What Not to Put on a Resume The following 8 items are not my original ideas. Unfortunately, I do not have the source of the document to give proper credit to the author (s). I get anywhere from 25 to 50 resumes per week and 99% of them follow the format of what not to put on a resume. Resumes are loaded with duties and responsibilities without mention of accomplishments and/or results. 1. “Salary negotiable” Companies know that. If you’re wasting a precious line of your resume on this term, it looks as though you’ve run out of things to talk about. If your salary is not negotiable, that would be somewhat unusual. Don’t put that on your resume either. 2. “References available by request” See the preceding comment about unnecessary terms. 3. “Responsible for ______” Reading this term, the recruiter can almost picture an uninspired employee mechanically fulfilling his or her job requirements. Having been responsible for something isn’t something you did. It is something that h...
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Taking action may seem risky, but doing nothing is a bigger risk -John Miller The above quote from the book QBQ written by John Miller goes back to my thoughts on mistakes. Many managers do not like mistakes from subordinates as the mistakes might relfect negatively upon the manager. As a leader in the corporate world and in the non profit world I always felt that mistakes of commission were tools for leaning while mistakes of ommission meant that nothing had been done and therefore no leaning took place. It is far better to make a mistake doing something than to make the mistake of doing nothing.
A winner is big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. – John Maxwell So many times I hear managers complain about a subordinate when he or she makes a mistake. The manager immediately feels the mistake will reflect on himself and wants to berate the subordinate. The quote above by John Maxwell tells us that mistakes can be used as learning tools and it is possible to profit from those mistakes.
Zig Ziglar was one of my favorite motivational speakers. In addition to his quote below he tells the story about being in Kansas City airport and his flight is delayed. His response was fantastic, There are only 3 reasons why a flight is delayed. There is something wrong with the plane, the crew or the weather. In any of those cases he wanted to be on the ground. When I was doing a lot of traveling it helped keep things in perspective. Have a great day!! You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want. - Zig Ziglar
Just a thought…. . “I discovered I always have choices and sometimes it’s only a choice of attitude.” - Judith M. Knowlton Yes, these are very difficult times. It certainly has made us all stop to think about where we are and how we can get to where we need to be. We should be respectful of everyone around us – as difficult as our individual situation may be, the next person we meet may be in a more difficult situation – through no fault of their own! When you allow yourself to become immersed in positive thinking, you will start to see it effect other aspects of your life. For example, instead of feeling "inconvenienced...
“A winner is big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them and strong enough to correct them.” - John Maxwell As I look back over the years and if I were to list all of the mistakes I have made, you can imagine that I was not too thrilled to learn that I had made some of them more than once. However, I can now look at those mistakes and learn from them and correct them. Every one of us has the opportunity to learn from our mistakes. All too often I hear my supervisor really gets angry when I make a mistake and I am afraid to do anything for fear of making a mistake. It is unfortunate that people in management positions do not realize that mistakes are opportunities to learn, coach and mentor. Please call for assistance filling a position or if you are looking for a new position. I can be reached at 973-627-1888 or lance@rpssearchgroup.com