Comments on: Reviewing resumes…

By: Tim Wells

Tim Wells — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:45:46 +0000

Great suggestions. I read your tweet about how you are impressed by the resumes you have already received. I’m writing my resume as we speak and will submit it tomorrow. In the meantime, after reading David’s blog post on the twelve second video pitch I decided to try my own aimed at getting an interview with Stage Two. This definitely plays to my strengths considering my background in video production. You can find it here http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7378275554029349559

By: Alex Porter

Alex Porter — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:49:42 +0000

Jeremy,

Thank you for taking the time to put together these excellent tips. Resume Submitted.

Alex Porter

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:42:23 +0000

@Chris – The difference between this blog content and a resume/cover letter is that the person looking for a job needs to be putting their best foot forward, always. Also, I’m sure you can find some grammar issues here, but I said “typos” – implying misspelled words. I wouldn’t freak out upon receiving a cover letter with some grammatical flaws, but typos in a job application are, in my opinion, a sign of people who don’t pay attention to detail.

Regarding being a difficult boss, well, you can ask my employees their opinion, I’m pretty sure they’ll be quite accurate about the work environment here. What I read “between the lines” is you are probably not a great employee.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:07:03 +0000

I believe the “no mistakes” requirement for accepting resumes is gaining popularity but missing the mark in qualifying proper candidates. There is not one person in the world who is error-free, so asking for perfection is hypercritical. Also, I see a number of grammatical and writing errors on this blog, so why ask for perfection when you cannot achieve it yourself? And, if your argument is that a blog doesn’t have to be well written, then you are in the wrong business.

No matter how attractive the job might be, I avoid companies that demand perfection in a resume, usually executives at these organizations are never satisfied and a pain with which to work. That said, I do not know your company, only the message “between the lines” that you probably are a difficult boss.

By: Georgia

Georgia — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:20:30 +0000

I just ran into your posting on Craigslist and was intrigued so I clicked on the link. I’m just casually looking but love the feedback on submitting resumes. If only all companies made the effort to give constructive feedback but I suppose that would make it too easy. Thanks for the perspective of the Craigslist posting response. I’ve unfortunately have made a couple of the above mistakes and for someone just starting their journey for their perfect job, this should be their bible.

By: Calvin Ma

Calvin Ma — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:26:03 +0000

Wow, this was awesome. I owe you guys a drink when I get my next job. Even if it’s not with you.

By: Mari Azizkhanian

Mari Azizkhanian — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:15:17 +0000

After reading this page and taking careful note of what was said I began working on an email containing my resume and cover letter when all of a sudden my Yahoo! mail sent my email mid draft.

As you can imagine I was aghast and shot off a quick email asking the recipient to please disregard my incomplete email.

Lets hope I wasn’t marked as spam.

By: Anna Yu

Anna Yu — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:14:48 +0000

I don’t want the mistake I made (“negotiable” salary) to hold me back from a chance at joining the Stage Two team. I have sent all relevant information again and would love to be reconsidered. Thanks!