What is wrong with my resume, I never get called for and interview?
May 27th, 2009 | 
Author: Here is my resume, Do you see anything wrong? I didn't put my name address ect. to conceal my identity on this board:
Kenton Check Advance April 2004 – May 2005 Manager
Solely managed all aspects of check advance business.
Duties included:
Prepared budgets and cash flow statements Maintained records in compliance with state laws.
Implemented special advertising and publicity projects.
Managed customer service, payments, collections, research, accounting, and tax preparation
Family Check Advance March 2003 – April 2004 Assistant Manager
Oversaw monetary loan process on auto titles and check advances.
Duties included:
Managed collections and cash flow statements.
Maintained records in compliance with state and business laws, daily forms and contracts
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company January 2001 – March 2003 Quality Control Tech.
Responsible for the entire operation process of tire machines.
Duties included:
Troubleshoot, set tires, service machines and mechanical equipment.
Tested tire components for quality.
Inspected finished products.
Prepared daily reports for management.
Partnered with builders to ensure quality plus high production.
Proficient on R1's, R2's, and R3 tire machines, hot tire processing molders, QS 9000 systems, familiar with six sigma quality system.
American Model Discovery September 1998 – December 2000 State Director
Secured venues for regional beauty pageants.
Purchased trophies and other prizes for contestants.
Promoted pageants.
Supervised the accounting and judging of pageants
Wilson Sporting Goods August 1994 – August 1998 Quality Control Inspector
Responsible for the inspection of golf balls for quality and durability using gauges and scales.
Cross-trained in finishing, buffing, paint room, material handling, packing, warehouse, and payroll.
It needs a face lift…I can rewrite it for you free of charge if you want just email me at [email protected] and I'll do it…..It would help much! Or better yet, I'll just email you the template and you fill it in, that way your personal info will be for your eyes only…
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There are a lot of jobs there. Maybe that's why. Anyway, it doesn't matter what your resume says. You have to follow up with a phone call. It's very easy for people to throw away a piece of paper, but not so easy to hang up on you.
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it should be more descriptive and more beautiful
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make it look exclusive do some tables and columns that will surely make people interested in reading ur resume
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In my opinion you seem to job hoppish.
A lot of employers tend to look for some one that wants a steady job not someone they have to take 2-3 months to train before they are fully functional to have to replace them every 2-3 years.
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What I would suggest is #1 try not to have it more then one page. #2 I try keeping the jobs related to what you are applying for, and make sure you stick in what you can do related the position. Make sure your objective is simple but is clear as to what you are looking for ( I didnt see one on yours, so if you do have one)
And just be patient. The right job will find you!
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Each place you have worked at should have its own page, be brief but desciptive, a reference or phone number from previous employers. GL
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It needs a face lift…I can rewrite it for you free of charge if you want just email me at [email protected] and I'll do it…..It would help much! Or better yet, I'll just email you the template and you fill it in, that way your personal info will be for your eyes only…
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Do you have post-secondary school education? Put that on there if you do!
Looking at the dates for each job held, it looks as though you move around a lot. This might scare off employers as they might think that you won't stay with them long.
Since you've worked in a wide range of businesses, think about adding a section at the top of your resume stating your personal skills and attributes, highlighting what you can offer to employers. Try to highlight skills that are are transferable, not jobs-specific.
Good luck!
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I think you are listing a number of jobs in such a short time, this is a big issue. Many employers will wonder if you will stay with them or leave after a short time like the others. Are you applying for jobs you are qualified for, sometimes we apply for jobs that sound good wether we qualify or not. Good Luck!!
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Your resume is pretty well-put-together. But what kind of jobs are you applying for? It's a good idea to customize your resume for each job you apply for: highlight the skills and experience that apply to that job, and delete the stuff that doesn't apply.
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Just my opinions. I'm not a professional or even a good job hunter myself.
I would emphasize any experience in customer service as well as supervision. At first glance, it looks like you only deal with the money in your business. I'm sure you do also spend a lot of your time dealing with people and stressful situations. You want to make sure any idiot who reads your resume understands that you can make employees or customers do what you want. You will probably also want to make sure that you explain in a cover letter why you switched careers so drastically. Honestly if I heard that a guy was a state director of a beauty contest for a couple years, then suddenly left to go back to quality control and then check cashing, I'd be a little concerned that there was some kind of scandal involved.
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You didn't mention whether you have a cover page. I attended a seminar on making resume's and our instructor said a cover page is a MUST!! It should be eye catching which will cause the employer to want to read your resume. Good Luck
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you might want to add a paragraph listing your skills and qualities that make you a good employee. Do you have a list of references with phone numbers? If you don't, employers may feel like they have no way of verifying this job info. Also, what kind of jobs are you applying for? Are they similar to jobs you have had before? Try to tailor each resume to specific jobs (ex. promote inspection skills if that is what the job called for, promote management skills if it is a management position). Good luck!
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Rather than focus on the specific work you did, point out the skills you acquired in each job, especially as they relate to the job you're looking for.
And in your cover letter, explain why there's nothing listed since last May.
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Genereally your TITLE comes first, followed by the dates you worked there which is tabbed over (there are commas between months and years). Then on the next line put the company you worked for and it's LOCATION (city and state).
When describing what you did at each job, you do not need to write "duties included:" for each one. The whole entire paragraph, including your first sentence, is your job description and responsibilities.
Make sure you use the proper tense. For Goodyear, for example, you use "troubleshoot", when it should be "troubleshooting".
<bold> Quality Control Technition <tab> January 2001 – March 2003
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company <tab> CITY, STATE
{Responsible} Oversaw the entire operation process of the tire machines (do they have a technical name?), which included, but was not limited to troubleshooting (what did you troubleshoot?), setting tires, and servicing various machines and mechanical equipment. Performed quality testing for tire components and inspected finished products. Prepared daily (maintanence, production, safety ???) reports for management, in addition to partnering with builders to ensure increases in quality and production. Proficient on R1's, R2's, and R3 tire machines, hot tire processing molders, QS 9000 systems, familiar with Six Sigma quality system.
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What sort of work are you looking for? There really is not anything on your resume' that describes you and sells you, just stuff that says where you worked. I'd drop the last two or three jobs at the least (I mean really, who wants to read that you were a ball inspector?)… and add something about who you are, something that specifically sells you.
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I am from Italy.
Please send to me you resume up to present it to a international client of my company.
Ciao
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looks like somebody is simply doing job hopping..
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some sample resumes are available in my profile, check dem out, all the best