Résumé
make-over
published: Sunday
| September 14, 2003
Beverley East,
Contributor
Dear Miss East,
I HAVE read
your letters on careers for the past two months now and as much
as I read I would often try and do what seems best for me concerning
jobs and producing the right 'résumé'. But to this
day I'm unable to find a job or even to receive any response from
any of the firms I've written to. I feel so tired to write and get
no answer.
I am writing
with the hope of getting some form of help.
Concerned
Dear Reader:
In response
to your letter please find enclosed the following suggestions. Delete
your objective. It is not powerful enough to sell you.
Include your
professional skills: Interpersonal and teamwork skills, managerial
and supervisory skills, customer service and sales skills, quantitative
skills within the body of your résumé under employment
history. Listing what you have experienced and achieved in each
position.
Please note
that where you have listed these skills:
Managerial and
administrative experience
Exceptional
versatility and adaptability, ability to manage multiple tasks in
pressured environment, dedication and drive as a hard-working individual,
excellent communication, negotiation and team building skills are
not qualifications and are a duplication to where you have mentioned
the above skills. Qualifications are courses taken and studied with
an achieved result of a pass.
Good luck with
your search
RÉSUMÉ
MAKE-OVER BEFORE:
EXAMPLE A
NAME: ADDRESS:
CONTACT NUMBER:
EMAIL:
PERSONAL:
Date of Birth:
September 12, 1980 Marital
Status: Single Religion:
Christianity Height:
6'6"
EDUCATION:
1998-2001 University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
* B.Sc. Management
Studies and Accounts (double major)
* Upper
2nd Class Honours
* 1993-1998
St. George's College: Kingston Ja.
* Three
GCE A levels
* One
GCE A/O
* Eight
CXC General Proficiency
* 1991-1993:
Bridgeport Comprehensive High School
ACHIEVEMENTS:
*Awards for
outstanding performance in Sociology and History at the sixth form
level (1998)
* Walter Campbell
award for excellence in History (1996)
* Several awards
for placing first and second between 1991-1994
* Several subject
awards between 1991-1993
EXPERIENCE:
2002 present
Account Executive at Billboards on Wheels
ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Generating
over $5.5 million worth of business to date
* Soliciting
business from major international firms such as Pfizer.
* Consistently
making sales of over $500,000 per month
* Expanding
on pre-existing accounts by over 65 per cent
*Successfully
managing accounts for major companies such as N.E.M., Infochannel
and Johnson & Johnson.
* 2001-2002
Supervisor at Cotterell's Texaco.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Implemented
methods to safeguard inventory.
* Running the
Service Station with much improve defficiency.
* Designed and
implemented and efficient system for the logging of employees' attendance.
SKILLS:
* Knowledgeable
in the areas of word processing, spreadsheet, database and computer
building
* Current Affairs.
* Basketball
and Football.
* The
Internet.
AFTER - EXAMPLE
B
NAME: ADDRESS:
15 Bone Road, Waterford, St. Catherine EMAIL: EXPERIENCE:
Account Executive
at Billboards on Wheels: 2002-present.
Generating over
$5.5 million worth of business to date.
Soliciting business
from major international firms such as Pfizer. Consistently making
sales of over $500,000 per month. Expanding on pre-existing accounts
by over 65 per cent. Successfully managing accounts for major companies
such as N.E.M. Infochannel and Johnson & Johnson.
Supervisor at
Cotterell's Texaco: 2001-2002.
Implementing
methods to safeguard inventory. Running the Service Station with
much improved efficiency. Designing and implementing an efficient
system for the logging of employees' attendance.
* Experienced
in Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Database & Computer Building
* Good
interpersonal skills
* Very
good team player
* Creative
* Good
oral and written communication skills
EDUCATION:
University of
the West Indies Kingston Jamaica: 1998-2001
B.Sc. Management
Studies and Accounts (double major) Upper Second Class Honours
St. George's
College: 1993-1998.
GCE A levels,
1 GCE A/O, 8 CXC General Proficiency.
Bridgeport Comprehensive
High.
Awards for outstanding
performance in Sociology and History at the sixth form level (1998).
Walter Campbell
award for excellence in History (1996). Several awards 1st and 2nd
between 1991-1994. Several subject awards between 1991-1993.
UWI Young Economists
Association, UWI Quality Leadership Programme, UWI Circle K Club.
* Please
send your career concerns to Beverley East at writefully_yours@hotmail.com
