Please STOP reviewing your friends? resumes

[Badshah Mamun]

Please STOP reviewing your friends? resumes

A few weeks ago I received a distraught call from a client who had recently received his newly minted professional resume.

At the conclusion of the resume writing process, this smart, capable professional felt equipped, empowered to proactively tackle his job search. But just days later, he was feeling defeated and unsure.

You see, he had sent his resume to someone he knew, and that person had provided some well-meaning pointers on ways that the resume could be improved.

None of the suggestions she provided would make him more likely to get hired. In fact, many would attract the wrong kind of job fit. But here he was, feeling like he was back to the drawing board.

Often times when job seekers come to me to learn about having their resume written, I tell them, ?Your resume is not your problem.?

Yes, a professionally written resume is likely to be more effective than what you wrote yourself.

Yes, a resume is an important tool in your job search toolkit.

But your resume is not the end all and be all of your job search.

Source: http://www.kristidaeda.com/2010/08/31/please-stop-reviewing-your-friends-resumes/