Career Eye for the Resume Guy
I was recently informed there is a Student Affairsy web site looking to hire two job hunters as they embark on the job search post graduate school to blog about the experience. It's supposed to be anonymous, a small stipend is involved, and you get the opportunity to blog about survival of the fittest (aka finding a student affairs job in this economy). Who will make the cut? Who will survive? And who will win the grand prize, a job of their dreams, or at the very least, a job that doesn't suck.
So I'm considering crafting a few samples to submit. It could be therapeutic to blog about the experiences of seeing jobs you think you're ideal for, the rigorous process of filling out lame applications that essentially ask you to include a resume and copy and paste your resume into fields specific to their institution (for reasons unknown to me) and the concept of first and second dates, job-style. Do they like me? Do I like them? Does my breath smell? Do I look nice? Will they want to ask me out for a second date? Will we go all the way? Only time will tell!
But before you can get to any of that above, you have to deal with the resume. Although I wouldn't call myself a reality tv show junkie/fanatic, I enjoy my fair share of them. Lately, it's been all about Tabatha's Salon Takeover (or anything on Bravo really) a Biggest Loser here and there, and a heaping of HGtv. With so many shows out there (including VH1's lame celebreality shows like Fit Club, Charm School, and I Love New York), why isn't there a show focusing on getting a job? We all deal with it. Is it not dramatic enough? Not juicy enough? I would disagree.
Insert "Career Eye for the Resume Guy." I envision it being a show where a highly successful, no nonsense, driven individual (like Sue Sylvester) sits down with everyday folks who cannot seem to find a job tearing apart their resume, cover letters, and wardrobe to help them land a job. It could include components of TLC's What Not to Wear, a resume and cover letter makeover, and some hidden undercover cameras to find out why Sallie Sue or Johnny Bananas fails at landing a job. I like the prospect of this already!
I've been devoting a lot of time recently to editing and jazzing up my resume. I've had half a dozen folks look over it and offer half a dozen perspectives about ways to improve it. I think I'm finally at a place where it's ready to go and as such, have applied for my first post job school position (Fingers crossed).
If Student Affairs doesn't work out, maybe I'll hop on the reality tv train and pitch my idea to a network or two. See if anyone bites...
Cheers.
So I'm considering crafting a few samples to submit. It could be therapeutic to blog about the experiences of seeing jobs you think you're ideal for, the rigorous process of filling out lame applications that essentially ask you to include a resume and copy and paste your resume into fields specific to their institution (for reasons unknown to me) and the concept of first and second dates, job-style. Do they like me? Do I like them? Does my breath smell? Do I look nice? Will they want to ask me out for a second date? Will we go all the way? Only time will tell!
But before you can get to any of that above, you have to deal with the resume. Although I wouldn't call myself a reality tv show junkie/fanatic, I enjoy my fair share of them. Lately, it's been all about Tabatha's Salon Takeover (or anything on Bravo really) a Biggest Loser here and there, and a heaping of HGtv. With so many shows out there (including VH1's lame celebreality shows like Fit Club, Charm School, and I Love New York), why isn't there a show focusing on getting a job? We all deal with it. Is it not dramatic enough? Not juicy enough? I would disagree.
Insert "Career Eye for the Resume Guy." I envision it being a show where a highly successful, no nonsense, driven individual (like Sue Sylvester) sits down with everyday folks who cannot seem to find a job tearing apart their resume, cover letters, and wardrobe to help them land a job. It could include components of TLC's What Not to Wear, a resume and cover letter makeover, and some hidden undercover cameras to find out why Sallie Sue or Johnny Bananas fails at landing a job. I like the prospect of this already!
I've been devoting a lot of time recently to editing and jazzing up my resume. I've had half a dozen folks look over it and offer half a dozen perspectives about ways to improve it. I think I'm finally at a place where it's ready to go and as such, have applied for my first post job school position (Fingers crossed).
If Student Affairs doesn't work out, maybe I'll hop on the reality tv train and pitch my idea to a network or two. See if anyone bites...
Cheers.
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