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Let me speak from a managers point of view. I hired hundreds, and read thousands of resumes back in my corporate days, when I was as high as Division Sales Manager for western half of the USA.
Problems with your resume, is it is a one size fits all resume, that does not tell me as a manager what you can do for me. This type resume just gets thrown in the no-way pile. It is important that you use the type of resume to fit the job, and shows the reader, you are qualified for that job.
You have only 6 seconds to sell the HM or anyone looking at your resume, that they should actually read the resume. An amateur looking resume, will not last past that 6 seconds. And you have to show the employer why you can do the job.
If you want a resume that works, you need to make to tailor your resume to fit the job you are applying for.
You need a resume that stands out, and appears better than any other submitted. One way is to go through these web sites, that will teach you about different formats and building a resume. Then it will help you prepare your resume. And the price is right to learn about resumes, FREE.
This last link, also has a lot of different things about looking for a job, etc., that you may want to check out. They can help you look for and get hired on jobs.
Remember, if you are not getting interviews when looking for a job, one of 2 things are wrong.
1: You are applying for a job, you are not qualified for. Or at least your cover letter and resume say you are not. Problems with one size fits all resumes.
2: You are not designing a cover letter and resume specifically for the job you are applying for, and you failed the 6 second test.
All of the jobs I’m applying for are the same is what is stated in my resume. How can I taylor a resume to a specific job when the descriptions are generic?
All of the jobs I’m applying for are the same is what is stated in my resume. How can I taylor a resume to a specific job when the descriptions are generic?
The companies and the clients/customers they serve are probably not generic. Do research on the business and type of clientele to find out more what motivates them and what values they seem to want their employees to show.
Unless you are applying for a job in a call center,the one reading your resume will never get past the line where you say your work experience was in a high volume call center. For any other type job, the first screen will reject it, and those further up the line will never see it.
Especially due to your job limiting education background.
The rest just states duties of working in a call center, and other type jobs are looking for other things than call center experience, or looking for someone with a degree.
Twenty years of random, barely related jobs does not count as continuous experience.
But it does show the employer that the candidate is older and subject to age discrimination.
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