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resumé question

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I have a resume written out, and I keep copies of it, but a job post just come up that I want to apply for and there are qualifications on the posting that I have, but do not have included in my resume, and also there are things on my resume that have nothing to do with the job.  

I was taught to not have a busy resume, and keep it as minimal as possible, and as someone who frequently reads resumes, I don't enjoy the multiple paged ones.  But is it common to format a resume to the job you are applying for, or should you put everything you can into one resume?
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Re: resumé question

  • HelenahhandbasketHelenahhandbasket member

    It's very common to have different resumes for different types of jobs.

    I have experience in sales, production and purchasing- so I have three separate formats that lean the way I want them to, depending on the job.  So my sales resume goes more into detail with my sales experience, and so forth.

    Also, I obvioulsy have no idea how to make the accent marks on my keyboard.

     

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  • allrightmeowallrightmeow member
    Id like to hear what more experienced people have to say about this topic too.  

    My husband just had me proof read his yesterday and I thought to myself, "honey, I don't think this hospital will give a crap that you worked at Circuit City that one year in college" but, I was way too tired to pick up the phone and have that discussion.  
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  • ASmallWonderASmallWonder member
    Definitely tailor.
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  • secretsoutsecretsout member
    I agree with everyone else.  It's ok to have a generic resume, but I also think it's important to tailor it to specific jobs so that specific requirements of the job posting stand out as things you know how to do.  I would cut down on anything that isn't relevant to the job you are applying for, though I might not cut things out completely if it makes it look like there was a large gap in work history. 

    I don't really say much about the receptionist position I had if I'm applying to jobs in my current field.  Receptionist is pretty self-explanatory at that point.  If I were applying applying for a receptionist job I might get more specific about things.

    I also might highlight qualifications specific to the job posting in the cover letter, but that might be risky.  I think cover letters are often over-looked, at least in my experience.


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  • SpaceGirlSpiffSpaceGirlSpiff member
    Yes, definitely OK to tailor the resume for the job you're applying for.

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