ShareThisIt's smart to have a current resume on hand in case an attractive career opportunity arises, or you find yourself suddenly out of work. But based on the results of a recent survey by Robert Half International, many people overestimate how ready they would be to start an employment search if they lost their jobs tomorrow. Eighty-two percent of workers said they're prepared, but only 20 percent had updated their resumes in the last three months. Forty-four percent hadn't revised their documents in more than a year.
The following people would have a lot of work to do on their resumes if they suddenly needed to look for a new job:
"AVAILABILITY: Will start toomorow."
You might be moving a little too fast.
"WORK HISTORY: Store clerk. Price products and stalk shelves."
This candidate's stock just went down.
"JOB HISTORY: Teacher's! aide!"
Low marks for punctuation skills but an A for enthusiasm.
"JOB DUTIES: Manage a team of people to reach prophet goals."
He'd profit from proofreading.
Ensuring your resume remains up-to-date, and flawless is only part of the job-hunting equation. You also need to continually invest in your professional network. These applicants need to re-evaluate their reference lists:
"REFERENCES: The most favorable ones."
Who else would you put on the list?
"REFERENCES: Nick (best friend) and Carl (czar)."
Forget Nick, we want to talk to Czar Carl!
To help professionals evaluate how prepared they are to launch a job search, Robert Half International and Upwardly Mobile collaborated to develop a free online Job-Hunt Readiness Evaluator. Get a personalized assessment and preparation tips at www.rhi.com/jobhuntreadiness.
For more Resumania, and to submit samples you've come across, visit www.resumania.com. Keep the Resumania coming. Examples can be sent to Resumania, c/o Robert Half International, 2884 Sand Hill Road, Suite 200, Menlo Park, Calif., 94025, or faxed to 650-234-6998.
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