Alison free diploma CV value

[KJDS]

I want to know what you've achieved, I don't want to know that you're a team player who is also comfortable working alone, that you're committed to work hard or any other phrases that have no place outside bullshit bingo.

Been watching "The Apprentice" too much have you? I have, and I hate empty bluster!

OTOH, my daughter could legitimately put "team player: demonstrated by being launch team member on a runway launching and retrieving aircraft".

Apart from that what does "being a team player" actually mean? That you put up with all the fag-end jobs? That you do all the work and let others take the credit - or your share of the blame?

What it actually means, unless they then mention the team, is that they don't get an interview. For grad roles, I've usually had a hundred CVs and a couple of positions.  I stop reading the CV at the first red flag and too many of them have generic bullshit that sets the flag off. I'd probably aim to interview about six people. That means that 94% of the cut will be at CV stage.

[kingofkya]

Oh yeah, that stuff bugs me. Cookie cutter template resumes also bug me. I like resumes with some personality. Heck, put your photo on there and you'll stand out like a dogs hind leg.

I haven't hired more that a few people but yeah when you have seen the same 3 ms word temples for the 20th time that day they starts going in the boring pile. 

A non-standard layout got me the job I am in so I can't be the only one:) And this was an IT job not electronics but experience and hobbies that are related still means more than a class you may have taken. I made the mistake on not including them on my last resume it really could have hurt me, but the interview got all that stuff out so didn't matter much in that case.

Also don't get discouraged in your search, you don't not know what job you want but sometimes the job creaters don't know ether.