"barn raising style" resume makeovers
Rogelio
Missed the last career camp, but I wanted to bounce an idea off others
here in the group and see what people thought.
I know a lot of friends who have horrible resumes, and I can only help
a few of them. The few that are "go getters" eventually slam
something presentable using various books I recommend (e.g. Guerilla
Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0
http://www.amazon.com/Guerrilla-Marketing-Job-Hunters-3-0/dp/1118019091)
Little ole' me doesn't scale, and I was thinking about an online site
that gave people resources on how to create a sort of "barn raising"
resume makeover for a particular person with the help of, say, 2 to 4
other people. Ideally, these people could help them...
--create a paper resume (more accomplishment oriented, concise)
--creating a few different resumes for different positions
--create an online presence (LinkedIn, ZoomInfo, Google Voice numbers,
resume online with SEO, etc)
--create a 90 day strategic plan to get this resume in all right hands
--follow up piece (every week they send back a report to the group on
their progress)
I would imagine a 2-4 person team might include...
--someone who knows this person's industry quite well
--a strong writer who can craft a good resume without resorting to
cheesy buzzwords
--someone to work with the person ahead of time to pull out all of the
relevant job experience language (I find that only about 1/4 to 1/2 of
the material that people give you is applicable to a particular job
that they want)
I'd love for this sort of thing to take on a life of it's own (Wiki,
del.iciou.us feeds, twitter hash tags, etc). I'm thinking about a
simple website that talks about the basic elements of what such a
concept might entail, and then some sort of input from others about
what worked (and didn't work) for their particular "resume raising"
endeavor. The idea would be to put this resource online in a
completely transparent way that others could quickly cookie cut and
apply to their own situation (e.g. Barcamp, Unconferences, Crossfit,
etc)
Input?
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Douglas E. Welch
Roger, sounds like a neat idea. Can you introduce yourself to everyone again as it has been a while since most talked with you.
Thanks!
DW
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Rogelio
I've been doing "tech stuff" for a few years and have been helping
friends / family get jobs in some of these difficult times. Like many
others here, I'm a sucker for startups and unconferences. :b
I find that a good resume goes a long way in giving someone a boost in
the right direction. Several friends and family have told me that
they had gotten no responses on their resume, but after I spent a good
3-4 hours with them redoing everything, they started getting more
callbacks. I thought about the idea of distributing the load with
several other friends and then helping people with the hopes that they
would hopefully return the favor for others looking for work.
A good resume also piques the interest of recruiters (another force
multiplier for someone looking for a job). Most of the time, they
won't touch you if you have a bad resume. Even with a good resume, it
is hard to stand out above the many others out there unless you have a
good team of friends who can give you good advice.
It was my hopes that I could create "something" (whatever that
something might be) that get the ball rolling for other volunteers. I
personally find that "the professionals" (headhunters, professional
resume writers, etc) do a mediocre job and know very little about the
job for which they are grooming their candidate. I guess I
understand, as they are busy and this sort of thing can be a huge time
suck. :/
Rog