Creating Resumes That Get It Done without Leaving You Twisting in the Wind

Man the job search has been going rough but I figured creating good resumes was just an exercise in finding out who could stretch the truth further. Man I could not have been any more wrong.

Consider this from a recent article on the topic:
"I'm sure if you're out of a job right now and the bills are starting to pile up it's very hard to resist the temptation to apply for any job that comes along. You must resist this temptation however. Consider for a moment the concerns of your potential new boss. What is your new boss going to think when she walks into your office and asks you to do a task which would be fairly simple for a qualified applicant to do yet you are not able to accomplish it? What will you do when your boss looks down at your resume and it says you've done similar tasks before yet you can't come up with a simple answer when called upon?
Don't ever put yourself in that position, you'll never live it down. Creating resumes is not an exercise in seeing how many people you can fool. The only person you'll be fooling is yourself. Do yourself a favor, be realistic about your experiences and educational background and set yourself up for future success. Creating resumes that set realistic expectations of your abilities will help your new boss set you up for success in your new great job."

People Will Hold You Accountable
Whoa... that was pretty heavy. I hadn't thought of being held accountable for what I put on my resume... but come to think of it we did have a pretty bad run of it a little while ago where a bunch of big-wigs got busted for having chump resumes. At any rate... you can read the whole article Creating Resumes That Set You Up for a Successful Job Search. See also my blog on job search strategy.

Once you've got all your ducks in a row add the final piece to your job search puzzle: bring the secret document that will get you hired to your next interview and you'll hear the words "You are hired!"