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1. The Armageddon Resume
and The Bio-Flyer
Donald Burns
Resume Writer and Executive Career Coach
Thursday, 17 October, 2013
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2. DISCLAIMER: Some of the tactics and styles presented
here are not acceptable for “normal” careers. These
examples apply to people who are so far “off the charts”
they’ve got nothing to lose by creatively breaking the rules

3. The Armageddon Resume and the
Bio-Flyer – Signs of the Times!
 People who retired before the 2008 crash – now
they’re running out $ and want their old jobs back
 People who succeeded so well in boom years
that a resume can’t capture their busy careers
 People who dropped out of workforce for
personal health or family problems
 People with marketable skills – pushed into early
retirement – looking for consulting gigs

4. Part 1: The Armageddon Resume
Ar·ma·ged·don [ahr-muh-ged-n] noun:
1.The place where the final battle will be fought between the
forces of good and evil (probably so called in reference to the
battlefield of Megiddo. Rev. 16:16).
2.The end of the world
For some people, the post-2008 economy feels like
Armageddon – the end of the world for their careers

5. Client Story: A Near Death Experience
Story: An extremely successful financier. Whiz-kid
investment banker & bond trader. Working around the clock.
Apparently in great physical shape; but starts losing energy
and, one day, just collapses …

6. Resume overview – an
extreme situation:
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Out of work 6 years
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No bites and nothing seems
to be working.
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Nothing to lose by trying a
bold approach

7. Headline – attacks the problem head-on:

8. Personal Story: Direct, Slightly Humorous, and Upbeat
Prerequisite for an Armageddon Story: It must Have a Happy Ending!

9. Sample resume,
second page:
Business as usual

10. We’ll revisit Armageddon Resume In a few minutes
– we’ll do one together, starting from scratch

11. Part 2: The Bio-Flyer
Last example was an extreme case.
It starts off dark, but has a happy ending
Bio-flyer also addresses unusual cases –
similar idea as Armageddon – but
without the drama and the dire circumstances.

12. Bio-Flyer
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Headline & Subheads
Compelling Story
Bio / Resume Style
Photo or graphic
Uses: Board appts.,
multiple career paths,
corporate jobs,
consulting gigs,
marketable skills, 60+
Armageddon
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Headline & Subheads
Compelling Story
Bio / Resume Style
Photo or graphic
Uses: Severe hiring
issues – returning to
work after a long gap

13. Bio-Flyer, Sample #1,
– Several Careers:
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Navy fighter pilot
Options trader
CNBC commentator
Mgmt Consultant
Author
“Informal” layout
Use it for intros like
a big business card

14. Bio-Flyer, Sample #1 – Great Personal Story

15. Bio-Flyer, Sample #2,
– Sales & Marketing
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Expert on car washes and
auto appearance
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23 years with one firm
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Loves the business – he’s
pitching consulting gigs
while pursuing fulltime
corporate job
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Created his own info product
(consulting package) to sell
on calls – well received – a
galvanizing effect on his job
search)

16. Bio-Flyer Converts
Easily to a Resume

17. Bio-Flyer, Sample #3,
Convert BF to Resume
First page is the
standalone,
networking
Bio-Flyer page
Second and third
pages are the usual
“professional
experience” section
of a standard resume

18. Group Activity!
Back to the Armageddon Resume.
Let’s design one, starting from scratch

19. Client Story – Elinor Lee Jones – Key points
 Graduated from prestigious schools: Duke B.A. and Georgetown Law
 Lifelong involvement: minority-focused non-profits. Honorary leadership
role in NAACP. Very politically connected – close connections with
Congressional Black Caucus..
 Corporate attorney, 20+ years for Nynex/Verizon – managed employee,
labor, and, civil rights, and EEO cases. After Verizon, worked for a big
D.C. lobbying firm for 10 years.
 Signed a 5-year non-compete agreement as part of her separation
package from lobbying firm. Now that agreement has expired, she can
return to a highly paid lobbyist job. Running out of $$ and needs a job!
 PROBLEM: She’s nearly 60 and has not officially “worked” in six years.
 ACTIVITY: Suggest the “top half” of an Armageddon resume: Give a
possible graphic and a headline for “return to work” after 6-year absence

20. Headline & Graphic

21. Donald Burns
Executive Career Coach
Phone: 917-519-0487
E-mail: donaldburns1@gmail.com
Website: www.ExecutivePromotion.com
Fly higher!