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Resume Review

Veteran

Jeffery Weiler Jr. Great Lakes, IL

I have had numerous jobs thus far in life all in different job fields combined with college, as well as my military experience. I feel as if my resume looks confusing as I bounced from job to job when I was in college and I never truly got "experience" in one particular, will this help or hinder me? I do truly appreciate any feedback.

17 August 2016 7 replies Resumes & Cover Letters

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Advisor

Kelly Williams Newark, DE

Jeff,

My company provides free resume critiques to all military service members. You can submit your resume to us via email or by using our secure online submission form:

http://expertresumesolutions.com/freeresumereview/

or email your resume to: Info@ExpertResumeSolutions.com

Please allow 3-5 business days for completion. We use two different formats for corporate and federal applications. I can send you examples of each to get you started.

Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kellywilliamsmaresca

Thank you for your service.

Warmest Regards,

Kelly Williams
Career Strategist & President

Expert Resume Solutions / Security Cleared Careers
Business: (732) 686-6455

Email: info@expertresumesolutions.com
www.ExpertResumeSolutions.com

29 August 2016 Helpful answer

Advisor

Elizabeth Hendler New York, NY

I'd be happy to review your resume.

20 August 2016 Helpful answer

Advisor

Katie Tamarelli Newport, KY

Hi Jeffrey,

Thank you very much for your service. I would be happy to review your resume. Please feel free to private message it to me. It would also be helpful for you to include a link to a job description that you are interested in applying for.

Best,
Katie

17 August 2016 Helpful answer

Advisor

James Watson San Diego, CA

I am retired after a 40 year career in industry where I hired over 100 people. Now I am helping veterans like yourself by helping with their resumes. If you would e-mail me your resume in Word to (drjamesfwatson@gmail.com) I would be happy to comment on it.
Jim Watson

17 August 2016 Helpful answer

Advisor

John Morgan Southport, NC

A direct answer to your question about bouncing around in different jobs is not easy. That is because your resume should be tailored to the specific job opportunity for which you are applying. Some of your job experiences will, undoubtedly, apply to the job you seek. Others may not. For those job experiences that do not directly apply, focus verbiage in your resume on the personality traits that you displayed in those jobs. Traits such as reliability, trustworthiness, leadership, ability to work well within a team, ability to think on your feet, flexibility to meet changing situations. Many hiring managers value these traits as much as technical skills and experience. Knowing that they are hiring a reliable smart, and trustworthy employee is invaluable to a manager.

17 August 2016 Helpful answer

Advisor

Ashok Desai Fremont, CA

Resume should be goal oriented with list of your accomplishments at the top. Most recruiter read first half of a page and move forward. You need to list of your accomplishments and how it helped the organization you were employed with. They do not want to know what your duties or tasks were. You can send your resume for a review and I can return it with red lined copy as to what I believe you should state. You also need to use words that are readable by resume scanners which determines status of your resume for further actions and review.

Advisor

John Green Cary, NC

Resume should be structured as a "forward-looking" document. That is, you need to word it in such a way as to naturally lead its reader to the conclusion that your target job is a great fit for you.

What job would that be ?

Also, would be nice for you to include a link to your online version in your question above. Do you have a dedicated website ? Host one at linode.com for ten bucks a month. Use templatemonster for ideas. Get your domain from tigertech.net .

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