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post Nov 19 2014, 06:01 PM

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QUOTE(shoonyee89 @ Nov 14 2014, 08:45 PM)
I got called for an interview which is schedule next week, but when I browse through my resume, I just realized there's an error. Should I call and email them an updated one? What should I do? =(
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Just call them and e-mail them the updated one. You can say you made some changes to it. It should not be of any issue.
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post Dec 3 2014, 08:44 PM

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QUOTE(izwanz @ Dec 3 2014, 03:32 PM)
Do we include a picture in the resume?
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I'm on the side advocating against the inclusion of a picture in your resume. For it, it is both to eliminate any potential biases (though it might actually work in your favour!) as well as presents a much cleaner, content driven resume.
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post Dec 4 2014, 04:27 PM

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QUOTE(izwanz @ Dec 4 2014, 02:52 PM)
I agree. From my reading, you should only include picture of yourself if the work or position requires you to include a picture i.e. flight attendant, PR, marketing etc perhaps?
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If there was a request to attach a picture, you can still attach it separate from your resume rather than making it a part of your resume.
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post Jan 6 2016, 05:18 PM

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QUOTE(AnythingK @ Jan 6 2016, 04:39 PM)
Hmmm wanted to tidy up my resume, makes me wonder do we input our salary on the past job experience, and also expected salary in the resume?

I did put in both in my resume previously.
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Nope. Put things that are related and concrete in your resume. Resume's role is to have a quick highlight of your strengths and achievements, so anything else that is unrelated to the role you will be doing is not essential.

I see a lot of resume's littered with things like pictures, age, gender, etc.. for jobs that those factor have no impact in anyway.
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post Jan 14 2016, 04:41 PM

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I can have a look and provide my opinion if you are keen on it. Whilst I think my resume isn't top notch, it hasn't really failed to get me to where I am today.

I did lost out on a job to an ME MNC as I was too junior for the role sad.gif
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post Feb 4 2016, 10:06 AM

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QUOTE(JustcallmeLarry @ Feb 4 2016, 09:50 AM)
Hey guys can teach me how to reply to an email which says they already receive my resume and now they just screening candidate, they will let you know in a few days if you been successful for interview???

Anything I can reply to stand out?
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Can't say for sure, I never really hear any of my colleagues mentioned anything that stood out based on a reply. However, put in a note of thanks (e.g. thanks for the opportunity, look forward to good news, etc etc..) and do follow up after the few days.

While I'll be honest and say most hiring managers and HR partners has likely made up their mind in the middle or towards the end of the interview on a candidate, I have been personally told the reason I landed a job back when I started my career was due to the fact I followed up for a response and that conveyed something that prompted the hiring manager to hire me.

That is a pretty personal anecdote though which might not be universal, but it is generally a good practice to do.
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post Feb 4 2016, 12:19 PM

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QUOTE(JustcallmeLarry @ Feb 4 2016, 10:35 AM)
Thanks for the fast reply bro. So should I reply to this email??? I tryin to find a reply format for this kind of email but can't find any
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Yep, go ahead.. no need any template la, just a simple thank you for the opportunity to present myself, hope our next conversation will be a positive one and have a good day ahead, etc..


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post Feb 17 2016, 02:14 PM

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QUOTE(fazlythewarrior @ Feb 7 2016, 09:07 PM)
Is this resume okay? Is there anything need to add or cut? Hope can get positive feedback here.
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In Summary: check your language. Grammar error is obvious here and it leaves a bad mark from the get go. It also doesn't highlight your character strengths

In Experience: You listed no experience. You listed jobs you did. But I don't see what did you do there, what did you accomplished, what did you experienced.

Additional Info: Don't list your salary expectations
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post Mar 12 2016, 05:09 PM

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QUOTE(fazlythewarrior @ Mar 12 2016, 12:09 PM)
Thanks for you guys, based on your feedback, Speaker already edited the resume and received a job offer early this month.  smile.gif
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Congratulations!
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post Mar 17 2016, 05:35 PM

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Love to help, but I can't access DB.
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post Mar 18 2016, 02:38 PM

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QUOTE(Mrclueless @ Mar 18 2016, 10:34 AM)
I added an additional link and hopefully it is more accesible
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Alright, my worthless 2 cents.

1) Push your study experience higher. I have a feeling you are prioritising your education background due to your limited working experience, but after highlighting your studies you went into your older working experience. However, if that internship is crucial, then highlight it first. But compartment them better.

2) Any honors, awards or publications? Those would be worth a mention as well.

3) Your GPA is probably crucial seeing as it is in an American context.

4) Skills should be lower down after listing your education and work experiences.

5) For US resumes, there is a tendency as well to list down relevant courses completed, so you might want to give that a thought.

6) Add brief descriptions of your role in the items you listed before the achievements. Student Engineer might sound trivial unless I get a description of your overall scope and look at it in a different light.

7) Have a look around other samples and play with the spacing and formatting, at the moment it is too cramped. A 2 page CV is not an issue, anything over that is for a fresh graduate.

Overall though, you have a pretty decent resume. Well done.
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post Mar 18 2016, 06:09 PM

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QUOTE(Belphegor @ Mar 18 2016, 04:59 PM)
I do have 6 page resume. I am planning on cutting it down since many people said it's not wise to put ALL into it.

The visual planning to remove it, and print hard copy and laminate when interview. Easier for them to see.

Any comments?

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6 pg is long, my CEO's is barely 2 pages .. Your CV doesn't need to capture everything, it needs to capture the important things.

1) Remove all the top part.. Focus on either a paragraph on your strengths and objectives, or the purpose of the CV.

2) Again, think about what you want me to focus on, your education or your work experience? Because you placed education first, but given no details. You then place work second, but tons of it. So think which comes first.

3) Work.. too long, just far too long. For responsibility, just a paragraph will do describing in general what your role entails. Experienced gained is not really required. Beef up on your accomplishments, google and see what power words are and use them because at the moment, I only see what you did, not what you accomplished.

For example: Staff purchase @ KPMG, Bandar Utama (NOVEMBER 2014) tells me absolutely nothing about what is the accomplishment here. If you tweaked it slightly, say: "Spearheaded a successful staff purchase campaign for KPMG which yielded RMXXX,XXX in net profit", doesn't that suddenly sound more impactful?

4) This is an usual argument, but I tend to agree to not have your salary in your resume, as it is always negotiable. I know you want to set expectations, but what you do is limiting yourself. If you expect say, RM1000 and I offer you RM500, you can counter and say you want RM1000... but if you outright said you want RM1000 when I wanted to give you RM2000, what you have done is to anchor my mind to RM1000, so in essence losing yourself RM1000. This is different from showing your payslip. Payslip defines how much you are earning now, not how much you are expecting which is what is being conveyed in the CV.

5) Additional information seems redundant, these are the things that can be discussed in a face to face discussion.

6) Your Other Info column would probably be better as the opener to quickly set the expectations of who you are before we look at what you have, so move it up top and combine them into a short paragraph

7) Projects handled seems out of place and have no linked to the information prior and information after, so again, structure. If it is part of your education, group them together. Think of it as an conversation, do you talk about your college, then work, then suddenly go back and talk about what you do in college? so think about the flow.

8) there is some ad's in the last two pages, not sure if it is part of your resume?
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post May 30 2016, 10:13 AM

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I personally think cover letters are pointless, I've never asked for one and I barely read those that falls on my lap with a cover letter.

It is meant to quickly summarize your application for the job, but I rarely find one that is so mind blowing I gloss over their CVs. So, to me (again, personally) it is just a waste of one's time to prepare one unless it is specifically requested.
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QUOTE(orochinagi @ Aug 2 2016, 09:46 AM)
Should i include current/expected salary, and reference on resume?

Read somewhere that it is not wise to let company know that you're applying for a job? And also the current salary will let them bargain for a lower salary?
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No. Do not include your current / expected salary in, not until you know they are serious in making you an offer.

Just tell anyone asking you about the pay you prefer to keep it confidential for the time being until the negotiation stage.
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post Aug 2 2016, 02:37 PM

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QUOTE(orochinagi @ Aug 2 2016, 02:34 PM)
I see. How about the reference? I'm not sure if my current employer know about my job application.
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I only put Reference available upon request.

Reference is usually to check on your attitude, personality, work capability, etc etc with your referee so you should only put someone you worked with before and, whose opinion carries weight and is aware you are looking out.

So you have to tell your referee you are giving their details out so they can expect a call from your potential employer and not freak out.

 

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