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Have you ever got the impression that you are indeed the king of the world in typical James Cameron style for at least a fraction of a second? If never, I suggest you try drafting your resume. Incidentally I had to update my resume recently and gosh! I almost was impressed with the things I have done in the recent past. To get past my pompous self-praiseworthy self, I just had to put my resume amongst other accomplished resumes on the numerous job sites. That moment of momentary gratification is brought crashing down.
But for that fleeting moment, you do feel that in your brief life you indeed have accomplished quite a lot, at least by average standards. It sure feels good when you have to fight to fit all that into one lousy page. Stretching margins within printable limits and reducing font size to barely readable limits can feel as pleasing as a Mumbaikar feels boasting about crowded trains in the metropolis. To throw out some of your prized accomplishments in order to fit in the other important or rather relevant achievements is like choosing your favorite child.
But frankly one think I would feel extremely reluctant to do is cheating or lying on my resume. Handing our pamphlets at a convention does not qualify as “Organized and managed a team of volunteers for a national convention”. Sadly I tend to downplay my achievements until one of my advisors asked me to bump them up a bit. After all flipping burgers can be great learning exercise in teamwork and skill for an American kid so why not add my special-mention citation at a national level design competition?
Revising resumes can be a pain in the royal butt and I profess to have edited and uploaded my resume on our university career services website so many times that I think they are contemplating an amendment to their career service policies. But finally goofing up enough by applying for one position with two job description titles can calm your anxious nerves and put an end to the resume editing mania.
by Patrix | on Monday, March 29th, 2004 at 1:32 pm | 
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