Describes a “process” to help remove things from resumes that the job seeker may love, but can cause “red flags” or get the job seeker removed from the “interview” list by HR or the Hiring Manager. This presentation works best if some of the job-seekers can send in resumes two or three days prior to the presentation so individual “real” examples can be used during the process demonstration.
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Resumes: Remove the Irrelevant
1. Steve Rogers
Systems Engineer
“Root Cause Analyst”
at Steve Rogers Independent Consulting
rogersjs@flash.net
6/05/2011 R1 817-456-6123
2. Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
WHY?
It will mask or hide important information.
The reader will get tired of reading blah, blah, blah.
You have 12 to 15 seconds; do you feel lucky?
Think BILLBOARD; not BIOGRAPHY.
Seriously; do you really need more reasons?
Okay
How about because I said so.
Your mother said so.
Foster said he is tired of reading long boring resumes.
You’re killing trees or electrons.
3. Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
HOW?
A PROCESS!
Rank every accomplishment or statement you have on a
scale from 1 to 5 (5 is best) with respect to its importance
to your target job or a specific job description.
Think “requirements” in terms of “must have”, “desirable”,
“interesting, meaningful to you” and “not required.”
“Duties” will rank way below “accomplishments.”
4. Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
If it is a “statement” that could apply to 50% of the people,
delete it.
Example - Team Player able to get along with everyone.
(as long as they do things my way.)
If it is an “accomplishment” that has no “so what” try to
come up with one, or if it was ranked less than 3, delete it.
Example – Computerized entire company organizational
chart.
5. Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
Pick your three or four best accomplishments, in order of
importance to your target job.
Move these to the top of your resume between your
statement of what makes you so great and your Work
Experience.
I know it’s a little off topic right now, but it’s a good idea.
6. Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
Look for duplications – Can type 50 …, Can type 50 …, Can
type 50. Each duplicate gets a reduction in rank.
Why? Because duplicates are irrelevant. Say something
new.
look for “watered-down” or “weak-worded”
accomplishments and statements.
Reword them so they are more powerful.
7. Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
• Example:
Wrote a 213.5 page System Engineering Management Plan,
including the cover page, table of contents and a list of
acronyms, with little or no supervision, typing at 40 words
a minute, on an electronic keyboard, using an IBM M57p
Ultra computer with a 15.5” widescreen and Microsoft
Word version XTML 2003, with pictures pasted in from
FrameMaker 8, version 9.23g, using SEMPMASTER 2003
version 2.6c/rev 16/ dated October 16, 2006, but could
have also used a Mac with it’s associated software
packages for SEMP authoring, for a UAV proposal,
meeting the deadline established by the customer, which
was difficult because of a late start on the proposal, while
working in a temporary building, with no air conditioning,
in Texas, and my company won a $5M contract.
8. Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
Example:
Developed a System Engineering Management Plan
(SEMP) for a UAV proposal which resulted in a $5M
contract award
9. Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
Example:
Setup and maintained the sound and special effects
systems for the Grateful Dead, ZZ Top, and the Beach Boys
by repairing mikes, replacing batteries, loading and
unloading vans during tour dates
10. Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
What the “revised” accomplishment looks like:
11. Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
Delete all the items you have ranked below 3 in
importance.
Save and print out a copy of your revised resume.
Look it over and re-rank, delete, revise, reword, as
required. Make sure you save each revision. Repeat.
At the end, you should have a shorter and much more
powerful resume.
13. Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
Examples:
Chaired several cross functional process improvement teams
Supervised five customer contact associates
Focal point for all service operations
Designer with exceptional analytical and innovative skills in all phases of
software engineering unto accomplishing hard solutions like new
parsers, auto SQL statement generation, rich intranet, and Internet
experiences
Designed portions of IETM system with C, X-Windows/Motif and Oracle
dedicated to FSX, with IBM RS6000 and HP workstations
LINKEDIN PROFILE: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mybdmov.com
14. Resumes – Remove The Irrelevant
A PROCESS!
Examples:
Delivered expertise in procure to pay cycle best practices and process
improvement recommendations for the shared services consolidation
initiatives
Coordinated accounts payable functions for the shared services
organization
Supervisory responsibility of support staff
Proficiency in contract negotiation and enforcement
Extensive experience conducting both monthly and annual board
meetings of non-profit organizations
Selected as 1 of 12 United States Air Force Airmen of the Year
15. Some Useful Resources For Jobseekers:
CareerSolutions Workshop – A series of twelve workshops that cover
critical things you need to know to shorten your job search. Enter at any time.
See website for workshop locations, job hunting tips, radio programs,
seminars, job fairs, and great job postings.
http://www.careersolutionsworkshop.org/
Career Search Network – Networking is how 85% of the jobs are found, this
is where you need to be to get your own network started. Guest speakers
provide job hunting tips. See website for locations, job hunting resources and
a list of other resources. http://www.careersearchnetwork.org/
Search4Uinc – Job postings for all job seekers from no-collar to executive. Job
hunting and recruiting tips, upcoming events and much more.
http://search4uinc.com/
CareerDFW.com – A super website with, hot job postings, calendar of job fair
locations, job hunting tips, groups, and more. http://careerdfw.org
LinkedIn – Login and create your professional network. Find former co-
workers, locate target companies, make new networking connections.
https://www.linkedin.com/
Texas Workforce Commission – Everything.
http://www.texasworkforce.org/
Editor's Notes
Story – There’s a pony in here somewhere!!! How long should your resume be? Two pages should be enough for most people. Choose your words carefully, try to get your message across in 400 to 500 words. If your resume is in the 900 plus word range, it may get tossed and never read. If you post a 5 page resume with 1500 words, you will get a lot of “hits” or “questions”, but not many will be meaningful or lead to an interview. Your goal is to get a meaningful interview that leads to a job offer. If you are getting two or more interviews a week, your resume is OKAY. A phone interview is a screening process. If you are getting interviews and no job offers, guess what is wrong?
A rank of FIVE is so powerful it says “bring this person in for an interview!” A rank of ONE says “what the heck does that have to do with this job, so what, or who cares? It would not get you an interview. Sorry, but “interesting”, “meaningful to you” and “not required” all fall into the same category – IRRELEVANT. Remove them. If you look back at what was discussed during your last interview, one that did not result in a job offer, and find that you discussed what was interesting or fun for you, but NOT focused on how you would be the solution to the pain that the company had, that is why irrelevant information should be removed. It may lead the interview in the wrong direction and cost you a job offer. Everyone has trouble identifying the irrelevant – you are not alone. List DUTIES only as a last resort, ACCOMPLISHMENTS are way more powerful. Note: Make sure you have an up-to-date format for your resume. My friend David Rawles covers many helpful resume tips in his book “Finding A Job God’s Way” and in his CareerSolutions Workshops. If you’re serious about finding a job, David’s workshops provide everything you need to know to shorten your job search.
If it applies to almost everyone, it will not differentiate you from anyone else. An accomplishment with no “so what” or “outcome” is weak and carries very little weight. Think in terms of savings or benefits to the company, TIME – MONEY – RESOURCES – QUALITY, etc. In the last example listed, it may have taken a lot of time to do and was a great accomplishment, but what was the outcome, result, or benefit?
Think in terms of what your best accomplishments mean to your target company and your specific job.
Duplications – The first time the statement is used on the resume may be ranked as 4, the next time it is listed it gets a 3, then 2, etc. At some point it will become irrelevant, delete it. Duplications are okay and encouraged, sometimes – You can duplicate a FEW critical keywords used in your profession if you are writing a general resume to be posted on job boards to help recruiters find you. Remember the 0.5% possibility. Otherwise tailor your resume specifically to the job posting you are applying for. Don’t mask or dilute your accomplishments with a lot of fluff or meaningless words. Imagine you are sending a Telegram and each word costs $5.
Okay - This may be a slightly exaggerated example, but not much. After reviewing several hundred resumes for each job opening, this is what they seem like to the person reviewing them. Question - Is there ONE thing in this paragraph that can be removed which would make this more powerful and memorable? Answer - THE IRRELEVANT!
Notice – the system and equipment used to develop or author the SEMP is not listed. If it is listed here, your target company may not have it so your experience would be “less valuable” because they would need to train you on their system, or you may not “fit in”, or be able to adapt to their system. If you know your target company has the system, THEN you would list it here. Why UAV is not defined – common use term across many professions. Why SEMP is defined – common to only a few professions or companies. In a document the acronym would only be used if it was repeated over and over so the term did not need to be spelled out each time – In a resume it is an uncommon “keyword” and should be listed in the accomplishment. Linking a “keyword” to an accomplishment is way more powerful than putting it in a table on a resume.
WOW, what an accomplishment. Fantastic, interesting, unique, wonderful! The bad part is that this may be the most memorable thing about your resume and IF it has NOTHING to do with your job, it will be a major distraction. Do you want to be remembered for the job you are applying for or something totally unrelated? Which one will get you an interview? If you received an interview due to being “interesting” and all of the time was spent on this item, would you get the job? Now for the revision to make it even more powerful.
Guess what? It’s gone! Why? System Engineering Managers don’t care about no drug-crazed, guitar picking, hippie freaks.
Save each revision with a different number like Rev 1, Rev 2, etc. Just in case you made a boo boo. Print out each revision – they look different in print than on the screen. It may take five to eight revisions to get it right, don’t worry, this is not a race. Have as many people as you can read it and implement their suggestions if they seem reasonable. Print it out and look at it. It is YOUR resume, if it does not look right, sound right or reflect YOU, then change it. You need to own it. Get typos and misspelled words down to zero. You will know you’re done when you show it to someone and they say WOW instead of OMG. Sometimes less is more; trust me, this is one.
Examples from the group?
Can you remove, or revise these? BTW - I would NOT recommend that you put your LinkedIn profile on your resume, nor on your business cards. I often find “red-flags” on LinkedIn that would cause me to loose interest in a candidate. Also, if someone sees your resume or business card and has some questions, would you rather they talk to you in person or go somewhere else? Think about this, a good salesman would rather talk to the customer in person rather than give them a sales brochure or send them somewhere else.
Note: This presentation is posted on-line and is “public” so you have my permission to use it as you see fit. Use this presentation at your own risk, check with your doctor and/or lawyer first, etc. If you see any errors or problems with this presentation, feel free to make corrections. If you let me know, I may or may incorporate them. If you present it to groups, it would be nice if you give me credit, if not, shame on you, but I won’t come after you. Feb 7, 2013 P.S. I have the following job hunting presentations available and may be able to present them to job seeker groups, free of charge, in the DFW area: What Is Your LinkedIn Grade?: A look at six very important items on your LinkedIn profile that may delay your search for a job. Make sure you don’t have any “red flags”, or things that may make someone looking at your profile go “hummm.” Rationale and tips on what to do to improve your profile are provided. A high score should boost your chances of getting a job quickly. Good news; you get to score your own profile and we don’t post your grades anywhere. A “live” internet connection is helpful, but not required. Understanding The Job Hunting Gauntlet: Discusses the three most important people a job seeker needs to know about in order to shorten the job search. Helps clear up some of the confusion about what should be on a resume and personal marketing, especially with respect to a clear job focus. Provides information on what the Independent Recruiter, HR Recruiter, and Hiring Manager want to know and what their goals or metrics are and what the job seeker needs to do for each one. Job Hunting 101: A fast-paced, 911 approach to provide the basics to get the job seeker started on the right track to landing a job in today’s market. Covers the major items that have been proven to work in today’s job market. Also covers some of the don’ts that can lengthen one’s job search. Allow three hours for this presentation. LinkedIn-Blessing or Curse: A detailed look at what connections the job seeker may make and which ones may cause a delay, or prevent, the job seeker from landing a job. Tips are provided to help the job seeker find the right type of connections, use the ones they currently have to the best advantage, and to determine which connections are harmful. In addition, tips are provided to make using LinkedIn more effective such as finding target companies that require their skills. A “live” internet connection is desireable and will provide a few job seekers to see real time results of how the tips can be used to build meaningful connections. Allow two to three hours for this presentation. Bad News: Discusses what the news media has been reporting recently about the job situation, specifically, that you can’t get a job unless you have a job. Information is
