In August 2010 - I used Craigslist to job hunt. I responded to about 35 job postings. Of those - I felt totally qualified for about 90% of them. Of those 35 responses - I received no calls for interviews. Disheartening was an understatement.
This round of job hunting - I emailed 4 resumes last week. Yesterday I got a call for an interview. The interview today went well and I just got a call offering me the position.
I guess it was meant to be....
He thought adding a picture was a gutsy thing to do. Of over 300 responses to his posting - only 6 of us included our picture.
I guess it made an impact and proved effective - a change of pace for someone wading through hundreds of online resumes.
The kicker?
When I closed the lid on my cell phone after the call offering me the job - the time was 3:11.
Sweet!
correction:
ReplyDelete"putting my picture on my resume was a WOMBAT"
Yes - that was my other option to the circa 1973 picture. I just wanted potential employers to see that even being over 50 - I still had all my nice strong teeth! ;o} You are probably one of the few who knew that WAS a wombat! Good job! :)
ReplyDeleteI see the wombat and I STILL don't know what one is!!! Congrats on the job, Holly! Where and doing what? Way to go!!!
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