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The Resume
A resume is a crucial element in the job application process. Although a resume is
such an important piece of paper, it’s funny how seldom most people update their
resumes. It’s sort of like the car that doesn’t give trouble. Why think about it? If you
have a job that doesn’t give you reason to seek work elsewhere, why waste time
updating your resume. For some people, keeping a resume current is as
burdensome as annually adding up all those receipts in the shoe box for a tax
preparer.
Keep your resume current when things are going well. That way if something good
comes along, you won’t be faced with trying to reconstruct a timeline of all the jobs
and training you’ve had since 1998. But before you put together your resume, think
of its job. What is a resume supposed to do for you? Well, a good resume should
enable an employer to evaluate you at a glance… your education, your job
experience, your special trainining.
We said “at a glance”. Don’t put together a resume that makes a human resource’s
manager shuffle through four pages of attachments to figure out you obtained a 500
ton license in 2004. A resume should present information in a clean and organized
manner. You satisfied your STCW 95 training? Good. That belongs on your resume
where it can be found quickly. You have hazmat training…that’s important. Make it
easy to find.
There’s no single “right” way to structure a resume. Resume formats can vary.
However, a safe formula lists your attributes as follows:
■ Basic personal information - This includes your name, your address, your phone
number and e-mail. Make sure this information is accurate. We don’t say this to
speak down at anyone. Sure…everyone knows their phone number and things like
that. But it’s easy make a typing error where a digit of your phone number is off.
Imagine an employer trying to reach you and not being able to figure out why they
get the home of a different person.
■ Education - State where you went to school and what kind of degree you earned. If
you graduated from a high school that offered commercial, vocational and academic
degrees, state the degree you earned. If you have a college degree or college
credits, state those. Include a major.
■ Work Experience - This section should list the positions you held, in reverse
chronological order, most recent jobs being at the top of the list. Be forthcoming with
information and list the month and year at which you started and ended the
positions. If there is a sizeable time gap between jobs, be prepared to explain it. It’s
not a crime to have an extended gap. But be prepared to explain why there is a gap.
That way an employer will not be suspicious that the gap is because of a drug
problem or other negative factor.
■ Training - List any special training you went through. This includes things like
STCW training, tankerman training, ARPA training, a course in oil spill response…
this is important. Sometimes a person’s education section may be plain and short
but their training might be a quarter of a page long. Meaningful training is important
to include on a resume.
Now as for things like your hobbies, personal descriptions… that’s where people
have differing opinions. Some people say there’s no need. Some people say those
things can only hurt. Others say they give an employer a better insight into the
solidity of a candidate. That part is up to you.
Good luck!
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Infringement - 17 U.S.C. § 506 and 18 U.S.C. § 2319
A resume is a crucial element in the job application process. Although a resume is
such an important piece of paper, it’s funny how seldom most people update their
resumes. It’s sort of like the car that doesn’t give trouble. Why think about it? If you
have a job that doesn’t give you reason to seek work elsewhere, why waste time
updating your resume. For some people, keeping a resume current is as
burdensome as annually adding up all those receipts in the shoe box for a tax
preparer.
Keep your resume current when things are going well. That way if something good
comes along, you won’t be faced with trying to reconstruct a timeline of all the jobs
and training you’ve had since 1998. But before you put together your resume, think
of its job. What is a resume supposed to do for you? Well, a good resume should
enable an employer to evaluate you at a glance… your education, your job
experience, your special trainining.
We said “at a glance”. Don’t put together a resume that makes a human resource’s
manager shuffle through four pages of attachments to figure out you obtained a 500
ton license in 2004. A resume should present information in a clean and organized
manner. You satisfied your STCW 95 training? Good. That belongs on your resume
where it can be found quickly. You have hazmat training…that’s important. Make it
easy to find.
There’s no single “right” way to structure a resume. Resume formats can vary.
However, a safe formula lists your attributes as follows:
■ Basic personal information - This includes your name, your address, your phone
number and e-mail. Make sure this information is accurate. We don’t say this to
speak down at anyone. Sure…everyone knows their phone number and things like
that. But it’s easy make a typing error where a digit of your phone number is off.
Imagine an employer trying to reach you and not being able to figure out why they
get the home of a different person.
■ Education - State where you went to school and what kind of degree you earned. If
you graduated from a high school that offered commercial, vocational and academic
degrees, state the degree you earned. If you have a college degree or college
credits, state those. Include a major.
■ Work Experience - This section should list the positions you held, in reverse
chronological order, most recent jobs being at the top of the list. Be forthcoming with
information and list the month and year at which you started and ended the
positions. If there is a sizeable time gap between jobs, be prepared to explain it. It’s
not a crime to have an extended gap. But be prepared to explain why there is a gap.
That way an employer will not be suspicious that the gap is because of a drug
problem or other negative factor.
■ Training - List any special training you went through. This includes things like
STCW training, tankerman training, ARPA training, a course in oil spill response…
this is important. Sometimes a person’s education section may be plain and short
but their training might be a quarter of a page long. Meaningful training is important
to include on a resume.
Now as for things like your hobbies, personal descriptions… that’s where people
have differing opinions. Some people say there’s no need. Some people say those
things can only hurt. Others say they give an employer a better insight into the
solidity of a candidate. That part is up to you.
Good luck!
Copyright 2006 - Copyright Warning
Rights reserved - U.S. Copyright Law Carries Criminal & Civil Penalties for
Infringement - 17 U.S.C. § 506 and 18 U.S.C. § 2319
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Trivia: It's 7:00 a.m.
in the middle of the
ocean on a large ship.
Who is getting ready
to relieve the 4 - 8
watch in the engine
room?
in the middle of the
ocean on a large ship.
Who is getting ready
to relieve the 4 - 8
watch in the engine
room?
Trivia: What is a Chemical Tanker ? |