When you write your resume, put yourself in the position of the person who reviews the resumes. The reviewer will spend about 30 seconds to 1 minute to decide if your resume should be placed in the "interview" pile versus the "rejection" pile. Make it easy for the reviewer to figure out if you are qualified for the job! Use the correct terminology for the job, and focus on the skills needed to be successful in the job. Your resume will not land you the job - its only purpose is to get you to an interview. 1. Your Career Objective should be tailored to the job you are applying for. If the job is for a help desk, then say you want to work at a help desk. Use this opportunity to show you know what it means to work on a help desk. 2. Drop the patient section. It is better explained in person. 3. Perhaps you should use a skills based resume as opposed to an employment based resume. Do some research and find out the top three or four skills that a help desk person needs to have. Review your work experience and find examples where you demonstrated/learned these skills. Then write a brief description of these experiences (1-4 sentences). Focus on the results you achieved for your employer in these examples. Then, put a brief employment chronology at the bottom - dates, employer, title or description of position, address. Again, focus on what you offer your employer and how you can help them succeed. 4. There are lots of good resume writing books that can help you with the format, wording, etc. Just my 2 cents. Good luck! Mark Phillips Phillips Marketing, Inc. 602 524-0376 office 480 945-9197 fax mark@phillipsmarketing.biz -----Original Message----- From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Michael Havens Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 12:18 AM To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Subject: Resume This is a very cool thing ladies and guys. I just got a message from someone who will be hiring for his companies help desk soon and he asked for me to send him a resume. Well, you guys know what a good technical resume looks like so I am asking you all what you think of it. Any advice is desired. -- <:-)Mike(-:> Michael Havens xxxx West Southern #82 480.xxx-xxxx Mesa, Arizona 85210 Career Objective: To serve in a capacity in which I can utilize my interpersonal skills and my eagerness to learn in order to enhance and contribute to the growth of the firm, while assisting it in achievement of excellence. Experience: 2002 - present Patient Spent additional time recovering from a brain injury sustained in 1984. 2001 - 2002 Administrative Support Award-winning experience in many aspects of the office environment including copying, filing, use of microfiche, facsimiles, and resizing and reproduction of documents. 2000 - 2001 Manufacturing Machine operations for a manufacturing firm specializing in shaping sheet metal and cutting precision designed parts. Operated forklift as needed and delivered end-user goods to clients. 1996 - 2000 Hospitality Services Extensive experience in the hospitality industry, including banquets, security, maintenance, and guest services Skills: Proficiency in- Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint; Corell Word Perfect, AutoCAD X, and Auto CAM Education: 2000 Certificate of completion Computer Networking Plus (pending) Phoenix, Arizona 1995 Associates of Applied Sciences Manufacturing Machining Mesa, Arizona Other Certificates and awards available if pertinent. This message has been scanned for viruses by the VEI Internet Automatic Email Spam and Virus Scanner, and is believed to be free of spam or viruses. Please report spam to spamtrap@vei.net. If you would like 98.9 % spam blocked from your E-mail then go to VEI Internet for details. Anti-spam/Anti-virus is FREE with every account. http://www.vei.net/ mailtospamtrap@vei.net --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss ---------------------------------------- My Inbox is protected by SPAMfighter 1667 spam mails have been blocked so far. Download free www.spamfighter.com today! --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss