Re: Resume rules

[Chris Goolsby <goolsby -at- DG-RTP -dot- DG -dot- COM>]

I've used both with some success.  Len and I went to the same
school, so I really try to keep my resume to a single page.
When I was first getting started in the field, I used an
outline form for a couple of reasons: it is easier to read
and I could fill out the page with even my paltry experience.
After two or three jobs, I went to the paragraph format to
conserve space and keep the resume to one page.

I'm probably to have to go to a two page resume soon, in which
case I'll return to the outline format.  I use bullet lists
for my outlines with "action-oriented" verbs.  For example:

*  Revised TCP/IP user's manual
*  Wrote X.25 system administrator's manual
*  Etc.

These are much easier for employers to read than a paragraph.
That's important.  Just be sure to put the strongest experience
first in the list, because employers often don't read past the
first two or three items. . . .

Hope this helps.

Chris Goolsby
Principle Documentation Specialist
Data General
Internet:  goolsby -at- dg-rtp -dot- dg -dot- com

> Excellent advice,  Len.  Since we are talking about resumes,
> I'd like to briefly discuss a dilemma that I faced the last
> time I updated my resume.  Do you (all you TC's out there)
> describe your employment history in an outline or paragraph
> format?  I like using complete sentences in a paragraph
> format, but it seems like I can cover more in an outline
> format.  Opinions?

> -Sarah Mahoney
> -Technical Communicator
> -Univ. of Wash., Seattle


> On Mon, 13 Sep 1993, Len Olszewski wrote:

> > Regarding the recent thread on a statement of objectives in a resume, I
> > can contribute what they taught me about resumes and applying for jobs
> > (at good old DTCC). I have to say that it worked for me.
> >
> > This isn't in any textbook, BTW. And we're going loosely from notes
> > here.