Ask Sandi

I am hopping on my soapbox again about resumes. It has occurred to me that people are very possessive of their information and feel the need to include everything they have ever done on their resume. This is not the case!

Think about it for a moment, why does an employer want your resume? They want it to introduce you to the job. They are looking to see if you match for the qualifications, measuring how you fit in will come at the time of the interview.

Three pages is just too long. I received a resume the other day that was three pages, and I suggested we move it to two. The applicant got upset that she had already moved it down from four, and said that recruiters want more information.

The information they want is about how you match with the job, not about a job you had in 1999 that isn’t relevant to what you are doing today. I have more jobs in my history than appear on my resume, but those jobs don’t matter for what my qualifications are today.

Please consult a resume expert if you are struggling to get an interview. Christian HELP provides this service for free. Email me your resume at [email protected] and I will have someone give you good feedback.

I want to see you succeed in your search! Let me help you to trim away the unnecessary words.

Take care and best wishes-

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Until next time-

Sandi

Sandi Vidal is the executive director for Christian HELP and the Central Florida Employment Council. She has more than 15 years of recruiting and human resources experience. Visit the website at cfec.org