Joe awoke the next day refreshed and ready to type up his resume.
“I am invincible!” Joe shouted, once finished.
No. You’re not, Joe.
Just look at this sad resume he submitted. What’s wrong, you might ask?
First, you need to have a cover letter to go with your resume. You might have a generic cover letter, which you can modify for each company.
Second, if you are a senior or graduating senior, employers don’t care about what you did before college. What have you done since you graduated from high school? Any other accomplishments other than operating that lemonade stand when you were 14? Otherwise, a rushed employer glancing over your resume might think you’re a high school kid and pass you over automatically.
Third, your resume should be no more than a page long. Superfluous pages tend to annoy busy employers and get thrown in the trash.
Fourth, you should list your clubs and activities so future employers know you have a life outside of school and work.
And here’s a little secret, Joe. If your GPA is less than stellar, after a few years of real world work experience under your belt… very few employers care about your cumulative GPA.
Joe logged into this website for the first time ever, and publicly posted his resume.
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