Résumé Filter: I work for Blank Inc. I started working there about 4 years ago when it was just 2 other people, losing money and totally unknown. Now it is well over a dozen people and has been featured in many well known publications and partnered with big name companies and organizations. How do I best display my contribution on my résumé? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 2, 2009 - 6 answers

Can I leave out some educational background from my resume? I went to a university, then transferred and got a degree from another university. Will it harm me if I only list the university I got a degree from? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 20, 2009 - 14 answers

When listing publications in your resume what is the accepted practice for the order of the authors? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 4, 2009 - 20 answers

Is it okay to indicate race in a resume? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 12, 2009 - 36 answers

How OK are PDF resumes in the tech sector? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 29, 2009 - 30 answers

Resumefilter. What's the best way to note that I worked at a company as a temp for a good long while before being hired full-time? Is it necessary? And what about those 4-5 months before I started working for the firm, when I was a temp doing the same exact work, for other companies but also occasionally for the company who ended up hiring me? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 27, 2009 - 8 answers

Someone who is one of my best professional references wants to hire me! But now how do I offer good references to his large, corporate HR department? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 9, 2009 - 5 answers

Help me evaluate the utility of resumé services, career consultants, and placement agencies for attorneys in a smallish job market near a large market. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 12, 2008 - 2 answers

I'm applying for professional jobs after 6 months of maternity leave. How, if at all, should this be reflected (a) in my resume/cover letter and (b) in my interviews? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 8, 2008 - 3 answers

Attorney job applicant left something off resume. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 27, 2008 - 19 answers

From time to time, I help my liberal arts type friends with resume writing, job hunting and interview coaching. I've now had a scientist ask me for help. How can I help her best? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 25, 2008 - 1 answer

I think I want to work on the tech team for a film/media arts/physical computing program. How can I improve my resume for this type of job? Alternatively, what other jobs might appeal to me? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 9, 2008 - 2 answers

I need a new job and have very odd and hard to explain experience, resume thoughts, job hunt thoughts? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 6, 2007 - 5 answers

CollegeJobFilter: I have recently left one college job on less than friendly terms with my employer, but not necessarily of my own fault. How can I reconcile this with my resume? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 15, 2007 - 10 answers

Do employers actually verify education? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 21, 2007 - 39 answers

The short version of my question: I am underpaid and need to make what I'm worth but I am also incredibly insecure and the thought of applying for another job sends me into panic and depression. Even when asked by, for example, the VP of the online division of a national newspaper I find myself unable to write a resume and offer it up (true story). Is it possible to convince my current employers to pay me what I'm worth? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 26, 2007 - 23 answers

How to handle applying for work 8 hours away from your current residence? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 30, 2007 - 12 answers

What should I put on my CV (resumé) if I failed my university degree? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 20, 2006 - 10 answers

I'm having a difficult time finding a tech job two thirds of the way across the US from where I am now. I'm wondering if it’s because my age is showing through, or if it's something else. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 23, 2006 - 5 answers

I am applying for a job at a large computer/electronics retail chain. It's an entry level job, but some experience is required, which I genuinely have, but I am thinking of lying on my resume about having my degree. What are the odds that they will check? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 9, 2006 - 27 answers

I've got a marathon job interview coming up, and I'm looking for advice on: a professional purse or briefcase I can use; how to stay energized, alert and upbeat for two consecutive days; cultural things I should be aware of in northeast Florida. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 20, 2005 - 15 answers

ResumeGrammarFilter: When describing my current job in my resume, I am torn between using the past tense (which sounds better in sentences that start with a verb, e.g. "Performed extensive data analysis," as well as matches the rest of my resume) and the present (since the job is still going on, but sentences like "Perform extensive data analysis" or "Performs extensive data analysis" sound wrong). Anybody know what's correct here? [anonymous because I don't want my coworkers to know I'm working on my resume]
posted by anonymous on Jan 27, 2005 - 12 answers

I've just been diagnosed with Adult ADHD. (No, this isn't the person who inquired earlier, although it inspired me to get it checked.) I'm going to be getting therapy to get better, but I wanted to know how you would view a person who admitted he had ADHD to you? It's apparent to me now that I've messed up a lot of things in my life because of it (Failing out of college, frequent job changes, crappy social life). I want to be able to say, "Hey, I messed up because of this, but I'm changing for the better." If you were an employer or even a guy/girl I was asking out, would you accept this as an excuse for my prior mistakes? Should I even mention it at all?
posted by anonymous on Dec 8, 2004 - 24 answers