re: Best Resume Builder Website

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It's fine. I am meeting with a recruiter on thursday and she will probably take care of all of that if she needs to. I was just trying to change it up because I don't get the callbacks that I think I deserve, because I have some good accomplishments and experience.

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It sounds so stupid and obvious, but make sure the spelling and grammar on your resume are flawless. Always highlight your strengths and not your weaknesses. I always recommend focusing more on your actual work experience and accomplishments rather than your educational achievements.

Example.
A.) I'm Johnny Smith, I have a 4.0 Gpa at Harvard University. I'm editor in chief of the business journal and volunteer on weekends. I'm top of my class!

B.) I'm Bob Jones, I worked at Smith&Sanders and mangaged XYZ accounts and oversaw the Polenski Project which grossed $1 trillion dollars. I graduated in marketing at Northwest South State University.

Jones is getting the interview, not Johnny Smith. Remember, a resume isn't going to get you the job, just your foot in the door.

A GPA is only going to carry you so (little) far. It'll get you the interview if your company places a required number. And if they do, you probably don't want to work there. The morons in our legal department can't quite grasp that. I had essentially this scenario last week with our legal department...

Legal Dep't: We only want top 10% of class from (elite) law school (guy didn't pass the bar).

Me: Yeah...dickbrain, this guy over here (State Law grad...towards the bottom of his class, but actually PASSED THE BAR) brings in a very regular, deep pocketed client if hired. He's getting the damn job. State Law got the job and we got his client/contact.