Posted on Jan 6, 2016
What are recommended resources for veterans to help produce the best resumes possible?
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SSG Joel Galford You can normally find fellow Marines willing to help. There are lots of education opportunities for it but finding a contact that is willing to help out is a great first start. I've had a number of favors done for me. Be prepared to work, resumes take frequent and challenging revision. A few key points:
1. General concepts: A resume is like a map: too little information and it's useless, too much information and no one will use it. It needs to be brief, to the point, utterly stripped of fluff, numbers based at every possible opportunity. Every bullet must show: action problem and result, the order of these can be changed up, but I recommend Action Problem Result or Action Result and Problem (APR and ARP) so a strong action verb starts every line.
2. In line with #1 Be aware recruiters and highers spend precious little time on most resumes, some even read only the first word on each bullet so make sure the first words tell a story you want told.
3. Have a standard resume to draw from, then pare down to specific jobs and tweak to reflect relevant experience, consider crunching down to one page for these targeted resumes.
1. General concepts: A resume is like a map: too little information and it's useless, too much information and no one will use it. It needs to be brief, to the point, utterly stripped of fluff, numbers based at every possible opportunity. Every bullet must show: action problem and result, the order of these can be changed up, but I recommend Action Problem Result or Action Result and Problem (APR and ARP) so a strong action verb starts every line.
2. In line with #1 Be aware recruiters and highers spend precious little time on most resumes, some even read only the first word on each bullet so make sure the first words tell a story you want told.
3. Have a standard resume to draw from, then pare down to specific jobs and tweak to reflect relevant experience, consider crunching down to one page for these targeted resumes.
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Capt Richard I P.
SSG Joel Galford I edited and added some broad ideas, if you have a 1 page working resume you'd like some help with in the near future feel free to add me and send a message with an email address and I can take a crack at it.
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SSG Joel Galford Syracuse U has a hell of a program. I'll see if I can find the specific link(I have but its on my Gov computer). That's what I've been using.
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As a Military Recruiter with a fortune 500 company and the first thing I want to tell you is
1) minimize the amount of people that is reviewing and providing feedback. If you show 10 people your resume you are going to get 10 opinions.
2) The resume is a working document so you will tweak as necessary
3) no more than 2 pages or 10 years of experience
4) Understand the resume is to tell your story on what you touched and the result of what you touched. I see to many servicemembers writing resumes like evaluations.
5) Have maybe 2 formatted resumes one for government/federal, and one for civilian.
6) Know whats on your resume especially if you have someone do it for you.
Dylan
1) minimize the amount of people that is reviewing and providing feedback. If you show 10 people your resume you are going to get 10 opinions.
2) The resume is a working document so you will tweak as necessary
3) no more than 2 pages or 10 years of experience
4) Understand the resume is to tell your story on what you touched and the result of what you touched. I see to many servicemembers writing resumes like evaluations.
5) Have maybe 2 formatted resumes one for government/federal, and one for civilian.
6) Know whats on your resume especially if you have someone do it for you.
Dylan
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MSgt Lionel (Leo) Rondeau
I fully agree with you. When you have a resume reviewed, make sure it is by someone who actually looks at resumes (a hiring manager) or has experience interviewing. They will be able to give constructive criticism on how your resume reads to your prospective employer. If you have anyone else review, focus on their critiques regarding spelling, punctuation, etc.
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