Too often, the resume just won’t hack it. If you are relatively young and inexperienced, a short resume that lists high school jobs and classes will not impress your future boss.
What WILL impress your future bosses if your ‘resume’ has a forward spin to it…make it a document that presents all those things you WILL do for them if hired. Presume you are hired: now what? What can you do to help?
That is the question I want to hear answered.
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This hits very close to home, because I have a future son-in-law graduating from a private business college this spring. I posed this question of the presume to him, and he replied that he thought that was the purpose of the cover letter.
I disagree in part; Cover letters should be able to fulfill most requirements of the presume in that they speak with enthusiasm about the applicant fitting into the team.
The new part seems obvious to me—Explain how cutting edge ideas, and technology will make you invaluable, as we compete with changing markets. I am sure the candidate’s experiences in school/internships have inspired them in some way to shape our world, just explain your passions.
If this intimidates (and it will) current bosses—shame on us
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