Recruiters specializing in Project Management and Engineering. We support the companies who build commercial developments, institutions, infrastructure, as well as the power and process plants. Our mining group provides search services for Project Managers, Metallurgists, and Mining Engineers. If you've been thinking about changing employers, we can help you with that too.
We've seen a few resumes. Here's what we think.
• Make the relevant information impossible to miss. Unfortunately, many people make snap judgments—particularly when faced with a lot of data. If the hiring authority at a company has a stack of 100 resumes, they’ll make decisions quickly. If they can’t find the relevant information quickly, they will miss it altogether.
• A simple presentation makes the relevant information more obvious.
• Include keywords. Make your resume searchable.
• Err on the side of writing too much. A one page resume is not appropriate. Include details about what you did at each of your positions.
• Never, ever, describe yourself as ‘seasoned’. (Steak is seasoned. You, however, are fresh like good produce)
• Don’t include your high school. And definitely don’t include middle school. (You’d be surprised!)
• Don’t include other irrelevant information. Height, weight, place of birth—they make you seem stranger and less approachable than you really are.
• Use a good font. Helvetica is a reliable go-to. Arial’s not bad. Times New Roman is ok. Do not use Engravers, Copperplate, or any other decorative font.
• If you were with the same employer for 10 years, but moved from one site to the other, give it one listing. Don’t split up years of experience more than you must.
• If you worked at one place for less than 2.5 years, be prepared to explain why. However, leave that info for the interview—don’t discuss it on the resume. (Use your resume to talk about ways you shine, not about ways you almost shine)
• Writing a cover letter? Make your cover letter specific to that employer. Find their pain, and explain how you’d solve it.
• Avoid passive statements like: "I’m looking for the opportunity to discuss things further with you." Use more emphatic statements like: "I look forward to meeting you."
- Make the title of the document your name. If you keep different resumes for different industries, keep the name and append the industry: 'Patrick Stewart mining.docx'
- If you do keep multiple resumes, know your audience. If you have four versions of a resume, pick the resume that is most appropriate for the audience and send it once.
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