I am a scientist, I seek to understand CVs.
September 19, 2012 2:03 PM Subscribe
Does anyone know a good science/engineering resume editing service? Having trouble figuring out what to leave/chop.
I found a posting for my dream job! But, I know that competition will be stiff. I realized during resume editing that... er, my resume might need some work.
The job is an applied research position (engineering-ish) in a non academic environment. I'm at a bit of a loss of what to include (obviously technical experience, but what if it's non-related? Older jobs that imparted soft skills? Academic awards? Interests/volunteer?) and how long it should be (I'm at three pages, which seems big considering I'm a pretty new grad). So, I think I need some professional help tackling this.
However, I don't know where to look online for professional editing services that specialize in science/engineering research (I've heard positive things about The Professor Is In, but she focuses on social science grads; other sites tend to have the academia angle covered well, but I'm coming up with nothing for this).
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
I found a posting for my dream job! But, I know that competition will be stiff. I realized during resume editing that... er, my resume might need some work.
The job is an applied research position (engineering-ish) in a non academic environment. I'm at a bit of a loss of what to include (obviously technical experience, but what if it's non-related? Older jobs that imparted soft skills? Academic awards? Interests/volunteer?) and how long it should be (I'm at three pages, which seems big considering I'm a pretty new grad). So, I think I need some professional help tackling this.
However, I don't know where to look online for professional editing services that specialize in science/engineering research (I've heard positive things about The Professor Is In, but she focuses on social science grads; other sites tend to have the academia angle covered well, but I'm coming up with nothing for this).
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
Best answer: Sometimes universities and colleges will offer career center services to their alumnis (alumnus?) I'd start there...
posted by p1nkdaisy at 1:21 AM on September 21, 2012
posted by p1nkdaisy at 1:21 AM on September 21, 2012
Response by poster: Right! I'm not sure why I forgot about my university career services. Duh. I'll start there, since it's free.
Thanks for the website plasticbugs; I'll definitely check that out if I don't have luck with the university.
posted by Paper rabies at 11:28 AM on September 24, 2012
Thanks for the website plasticbugs; I'll definitely check that out if I don't have luck with the university.
posted by Paper rabies at 11:28 AM on September 24, 2012
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He offers a $15 discount if you're a Something Awful forums member.
http://resumetointerviews.com/
posted by plasticbugs at 2:39 PM on September 19, 2012