milesmatthias/hiremiles.com — Issue #9: Process feedback
Author: milesmatthias
Created: 2011-10-17 21:49:32+00:00
State: open

-too much content
-90% of people will never see your experience, as they'll not look 'below the fold' (move this up near the top)
-Start by stating what you're looking for....from reading (parts of) your resume I have no idea.
-Your opening block (above education) is too long, boil it down to 3-6 sentences, followed by experience, followed by education
-bullet points, bullet points, bullet points, bullet points.... Most people scan resumes quickly looking for reasons to include/exclude candidates (the first 'read' of your resume is generally just a scan). Highlight, bold, bullet point etc important skills to make them pop.
-Use the 'above the fold' area to 'set the hook', put what you're looking for and HIGHLY relevant experience up there....if that interests me I will continue reading.
-there's no way you're currently reading 10 books.