Contemporary Resume

[Rob1]

I have sent Resume to company and now they want a contemporary 1 any Ideas????

[percy2]

I have sent Resume to company and now they want a contemporary 1 any Ideas????

Did the one you sent say what you are currently doing?

Cheers

[Prakanong]

Thats all I can think of too - an up to date one

Unless..... its something strange in style like the "Contemporary Fax" in MS word

[elkangorito]

You could try asking them what their idea of a contemporary resume is. I would! The idea of what a "resume" is varies from country to country.

[Chantal]

Hi Rob

Contemporary resumes are for quick reading using bullets rather than paragraphs. For info check this website out: http://alumni.clemson.edu/career/resumes.htm

Good luck!

[WaiWai]

Hi Rob

Contemporary resumes are for quick reading using bullets rather than paragraphs. For info check this website out: http://alumni.clemson.edu/career/resumes.htm

Good luck!

can't stand all that BS but must admit bullet points seem better than paragraphs.

[mrtoad]

Hi Rob

Contemporary resumes are for quick reading using bullets rather than paragraphs. For info check this website out: <a href="http://alumni.clemson.edu/career/resumes.htm" target="_blank">http://alumni.clemson.edu/career/resumes.htm</a>

Good luck!

That's my understanding of it as well. Lot's of potential employers don't have the time to sift through loads of full resumes, so they prefer the bullet point format to get a basic feel for the candidate. Certainly from my experience, the bullet point form resumes are a godsend, when you are havng to sift through loads of applications.

Edited October 17, 2007 by mrtoad

[elkangorito]

Hi Rob

Contemporary resumes are for quick reading using bullets rather than paragraphs. For info check this website out: http://alumni.clemson.edu/career/resumes.htm

Good luck!

Sounds like a CV to me.

Look at the website address. It's obviously based on an American idea of a resume (alumni).

Again, the word "resume" has different meanings in each country. If anybody asked for a contemporary resume in Australia, they'd be greeted with, "What exactly is a "contemporary" resume?"

The only sure way to answer your question is to ask the person requesting this "contemporary" resume.

[Prakanong]

Hi Rob

Contemporary resumes are for quick reading using bullets rather than paragraphs. For info check this website out: http://alumni.clemson.edu/career/resumes.htm

Good luck!

Thanks for illuminating me - thats the only type I have ever used and nobody ever mentioned it.

Sitting on the opposite side of the desk I must admit I hardly ever got a paragraph type either except a 48 page classic sent to me at Motorola - we did have a laugh over lunch at it.

[Scott]

Best of luck to you in your job search.

[PeaceBlondie]

I usually thought that resume was a French word that meant a short summary. CV (curriculum vitae) doesn't say in its title to be short, but in function nowadays, they all should be short, concise, pack a punch, only mention accomplishments that relate to the job opening, etc. Style-wise, bullets are better.

Stupid question: how do you make a bullet on Word program?

[A_Traveller]

ctrl+shift+l

Regards

[PhilHarries]

Or "Format" and "Bullets & Numbering".

My resume/CV is written around a set of guidelines I obtained when I was, shall we say, between jobs and I don't know whether it would be considered contemporary or not. It starts with a bullet point list of about six attributes of the person and then a second bullet point list of their main achievements. Thereafter follows brief descriptions in reverse chronological order (most recent first) of the work history and in reality this only needs to go back five years unless something really relevant to the job can be included or the job spec asks for ten or more years experience. Resumes/CV's should not be longer than about four or five pages and the opening two sections need to be punchy and include significant key words from the job spec. Basically you've got to grab the attention of the person doing the first pass review and this is often a member of the human relics department. Only about 2 to 5% of job apps actually reach the person doing the hiring unless it's a small company.

Good luck with your application.

[PeaceBlondie]

In some industries, 4 or 5 pages may be common. In teaching English, one or two is enough.

[Prakanong]

In some industries, 4 or 5 pages may be common. In teaching English, one or two is enough.

I work in IT - 4 is comon with an addendum of systems and software worked on.

Some of the research Dr's I work with have very long CV's with all their publications listed.

[A_Traveller]

Forgot to add that there is, in Word 2000 up, that this is a specific Word format, routes vary, in 2003 open a new document and the side panel includes a Template section, click On My Computer, and in most cases a dialogue opens up with Template Selection -> Other Documents ->Contemporary Resume. One advantage from a receiving perspective is that it makes populating a database easier if everyone is using the same 'style'. Templates are often forgotten within Word

Regards

/edit typo //

Edited October 18, 2007 by A_Traveller

[elkangorito]

After conducting a quick Google search for "resume types", I found no mention of a "contemporary" resume anywhere. It appears that this name has become a convention, adopted by those familiar with Microsoft Word. The so called "professional" resume writers do not acknowledge a "contemporary" resume, which is probably why most people in Australia & other countries, would not know what one is.

See the below links;

http://www.careerinfonet.org/resume/resume...e.asp?nodeid=26

http://www.blackcareerzone.com/resume_types.htm

http://resumemaker.com/help/Resume_Types.htm

http://www.abastaff.com/resources/resume/resume.html