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oh god resume?
Zephos
Climbin in yo ski lifts, snatchin your people up.MichiganRegistered User regular
Climbin in yo ski lifts, snatchin your people up.MichiganRegistered User regular
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long story short my life has taken a dramatic turn for the crappy because i've dropped out of college blah blah blah, there could be a whole thread on that.
at anyrate, i am looking to apply to funcom as an effort to get my foot in the gaming industry. however i need to submit a resume, which i have never ever written one.
is there any good "tutorials" for lack of a better term, out there to help guide me to writing a successful resume, or do any of you have any tips.
i guess specifically i have no idea how to write one, let alone tailor it to show that i am a good fit for a video game Q&A job.
long story short my life has taken a dramatic turn for the crappy because i've dropped out of college blah blah blah, there could be a whole thread on that.
at anyrate, i am looking to apply to funcom as an effort to get my foot in the gaming industry. however i need to submit a resume, which i have never ever written one.
is there any good "tutorials" for lack of a better term, out there to help guide me to writing a successful resume, or do any of you have any tips.
i guess specifically i have no idea how to write one, let alone tailor it to show that i am a good fit for a video game Q&A job.
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- Everyone embellishes on the resume; HOWEVER, be ready to defend what you have written competently.
- Spelling, grammar and consistency are important.
- Emphasize the thing you are most proud of/the thing that applies the most (if it exists). This point should have the most information and you should be eager to talk about this in the interview.
- Keep a medium level of detail. Unless a position was 100% related to the job you are going for, coming out of college, each job should have 2-4 points listed underneath.
- Dont be embarrassed to list work experience. I work for a financial institution and we recently hired a college grad with one of his big plusses being that he worked in a pet store or something 30 hours a week while putting himself through school. He was embarrassed about it and didnt list the job on his resume because he thought it wasn't relevant. It showed that he had work ethic and dedication that he was able to work almost full time, go to school full time, and still be able to budget time for his activities. Ultimately, that was what got him the job.
- The point of the resume is to sell yourself and show why you would be an asset to the company. This includes things like the above point that show work ethic, persistence, leadership, ingenuity, etc even if it is not strictly relevant to the job being applied for. Hell, one of the major reasons I got my job is because I made sure to mention that I was an Eagle Scout on my resume and then explain what that entailed in the interview.
What you do is identify 3-5 areas in which you have skills. Programming, Project Management, Sales, Cooking, etc.
Then you come up with 3-5 points for each area, roughly 1-2 sentences long. Describe something that exemplifies your skills in that area like "Planned and coordinated installation of network at blah blah High School, encompassing 500 workstations, 3 servers and 4 managed switches". Big numbers are good. You want to be talking about your accomplishments in these areas that prove you're capable and experienced in utilizing these skill sets.
Then you list your full work history (most recent all the way back to very first job just to show you've been working for x many years etc), no real detail on what you did is necessary here because you've just outlined what you can do and what you've done that proves it. Then same for education, list format, brief. Any additional certifications or proficiencies go last in another list.
Then for the cover letter you talk about what makes you perfect for the position described specifically, and make reference to your resume and the experience listed on it, as well as anything pertinent that might not be on it in detail.
What you're doing is filling in the blanks for the recruiter. Recruiters get a job description and the requirements, and then a stack of applicants listing what they've done, and then the recruiter has to guess based on what's listed who will have what qualifications. You're telling them straight up what you've got. Makes their life easier. Makes them LIKE you. You want to be liked. Well liked. Well liked by people with money and jobs. Those could be your monies and jobs.
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
Very, very important. Especially for posted positions (which are only a tiny fraction of total available jobs), employers receive a crap-load of resumes. They're going to look for any method that makes reducing the pile to a manageable size, and eliminating everyone who screws up any of those three things is a common first step.