Haha! Just kidding! I have no idea. Like at all.
In fact, I had a free resume checker criticize my resume stating all kinds of things. For a whole day, I kind of believed them UNTIL, they told me I should definitely be using word docs instead of PDF.
Um, WRONG. Almost every job I have applied for has asked for mostly PDF docs and only a few requested "word"... so screw those sabotaging suggestions, including the ones stating that I used "too many action phrases" Um what do you think I'm doing??? I'm WORKING. I'm in ACTION!
All I can say is list what you did, what you accomplished, and maybe throw in some results... no, definitely throw in some results.
And here is my question... why oh why do we need cover letters? I have a friend who is a recruiter for a large bank and she told me "I always skip applicants that send cover letters."
Excuse me, WHAT. You do WHAT???
She then explained to me that resumes are adequate and cover letters are a waste of time. I mean I couldn't agree with her more because Cover Letters are my personal nightmare. I HATE them. Oy, it takes me a solid hour to write a decent cover letter.
But yea now I have this new approach on cover letters. And of course, plenty of companies still require them, but I like knowing that a lot of bigger companies don't make them a priority.
And also, like what is the happy medium of applying to jobs? 10 a day? 15? All I know is I wish it were easier. Like couldn't I get an interview same day and you just let me know if I'm what you want?
And while I'm on this random roller coaster, I have come to the conclusion that I am software, graphic design guru trapped in the body of a liberal arts girl. I would LOVE to work at Buzzed, Facebook, Urban Airship, or one of these cool businesses. Unfortunately they are in very low demand for people with psychology degrees.
And also, if this was a misleading post, I am so sorry, but no, I'm not sorry!
Listen, don't take yourself too seriously, and understand that maybe you won't get that killer job, and maybe your computer crashed and you didn't back up your hard drive (so all those precious cover letter templates, and revised resumes are now in doc heaven). And maybe you gained 10 pounds because job searching is stressful and you now have butt acne. OH WELL!
It will be alright. YOU will be ok. You live and you learn.
And sometimes you just learn and learn and learn some more.
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