someone who is targeting a specific field - not so much for a general job seeker. Sadly, there are few people who have the luxury of picking a field to tailor their resume to specifically.
In Word, select the drop-down for non-numerical bullets > select 'Define New Bullet' > select 'Symbol' > select 'Wingdings' font. The box, along with several other cool symbols, is in there.
everyone is talking about how connections are really important. i'm not from america but i'm quite intimidated by this because my family is quite poor and we have absolutely no connections. are connections really THAT important?? i mean, afterall, my country has a way higher employment rate than america but i'm still worried
jinyoung's swallowed water A lot of these comments are kind of dumb to be honest haha, so don't have a heart attack after reading them. Connections can definitely help, but only if they go so far. For example, I want to go into the bio field; unless I know someone already doing something medical/biological, I have to prove myself in a resume. Don't worry, connections definitely aren't required, and you can still make many connections even if you don't have any direct family ones (like at job fairs or internships.) Showing that you can take initiative and will fight to get important people in your field to recognize you are some of these best traits :)
Connections, which you usually get by networking (a skill that can be hard to learn), are important, but the level of importance is subjective. If you want to be a part of the entertainment industry, especially if you want to be an A-lister, networking is top priority, and just below that is probably getting your hands on every gig you can. I live in Canada and I've heard many entertainers, comedians, actors, and the like complain because the States gulfs their ability to make an impact. In situations like those, connections can be even more necessary. But if you want a quieter job, or a career where you don't need to climb a corporate ladder, networking is a benefit but not a necessity. I currently have about zero connections to anything, but I also know that it takes time. The connections thing is usually played up to offset the importance of a resume too, because sometimes you can get "in" just by knowing the right people, but honestly it's usually a mixed bag situation.
It must depend on the field because I've never had a hard time getting a job and I've never had a connection any where I got one. my skill set is obvious. Either you have it or you don't. No b.s.-ing. Maybe other kinds of jobs are different. If you have compitance and work ethic you should be fine.
Here in India the problem is no matter how good and innovative interested your resume may be most of the job goes to referred peoples only in case of higher positions
great information to know. I try hard to fixed my resume like that. I even took it to the career center. in our state here they said is good. This information has open my eyes now I am trying to work on it again to take it to the career center here I have leaned good ideas on how to format my resume
Please don't make a fool out of everyone by posting something like this... 85% of the jobs are filled by references or recommendations (if you know the right people you never need to have a good resume)..
I remember once I was applying for an internship as a sales development intern and during the interview he asked about my micromouse project that I did. So sometimes recruiters do like to see hobbies that are not academic or work specific.
Apple_Cider I'm thinking about doing the same thing. the job i just resigned from didn't show much interest in me being there despite them telling me my performance was excellent. and i also had a connection. even having connections sometimes doesn't work when certain people do not want you to succeed. best of luck to your restaurant.
This really helped me get my dream job!!!! I love this video so much and if you're a junior developer like me then really listen and follow the advice from this video
Never done this before as a student, but I feel anxious just thinking of doing it. Like, what if I put what I'm pretty good at on but I'm not as good as they might want or expected? Would it be considered overplaying it then
That's the problem, unless you are part of the top tear of workers, that 5 percent of programmers, that 5 percent of marketers etc, you need to avoid recruiters - try to reach the actual hiring authorities. If the business only goes through recruiters - you are just out of luck. You ain't getting in through these gate keepers. Unless, as I stated - you didn't need the recruiters in the first place.
Namaste When sending to individuals , resume can be in pdf file as that would ensure content integrity. When uploading on job sites , it can be in word document , for the programs run by the recruiters to be able to detect the same properly. Thanks.
My resume consist of 4 words: “Will work for money”.
Update: I had to take out “for money”. Job market too competitive.
@@awindwaker4130 same 😭 let's pray
@@awindwaker4130 Its only going to get harder and harder, population is growing and companies want experienced workers, so what happens when an employer is to decide between a single 40 year old man that has work experience with multiple 20 year olds that has no work experience. Soon you'll be seeing applicants for a single position of six digits if nothing is done about employment in maybe 30 years time.
just make some money somehow and open your business. Damn I can't even tell you how much I've made of a simple product.
@@ShivamSingh-so9gm tell me about it. I am interested.
same
Here's the problem: Everyone has their own opinion on resumes. There is no such thing as a "resume expert." Basically there are just employers. I've been told so many conflicting things over the years that I just ignore everyone and create a format that works best for my experiences.
Amen
So true... And that goes for a lot of analyzed comparisons in life. In most situations there is no #1 best option! There's a business in marketing something/someone as the concrete #1.
I was just going to say, everything she prefers, another hiring manager might not like.
I agree.
Same, but for example as developer I use the format she used as well. Actually a recruiter redid my entire resume for free and I believe it has helped me get a job.
The older I get the more I loathe writing and sending out résumés. I feel like they are a lot like online dating profiles; just a bunch of hyperbole and self aggrandizement that create unrealistic and unachievable expectations.
WILD THINGS self aggrandisement. That's the way I wanted to put it. Same said for the interview. You go in talk hot air.
+WILD THINGS
YES THANK YOU!!! I have the exact same thoughts!
WILD THINGS I highly doubt an employer is looking for Mr. Perfect. I think life has taught them to settle for "Won't sit in the breakroom when no one is looking".
So true. I hate cover letter and resumes
WILD THINGS Yes! Yes! Yes!
Most jobs are found through recommendation & networking (in my opinion/experience)
NeonVoxel I have to disagree with you. Especially when you are looking for a high management position (VP, Head of a Branch, Exec), connections become the name of the game. I personally know more than 5 people, who have landed 350k+ jobs from their connections (as well as hard work).
Shredder McScumbag In what world do you live in where the majority of open jobs are high management positions?
dan lol my world. Those positions are where the majority of people (that I know) fill. If you surround yourself with people who are successful at what they do, you will find achieving career success much easier.
Shredder McScumbag were you born into it?
Brittany Renee Nope, just hard work, good connections and a pinch of luck.
As a vocational manager I can tell you this: Your objective when applying online is to get your resume past the screening software of the employer. Try to put as many keywords from the job description into your resume and create a different resume for every job you apply for. Do not use borders or a lot of fancy fonts on your resume because the screening software might not be able to read your resume at all. Remember, your objective is to get your resume past the screening software.
Love this advice! You’re awesome for sharing. Thanks.
Can I save my resume as a pdf
@@Worldculturesandthepeople I would advise sending it as a Word document. Screening software might have trouble reading it as a pdf. You'll want to create a different resume for every job you apply for anyway.
@@jbw53191 The problem with that is that the formatting of the document might not be preserved properly when you send it due to difference in resolution and what not, so I thought that converting your CV to a pdf preserves that formatting and ensures that the end-product is exactly the way you intended it to look no matter what.
You are on spot. I read through a lot of friends resumes and they seem to get lucky because the employer probably won't use ATS systems
When I send out my resume. It literally feels like I am sending it into a gigantic Black hole.
God I felt this on a deep level.
whoa, this is accurate for me.
😂😂😂😂
@@richardyim8914 In that case you will become Soulless pretty fast.
Same....
I don't know why is it so many hates on her. she is actually giving a pretty good points in this video. remember people don't have so many time to read every single word in ur resume. Its ur job to grab their attention to read more about ur resume. They get hundreds or resume, how is that possible for people to read everything in detail and expect them to remember u.
Finally somebody gets it.
Jessica Ting agreed
Jessica Ting agree
They are not hating her. They are upset about the way of recruiting process these days.
+Night Crawler yea and they shouldn't. its our job to highlight main point and important things to our employer. I actually get some opportunity to interview some people myself, and I realized the important of having a good resume.
As a professional Recruiter, I agree with everything except for the paragraphs for each job. I only scan for key words in paragraphs but I read every bullet.
This is valuable to know! Thank you
@@Pens4Life85 some do. Most are just lazy assholes. Hell, they themselves DON'T even "scan" and/or read over key words like he says. They have their software programs/applications do it for them until they find their "perfect" candidate via their word searches on those resumes.
@FlyingMonkies325 i only put year and month - i don't give dates out
I, too, raised an eyebrow at that part. Seriously, who wants to read paragraphs on a resume?
From my experience, a resume filled with action verbs and impactful/outcome based bullet points is enough to impress employers. At the end of the day, what works for you is best!
Maybe you forgot what she said at the beginning. She said it's not also about the look but also the contents. Recruiters do read resumes, especially the ones that are well made.
I'm 20 and I've sent out more resumes than the days I've worked.
It's a freaking waste of time.
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I sent out too many resumes that I don’t even know which company is calling me lol
Itll get better its hard when youre young. Take advantage of your connections (friends and family) if you you have any and when all else fails cover letters can save your ass big time.
@@angelo9885 lol same
@@2expressmranderson well, in my case they haven't but I appreciate your concern.
How about companies actually read and hire based on the content of the resume not the damn look of it.
Frost yes!!!
Probably because they get so many? They can afford to be picky at this point...
Iffy I Their job is o look at resumes. They need to do it
Because how you arrange your resume speaks loudly about how you present yourself
like shit is like Graphic Design a requirement nowadays?
Why can't they actually read the resume? Like, is it so hard?
@Schmidt McGready, Companies get hundreds of resumes , it would take too long to read them all very carefully, they just get a computer to scan for keywords in all resume received online.
Schmidt McGready I get this they have many to go through but I agree, at least give someone the respect and read the whole thing.
Braden T when you get hundreds of resumes you don't have time to carefully read through all of them. it's not about respect
YES
Wait the best is yet to come, not only do they not read it.. They make you fill it out again online.. Like seriously?
Application on website “please upload your resume”
Uploads resume
Website: “The next 5 sections please tell us about your work, and education”
hahaha wheres the lie
Not going to leave the reason why that’s the case but this shit is top notch lol
Any company that does that doesn’t deserve your work. At the very least it should be smart enough to parse through the resume and let you correct any issues.
"Please spend 30 minutes carefully copying and pasting everything from the resumé you just uploaded into little boxes on our web page and click 'Submit' and then literally never ever hear from us, not even to say you didn't get the job."
And people wonder why Millennials have such high rates of depression and so little money to spend on avocado toast or whatever Boomers think we spend our money on.
I freaking hate that
ironically, none of the people who ever employed me actually wanted my CV.
all they cared about was the interview and how I could handle a test task, which really makes much more sense than anything you could write about yourself.
They first need to weed out those who have no qualifications, unless the job only needs menial workers like fruit pickers or street sweepers
You must be an engineer, programmer, or developer. It doesn’t hold true for other careers.
@@DancingDeity well, you're wrong :) I'm a translator/interpreter. I agree though, it's a pretty specific skillset that you can test
I once quoted Duke Nukem in an Objectives statement. The manager laughed so hard and hired me without even reading the rest.
In the end, I broke my arm the next day while dirtbiking and couldn't start new job for 6 weeks. When I started, that manager had been laid off. I still had the job, though.
Objective: "To go where I please, and please where I go"
yo do you know why the manager was laid off? that was funny as hell lol
This comment is supposed to have more thumbs up. UNDERRATED.
Sounds submissive
I have to admit I never read the "professional summary" when I am recruiting as they are all pretty much identical. Everyone can work on their own and as part of a team. They are always self motivated and can take direction.
Miss Wittank i d love to work for you. Wish every recruiter was like you. ;)
@@SarahHodgins-xq7rw That should be evidenced by the work experience detail. I could easily write that I am experienced king crab fisherperson in my professional summary but when you look at where I worked and what I did you will quickly see that I am not.
The one-page resume is the standard now. Recruiters spend an average of 6 seconds looking at a resume. They aren’t going to flip the page. The exception is technical people and academic researchers’ CVs that are longer and fundamentally a different thing.
I found this helped me if I paused at the time stamps to examine both the format and the content as an example for a resume:
0:09 to 0:13 for overall look to help recruiters scan through the resume for information they need to determine if they will short-list you for an interview,
0:15 to 0:35 for how to use top third of page,
1:07 to 1:00 for core competencies, and
1:26 to 1:38 for outlining professional experience.
As someone that read resumes for years, while this stuff may be great for extremely high level positions, the average person doesn't need all of this. There's nothing wrong with a basic resume/CV format. It's what we're used to seeing, so we know what to look for and where. There is nothing wrong with a classic, run of the mill resume, for your basic job.
lol ''for your basic job''.
Everytime I see a video like this the first thing that pops into my head is, 'I'm not meant to work for someone else.' I'll start my own business thanks.
Good luck with that! I hope you will start a successful business
Maybe you will hiring me
In the game of resumés, you win or you're unemployed
It's more gambling than game.
- Cercei Employerister
Haha good one
😂
"What you're good at and passionate about."
Same person told in another video something like, "I don't need to know why you like this, this is very subjective."
I just came from that video! I started watching these videos to get more tips on how to improve my resume. But now I see instead of there being a 'right' or 'wrong', it really depends on the person. So instead I'm just gonna do my own thing and hope for the best
School: Discuss this topic for no less than 2000 words. Real life: Explain it all to using just 1 page
Pretty much, a short well defined and easily digestible ideas.
School sometimes ask you to write a short essay too about everything in your life
@@fos1451 You just make up stuff and lie in those, no one cares lmao, it is only about being evaluated if you are capable of expressing some sorts of thoughts and ideas in a certain way
I wonder when was the last time she made resume for herself and gone through an interview as a candidate.
This was made 5 years ago and most of her statements are still being used today. I know that some doesn't agree with what she'd told but most of these are just basics of the basics. We are free to add our uniqueness in our resume and that's okay. One of the points that our previous principal in my previous school and some professionals that I've talked personally all agrees that if they're not interested reading the papers in the first 30 seconds, their out. So the snapshot thing is basically true and relevant.
So use size 24 Comic Sans font?
Ahahaha!!! Funny comments on this video!
My favorite comment 🤣
hahaha
if you cant convince them, confuse them
Just for fun, I'd interview that clown.
I hate corporate america...they want all these specifics and formalities for a job that sucks or stresses you out!
How dare an accounting firm want a qualified accountant rather than a qualified burger flipper
Well at which point does having a career = stress ? I for one certainly agree they want you to pretty much slave for anything above 10$ , qualifications or not .
if this stresses you out, you're not cut out for it. They're companies dealing with lots of money. They want to filter out the less qualified people, from the 1000s of applications they get.
Eric and Dylan's Legacy it’s life
In my opinion it represents order and attention to details.
Resumes ain't shit it's all about who you know !
a w People never want to talk about that!
This. Have a decent resume. Spend rest of your time networking. 1.5 year search ended with me getting a job only because I knew somebody. Most of these job postings they already have someone lined up and the post is just to avoid breaking some laws. It's all an awful awful game, so know the people who rig it. 🤷♀️
The power of Orang Dalam
@@Ray03595 Does this apply to retail and warehouse jobs as well?
Absolutely!!!!
you said a mouth full, it's true but very sad in many ways. you have to play the game right. get people with power and influence and get to like you!! it's not what you know but who you know.
Ok
thanks for the useful information. i am going to use it to update my resume an hopefully give me an edge in the job market. whoever is bitching about employers not reading ur resume, keep going. makes my odds better
Did u make it ?
One of the most Basic yet educating video i have come across all day..!
There’s no such thing as a perfect resume. Every resume is different. As long as you have all relevant information pertinent to the position that you’re applying for in good resume format then you’re good.
Finally a video that speaks to EVERYONE with very useful relevant information. Thank you insider
Thank you. Short video and packed with useful information. I look at a lot of resumes and Amanda is right. I rarely read a resume top to bottom unless I see something intriguing at the top of the first page. Highlighted words and bullets help. There may not be a perfect resume but if you do what Amanda is saying, you'll get past my desk :-)
My resume will just have a giant ‘Please’ on it
Hiring managers: If you want me to even look at your resume it has to be a work of art
Also hiring managers: I’ll just put it through this program so I don’t have to do as much
The worst is when they actually read it, and when they ask you back for additional information, it becomes clear they don't know enough about the industry to truly evaluate candidates, because they are hired recruiters and not workers.
Like asking explanations for usage of apps or the meaning of keywords that everyone in the industry employs daily.
thank you so much for this video. i run an internet cafe and i felt like i was going out of my mind trying to explain to customers why a 4 page essay type cv is not what employers are looking for. you have restored my sanity. i thank you.
Connections are more important than resumes. Get to know someone in the field and ask them to help. Once you get started and keep making connections it's all up from there.
Amanda really knows her stuff. I wish I had this advice when I first started applying for jobs.
should leave the examples in the description
Best video/advice-no fluff/bragging! You made a video for novices-thank you.
I had resume written by TopResume which pretty much looked like what she mentions. I'm yet to land a single interview with that resume after a year and half.
So.. yea.. good luck with the ' résumé expert's ' advice.
Amazing how I've never once looked at anything on TH-cam about jobs but I sent a resume via indeed not an hour ago and get a suggested video about resumes on TH-cam. Reminds me of talking to my daughter about coupons for American eagle as we walked through the mall and my suggested ad on Facebook was American eagle deals when I checked on a notification a few minutes later.
To those people saying why can’t they just read resumes, sending your resume is like selling yourself. When you go to a store to buy something, do you read everything on a products packaging ?
Rishabh Sharma When I'm bored :/
Yeah, pretty much always. I check the ingredients of shampoos, nutrition profile of the eatables, brands of the cloth I'm purchasing etc.
The thing is if you care about your body then you'd never pick anything before reading the packaging, just like you analyse employee before hiring since you care about your company.
That's what they do in the interview I suppose
No. I just look at the prices.
Rishabh Sharma good point #packaging
Thank you! A great insight into how a good resume should look like.
Many of these I knew but that's a productive 2:37. You have to give her credit for presentation. Quick and to the point.
Thanks for the advice that i can go onto second page. I was always trying to cram all in in one page which i can’t fill.
Every piece of "valuable" or "invaluable" information is still INFORMATION. There is some intrinsic value to each statement. Employers that can see superficially or deeper into statements can often pick the best candidates.
Even if employers could do you think the applicant tracking system can?
It has to go through that first.
Ok... so... I already have a perfectly formatted CV. Now give me a perfect job
I think imma need this 2 years in the future
Honestly I think a lot of employers end up missing out on the some of the best candidates because they don’t make it through the online shortlisting process where perhaps their application did not have the keywords that the computer has been designed to look for.
Also, due to the best candidates being in average humbler than the mediocre ones.
Like for example, I know a guy exceptionally good at English (he seems a native speaker, and published a few books in English), that in his resume he wrote his English level at "medium-advanced level"
That is why there no more long term careers. Managers cannot hire people they need so they keep revolving door spinning
First resume advice/vid/instructional that is CORRECT! Thank you, and friends, watch and program your thoughts to adhere as she is 100% on target. Almost caused me to faint as so rare. My accolades to you ma'am!
These are great recommendations. The problem is that people don't look at resumes anymore. They are scanned by software. So yeah, just make sure everything that is in the job description is in your resume somehow. The keywords. Make it pass the first stage.
Anselm Tamasang who needs software when they'll just hire people that they know personally?
As a Career Coach, I was looking for a resume vid I can get behind. This is definitely that. Thanks for posting!
What am I doing here...? I'm eleven
edit: hey its 2020, im 14 now- i have a resume but unfortunately- didnt look at the video sooo 🐸✨
i was applying to a couple volunteer programs but with covid most of then have either been cancelled or my parents wouldnt let me go as they required a lot of yk- interacting with people lmao
SarahPotato 361 haha go play kid 🙆
This is my favorite comment
Hahahaa. You'll be back.
😂😂😂😂😂 getting a head start?
Learn it’s gonna help u n future 😀
What about the younger people still in high school with no job experience?
Alexis C. Meet people. Volunteer. Do crap jobs to get some experience. Don't count on anything actually leading to a job other than knowing the right people and being very talented, though.
Mostly meet people. Also, understand that in many places, unless you're in the right industry there's going to be no way to get experience without networking. By the time jobs are available for you to look at, they'll want someone who has experience.
Honestly if your parents don't have any connections (I got my first job at 16 through a family friend that often did work with a family that owned three supermarket's, so I was basically guranteed the job) then I'd say try and be on the lookout for places in your area that are just opening up. For my second job I work at a burger place that had just opened up but there were plenty of high schoolers that were hired because they had the right attitude and it was their first job.
Alexis C. I would suggest volunteering. This allows you to cast a larger networking net
Try and apply for companies that like “younger” workers, for example i worked in a shoe shop and it was mostly young managers in their 20s, those sorts of places will usually hire younger people and understand that younger people wont have the experience
Good luck, because everyone requires experience now
Wow, the comment section is more realistic and true than what this lady tells us.
what would be the resume of a resume expert?
Vedraj r.m haha probably a paper plane
Been in HR for 30 years. This is the most accurate and most effective resume advice!
It seems that many employers don't give a damn about what's on the resume as much as that you just have one.
Not sure what’s with all the griping and nay-sayers on here....I loved this video. Short, sweet, and had some helpful tips for organizing a resume. I liked the idea of using a few sentences to describe your role, and bullet points for results/accomplishments. I just had to update my resume for a job and given that it would be a promotion from my current position I needed to highlight not just what I do but what I’ve done. This format worked really well. :)
Whenever I see this kind of video my first reaction is always, isn't there no such thing as a perfect résumé because it's subjective depending on who is reading it and making selections?
Years ago everyone said to put an intro into your resume, who you are and what kind of job you're seeking. Once I changed to a summary of the type of person I am and skills I started getting calls. Don't waste space telling someone want a job as they already get that from you applying.
Ma’am can you do I simplified version? I’m 16 and applying to CVS lol
I am a Financial Recruiter with many years experience. The Person/Skills/Progression are what gets the job, not the resume itself. But this video is fine as far as formatting. People who charge for this stuff are often ripping folks off, unless it is for an extremely technical role you don't need a resume writer.
Outstanding video. Thank you!
I like the idea of using the checkbox as bullets for the area of expertise section. They can use it to check off the things they're looking for.
This video is super helpful. I love how she breaks down the important elements of a perfect résumé.
"you only get one page"
Right but you want me to fit 3 or more yrs of experience, my education, and minimum 3 references on that one page.
Correct. First of all, 3 years isnt that much in the professional world. You should have no problem fitting that and your education on one sheet. Unless youve gone through a ton of different employers in those 3 years which also doesnt look good. And once you get a certain number of years experience (5-10+) your education becomes less important and can be briefly summarized at the bottom. Also you dont include references on a resume. Only provide references separately upon request. Hope that helps.
@@antman674 right...and if they are asking for references...usually that means they want to hire you.
Don't forget t big header and a ton of white space.
Thank you for this video, you've given me new insights that really improved my resume. I'm glad I that I've found you :)
This represents the problem with employers today. They don't care as much about the applicant. I got recommended for a 140k starting salary job before I was even out of college all because I networked correctly. Let's see more videos on financial freedom, cooperation and functional approach to applying for a job. Even though learning how to build a resume is great.. Employers are going to have a hard time finding employees willing to put up with disagreeable people who want things their way.
Yes brother you are right
How do you recommend networking correctly? Can I pick your brain? Seriously. The job hunt is a real trip :/
As a Resume Writer and Career Coach, this is a video I can stand behind! And don't forget to leverage your current network of people.
In resume: no business jargon.
In job: maximum business jargon
0:10 Where may I download the format for this resume? I really like it!
What is the font used in the resume in this video? Looks nice.
Calibri
Palatino linotype I think
Not Calibri, for sure. When it's all caps (the neame), the first letter is larger than the rest. Can't figure it out.
Objective is everything! This is advice for a middle school student. I have never hired an employee that does not demonstrate a clear actionable goal. Also the example provided here has too much going on. If I can't obtain who you are, what you want, and why you're qualified in a 10sec skim. I move on to the next applicant.
Once you notice how stupid and impatient you are, you will realize people are way to complex.
Time is critical for certain characteristics to reveal themselves.
Guess I have to re-write my entire resume!!!!
Help
Nice vid. Useful information and I appreciate the brevity. Thanks for not holding me hostage for the info.
Pathetic how much attention and time recruiters demand workers spend on a paper barely seen for 15 seconds or less on the day of your interview. It's very much a gesture of feudal submission and obsequious courtship, even if a lot of modern workers would rather not liken it as such in order to feel better about the sycophancy of the whole job-seeker's ritual. Boy do HR and recruiters - appointed judges of workers and jobs they themselves have never performed - enjoy the power trip with these shameless demands for detail to a paper quickly discarded at the first opportunity to fill the position via a nepotistic "network" or family/friend.
And that sums up the fakeness of humanity. But remember that humans are taught from birth to become something, and unfortunately we are not yet at a time where we can efficiently complete and tackle life tasks without tedious amounts of obstacles. One day maybe.
Humanity is cruel. In most companies, you're treated as a commodity... because someone will readily be available to fill your role (even though he or she is not a better fit).
Stop whining already.
rubicon That's the whole point. They go through a lot of resumes. So the easier and shorter you make it the more they feel they can depend on you.
Obsequious.... Talk dirty to me 😜
Great information. I'm updating my resume immediately. Thanks for the help.
Any typical applicant tracking system would automatically reject this sort of resume.
Strawberryknight why?
@@benjamintreitz1647 Former employee of an ATS company, the information is parsed horribly. You need headers telling the system exactly what you’re going to outline below, then the title of the job, the company name, and then exactly what you did. It needs your education, software competencies/areas of expertise, any awards or certifications, any relevant publications and that’s it. The recruiter needs to be able to see in the first 5 seconds where you went to school, and what your last job was.
This works well for someone who is targeting a specific field - not so much for a general job seeker. Sadly, there are few people who have the luxury of picking a field to tailor their resume to specifically.
The World According to Wilson what's an example of a general job seeker?
The World According to Wilson what's an example of a general job seeker?
Should we glottalfry on our resumes as well?
This was a great video that truly gave some valuable insight on resume writing
What is the name of the letter used in the resume example? And what size?
JoseArtiles cover letter
JoseArtiles If you're asking about the font type, it's called 'Palatino Linotype' with the Small Caps feature turned on for the header.
do you know how they got those boxes as bullets
In Word, select the drop-down for non-numerical bullets > select 'Define New Bullet' > select 'Symbol' > select 'Wingdings' font. The box, along with several other cool symbols, is in there.
Wow 2M views? I hope you guys aldy got a good job. :)
This one is so much better than that other video where they got a professional nitpicker.
everyone is talking about how connections are really important. i'm not from america but i'm quite intimidated by this because my family is quite poor and we have absolutely no connections. are connections really THAT important??
i mean, afterall, my country has a way higher employment rate than america but i'm still worried
jinyoung's swallowed water A lot of these comments are kind of dumb to be honest haha, so don't have a heart attack after reading them.
Connections can definitely help, but only if they go so far. For example, I want to go into the bio field; unless I know someone already doing something medical/biological, I have to prove myself in a resume. Don't worry, connections definitely aren't required, and you can still make many connections even if you don't have any direct family ones (like at job fairs or internships.) Showing that you can take initiative and will fight to get important people in your field to recognize you are some of these best traits :)
Connections, which you usually get by networking (a skill that can be hard to learn), are important, but the level of importance is subjective. If you want to be a part of the entertainment industry, especially if you want to be an A-lister, networking is top priority, and just below that is probably getting your hands on every gig you can. I live in Canada and I've heard many entertainers, comedians, actors, and the like complain because the States gulfs their ability to make an impact. In situations like those, connections can be even more necessary.
But if you want a quieter job, or a career where you don't need to climb a corporate ladder, networking is a benefit but not a necessity. I currently have about zero connections to anything, but I also know that it takes time.
The connections thing is usually played up to offset the importance of a resume too, because sometimes you can get "in" just by knowing the right people, but honestly it's usually a mixed bag situation.
jinyoung's swallowed water
thank you all :))
It must depend on the field because I've never had a hard time getting a job and I've never had a connection any where I got one. my skill set is obvious. Either you have it or you don't. No b.s.-ing. Maybe other kinds of jobs are different. If you have compitance and work ethic you should be fine.
Thank u for sharing this perfect resume
Here in India the problem is no matter how good and innovative interested your resume may be most of the job goes to referred peoples only in case of higher positions
This happens in the U.S. too, but it’s probably not as prevalent.
great information to know. I try hard to fixed my resume like that. I even took it to the career center. in our state here they said is good. This information has open my eyes now I am trying to work on it again to take it to the career center here I have leaned good ideas on how to format my resume
Please don't make a fool out of everyone by posting something like this... 85% of the jobs are filled by references or recommendations (if you know the right people you never need to have a good resume)..
Yes brother you are right
If you have a right person , you will get the job .
That may be the case in Asia but America really doesnt work like that most of the time
Yep😣 got all my 3 jobs this way from a friend or family
Same here in South America
I remember once I was applying for an internship as a sales development intern and during the interview he asked about my micromouse project that I did. So sometimes recruiters do like to see hobbies that are not academic or work specific.
bullshit. what's more important is if you have a fucking connection on the inside. that's it.
***** self-employed actually (restaurant business). had to take that route after innumerable roadblocks to landing a decent job for my eduction.
Apple_Cider I'm thinking about doing the same thing. the job i just resigned from didn't show much interest in me being there despite them telling me my performance was excellent. and i also had a connection. even having connections sometimes doesn't work when certain people do not want you to succeed. best of luck to your restaurant.
Gab Velazquez i must agree with you 100%
Apple_Cider It may be who you know that lets you in the door, but it is ultimately what you know that keeps you in there.
justmejr315 You are still on probation till 6 months are up.The referral bonus also comes after that
This really helped me get my dream job!!!! I love this video so much and if you're a junior developer like me then really listen and follow the advice from this video
My resume was 2 pages tho, gotta break the rules here and there, but all things should be taken with a grain of salt :)
AbstractEcho4 can u send a copy of ur resume? it might help me form mine well...
Why am I watching this I'm 12 years old.
todomo games If you wrote a résumé today, what would be on it?
Think of it as a providential means to planning ahead. You need to start thinking about how your future is going to look like.
todomo games haha, go to sleep.
todomo games life comes at you pretty fast.
Because eventually one day tou will need a job..Get the advice now. Don't wait until you graduate from High School.😧
Never done this before as a student, but I feel anxious just thinking of doing it. Like, what if I put what I'm pretty good at on but I'm not as good as they might want or expected? Would it be considered overplaying it then
That's the problem, unless you are part of the top tear of workers, that 5 percent of programmers, that 5 percent of marketers etc, you need to avoid recruiters - try to reach the actual hiring authorities. If the business only goes through recruiters - you are just out of luck. You ain't getting in through these gate keepers. Unless, as I stated - you didn't need the recruiters in the first place.
Namaste
When sending to individuals , resume can be in pdf file as that would ensure content integrity.
When uploading on job sites , it can be in word document , for the programs run by the recruiters to be able to detect the same properly.
Thanks.
*Great tips! :)*