From experience a recruiter or hiring manager just spares around 30 seconds or less to
gloss over a resume to see if anything stands out to make it worth their while.
Not exact matches
● Functional: Since functional
resumes lead with the skills section and
gloss over your past jobs, it's good for applicants who would like to conceal a gap in their work experience, such as a stay - at - home mother returning to the workforce.
However if your document reads more like a novel then a
resume, chances are it'll either get ignored or
glossed over and key parts will get overlooked.
Her best
resume tip is that honesty is the best policy;
glossing over inconvenient truths can make recruiters wary.
This is especially important if your
resume has things you need to explain, or things you want to
gloss over (it happens).
There are some words that are used on so many
resumes, recruiters have learned to
gloss right
over them.
Authenticity has been
glossed over when it comes to careers, job searching, networking, or how we present ourselves on our
resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile.
All those other positions can easily be
glossed over in the
resume and explained further in the interview, if asked.
Job recruiters have to read through many applications, so if your summary is lacking, your
resume could be
glossed over.
Using a functional
resume format allows you to
gloss over periods of unemployment or jobs you may not want the employer to be aware of.
These should not exceed eight qualifications, as any more than that may be easy to
gloss over for the person reading your
resume.
If your
resume is nothing but a copy of an Internet sample, it will simply be
glossed over.
It is possible to
gloss over a period of illness that fell more recently where you can not simply let it drop off the end of your
resume.
Unfortunately too many
resumes, whether accomplishment, skill or responsibility based, tend to be verbose, miss or just
gloss over the most salient points, and worst bore a reader rather than painting a memorable picture of a person who will remain in their mind after they finish reading the document.
Taking all this information into consideration, an executive's
resume can not
gloss over these key points nor be overly expansive or contain useless or repetitive information.
So make sure that you don't
gloss over these kinds of details; fully explain them under the «Experience» section on your
resume.
While accomplishments are vital to your
resume, it's important that you don't
gloss over the nitty gritty tasks.
Stick to labeling each section as it should appear on your
resume so that the ATS doesn't
gloss over any pertinent information, like your previous work experience (which should be written out in the following format: your employer's name; job title; dates of employment) or skills.
Please do not try to
gloss over your years of experience by writing a strictly functional
resume, one that is a narrative and not a list of positions held.
Functional
resumes are a great tool for those who do not have an impressive lineup of prior positions and accomplishments or who wish to
gloss over some gaps in employment or possible age issues.
An Executive
Resume must not
gloss over or be overly expansive about key points, and should avoid including useless and / or repetitive information.