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Fearless Résumés

EXERCISE 1

Please check the box at the beginning of each paragraph
on the list to figure out exactly how you feel about your
own résumé needs.
Feel free to check more than one or to write your
own version of your concerns at the end of this list.

I have a résumé that was written by a professional or
someone else, but that just doesn’t seem to fit me. It
looks well written, but I’m uncomfortable when I send
it out and/or have to explain it at an interview.
I have a résumé, and I’ve submitted it to many employ-
ers, including online, newspapers, and e-mail “blasts,”
but I’m still not getting any interviews. I feel frustrated!
I have a great work history at good companies for over
25 years, and it’s all documented on my résumé. Why
isn’t anyone calling me? Could I be the victim of age
discrimination?
I just graduated from school, and I don’t have any
“real” work experiences. Do odd jobs and internships
count as work? I don’t see how I can get hired if I’ve
never been hired before. I don’t have anything to write
on a résumé. Can you help me?
Several friends of mine, a recruiter, and a career coun-
selor all told me that my résumé should be one page
and only one page. I feel that I can’t possibly condense
all of my experience and other information onto one
page without leaving out important accomplishments
that I’m proud of. What should I do?
I’ve had some bad luck with my employment history.
It seems like I just start a job, and then in two or three
months there’s a layoff. I’m afraid that employers will
think that I can’t make a commitment, even though I
would love to stay at a full-time permanent job for years
if I had the chance. How can I solve this problem?

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