Resume Resumé
June 7, 2008
I have graduated and all but I still don’t find my resume that presentable. I squeezed in all my relevant credentials to two pages but I am not satisfied, still. How come I’m always at a loss when it comes to redesigning and editing my resume?
Because it’s a big waterloo.
I believed in the hype that resumes are a key to employment. So since my second year in college, I made sure my resume is impressive, and undoubtedly, aesthetically pleasing. I counted a year and a half to have my resume finalized, to get the best color scheme, font, font style, margins, and that screaming SHEENAH BROMIDOR TAN on the top of the first page. I settled for that resume, but now, I am not pleased.
I submitted resumes on my OJT companies. I believe those resumes fall on the bounds of mediocrity. Digital and printed resumes are way too different from each other. In digital, you can change the background color to navy blue, and your text to a high-contrast, every pixel is visible. In printed version, you cannot possibly use a dark-colored paper because inkjet printers cannot use opaque ink. Plus, if the printer isn’t well-maintained, some pixels may be ruined.
Right now I am deliberating on what to put in my resume. Lyceum Institute of Technology became Lyceum of the Philippines-Laguna shortly before we graduated. I consulted to Sir George this dilemma and we now have a solution.
Resume contents differ depending on the field one is applying for. I am applying as a news writer on a marine company so my resume is more on my journalism experiences. I am also applying on an events/entertainment department of a company, so my OJTs should be fully emphasized.
Most companies allow applicants to submit requirements through email, which is why I thought of a quite impressive way to send mine: Sheenah-Tan-resume.PDF. Haha. My resume’s not just another MS Word document; it’s now a PDF. And since it’s a PDF, I might as well change its layout, color scheme and all that jazz. Wait, I can have a different, non-common font as well!
So three years of improving my resume isn’t all that bad. After all, companies do not solely rely on resumes. What a relief.
