The thought of taking career achievements off of a resume is unsettling for some people, but others have actually taken this step in order to land a job.
It has been a month, and a friend of mine, who has traveled the globe for her career in international marketing, is still livid by a headhunter's recommendation to "dumb it down." The headhunter told her, 'in this type of economy it may be best that you take the MBA off your resume." My friend's response, "I'm not taking that off. I worked too hard."
Her story led me to wonder about an associate who has been concerned about the numerous rounds of layoffs at her job. She has a doctorate and two masters. I believe her education has helped her survive the layoffs, but she's been miserable. She's adopted administrative tasks and additional responsibilities. She's been promoted without a pay increase and was told the increase wouldn't occur until 2010. If she were laid off, should she also "dumb down" her resume?
Tell me what you think. Did you "dumb down" your resume and find it successful? Have you been told not to highlight your career achievements? Or found that your career achievements have hindered you in your job search?
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All targets may not require the same weapon. Best to develop a gamut of weapons.
When Johnny Cash went to entertain at state prison, inmates thought he was. "all right". For interview at your first stepping stone should your CV and general approach appear, "all right"? Let the interviewer do most of the bragging?
Once safely employed you can apply for higher paying position armed with CV aimed at higher target, a CV which indicates that you have already a steady job. Now you can brag. Time to open fire.
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