I am in a frenzied madness of looking for employment. There are two concerns that I would like to share: how to share your resumes (and/or cvs aka curriculum vitaes) and how to read these crazy job descriptions.
Everything one applies for requests a resume. They seem to not care about a cover letter and/or a cv. I feel it is very important to send an individualized cover letter with every job application that states your qualities and interests. I submit my “short resume†which is two pages long, as well as my ten page curriculum vitae which some employers appreciate and request.
On the other hand, I am really disappointed by the quality of the job perspectives I find on some job search engines (not their fault). These job descriptions are sometimes lengthy, disorganized, want you to do everything. I find these job descriptions to be so unprofessional, that I have to bite my cheek and apply anyway. These descriptions include everything in addition to cleaning the kitchen sink. Why don’t they describe the half dozen activities that they truly require? If they cannot do that, the employers do not really know what/who they are looking for and create a junk basket of words. Which means if you accept the position, it will be awhile before it is clear what is really expected, which frustrates the employer, and does not bode well for your initial evaluation.
Even though all the recruitment folks recommend that you submit a brief resume, my experience is this: if you have had a long professional career, submit a lot of information, but make it interesting and readable, in small doses i.e. cover letter, short resume, and your lengthier cv (curriculum vitae).
Best wishes.
[tags]looking for employment,curriculum vitaes,recruitment,evaluation[/tags]