I am the manager of a team that has had three open positions over the last few months. The manager left, so I moved up and others moved on. I have had to look over at least fifty resumes looking for people I want to interview. There are a few things I want to get out to potential candidates if they want me to consider their application.
- Do not lead off your resume with a statement that says you want some job other than the one you applied for. Right at the top one guy says his goal is to work in another department. Nothing says move on, like a statement like this. I want to hire someone who wants the job I have open not someone who is going to try to move on from day one.
- The job is in the IT department, not in the cafe. Do you have IT experience? Then put it in a prominent place where I can see it, not buried under the Crème Brulé!
- If you have a degree in IT, put it prominently at the top. If your degree is in marketing put in at the bottom. One guy had a Doctorate in law, that doesn’t appeal to me, it says “way over qualified for my little position”. I am not saying you should cheat or lie, I am saying that I am looking for a specific skill set, help me find those on your resume so I can see you really are someone I should take a look at.