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Mike Darga And, thanks to my student loans, pays really well and provides me a better title that I can leverage to get paid really well later.

135 weeks ago from Ask Penelope Trunk!

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Penelope Trunk: Totally agree that there's a UI problem with the reply button. I make the mistake all the time, but then I ask Ryan Paugh to fix it :)
134 weeks ago

Ryan Paugh: Wouldn't it be great if there was a Ryan Paugh for all of life's little mistakes?
134 weeks ago

Penelope Trunk We are in the process of putting together a list of the top 50 places to work for Gen Y. I am trying to figure out the algorithm. So...

135 weeks ago from Ask Penelope Trunk!

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Mike Darga: Opportunities for personal development. Good reputation (looks good on my resume for my next-next job). Superiors who I am not smarter than.
135 weeks ago

Mike Darga: or failing that, superiors who at least have a lot of experience and a lot to teach me.
135 weeks ago

martin swanson need help getting my resume looked at need help are there any takers?

135 weeks ago from Resume Feedback

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Mike Darga: take a look at some resume templates and do a google for "hierarchy in graphic design." it's very dense, and not very readable.
135 weeks ago

Dave Heal: Agree with Mike. It's difficult to read. Just as a reference point, look at Rebecca F's resume above for how much of a difference clean ...MoreAgree with Mike. It's difficult to read. Just as a reference point, look at Rebecca F's resume above for how much of a difference clean presentation can make.
128 weeks ago

Mike Darga General comment for Kim and others: find some way to export to a pdf. Resumes in Word can seem unprofessional.

136 weeks ago from Resume Feedback

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Mike Darga: Besides the reasons I mentioned, word doesn't allow you to tune your layout. You wouldn't create a magazine ad in Word. Just looks sloppy.
136 weeks ago

Mike Darga: Your resume is the equivalent of an advertisement for yourself, so do yourself a favor and put some effort into how it looks.
136 weeks ago

Kim Hoffmann After some good feedback on the old version, I have a new copy uploaded on my page. Anymore advice would be greatly appreciated!!

136 weeks ago from Resume Feedback

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Kim Hoffmann: Sounds good. I'll have to rethink a few of the accomplishment lists. Thanks!
136 weeks ago

David Galley: Also suggest reading lots of job ads for jobs you want, then writing your resume to be closer to the required experience portion of the ads.
136 weeks ago

Susie Kirkland Feeling uninspired by my resume. Thinking of scrapping the old one and starting a new one. I will post old & new tomorrow for feedback.

136 weeks ago from Resume Feedback

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Sam Puri: Hi Susie. I suggest that you list more of your accomplishments in each position as opposed to the responsibilities.
136 weeks ago

Mike Darga: Try to get to 1 pg. It's a little dense & hard to scan. Try putting most recent jobs on top rather than on bottom - Every second counts.
136 weeks ago

Mike Darga I've been working on my new one: http://bit.ly/KUP9A Hopefully it's all the things I mentioned to Alexa.

138 weeks ago from Resume Feedback

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Eric Schittulli: If things going smoothly for you on STO, I'll suggest that you stay until the big launch. You need a "big" MMO's release on your resume.
137 weeks ago

Mike Darga: Good feedback, thanks guys!
137 weeks ago

Alexa Johnson I sure know there's no "perfect", but are there some solid "dos and don'ts"? On a whole I am quite frustrated. Glad a group is here to help!

139 weeks ago from Resume Feedback

Mike Darga: To me, a good resume is: Short, confident, easily scannable, fact-based (not too much squishy generic stuff like Good Communication Skills)
139 weeks ago

Sam Puri: In my last role as a recruiter I would say to about 90% of my candidates to list their accomplishments as opposed to job responsibilities.
136 weeks ago

Alexa Johnson I've read so many different things and rules and whatnot, I feel generally lost...when do you stop editing and just go for it?

139 weeks ago from Resume Feedback

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Mike Darga: you're trying to get just a bit more money, a higher title, or into a more exclusive company, that's when really polishing becomes important
139 weeks ago

Mike Darga: The more experience you have, the more difficult a resume gets to write, because you have to start choosing how to present that experience.
139 weeks ago

Mike Darga Question: Full first names subconsciously more capable-sounding? Not even my mother calls me Michael, but someone suggested it for resume.

139 weeks ago from Resume Feedback

Eric Schittulli: Well, I think there no rules for that. That's really depend of the interviewer. But I cannot imagine that someone can be bothered by that.
139 weeks ago

May Hi, I am happy to join and provide some contents on how to change a resume in a CV for European countries

140 weeks ago from Resume Feedback

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Eric Schittulli: Hello there, as I'm french abd gere to help. But as german rules are very similars to french rules, you already have May for that ! =)
139 weeks ago

Caitlin Fitzsimmons: May are you based in the US now? I have an expats group, which is looking lonely. MoreMay are you based in the US now? I have an expats group, which is looking lonely. http://www.brazencareerist.com/group/expats-in-the-us
138 weeks ago

Caitlin Fitzsimmons This article was interesting - especially the opinion that experienced candidates can have 2 pages for their resumes. http://bit.ly/IOG9n

140 weeks ago from Resume Feedback

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Caitlin Fitzsimmons: 2-3 pages is standard in the UK and Australia. I can fit a truncated version on one page but only if I go down to 8-point font.
140 weeks ago

Mike Darga: Interesting. I'm certainly seeing more of them come through my office. As long as it's not someone entry-level I suppose it can't hurt much.
140 weeks ago

Mike Darga Hi guys, anybody read Cynthia Shapiro's book? I love it for many reasons but the resume tips were especially helpful: http://bit.ly/1O93Ni

140 weeks ago from Resume Feedback

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Jessica Lewis: I felt mixed about this book. I actually wrote a 3-part blog post about it back when I was just starting my job search: MoreI felt mixed about this book. I actually wrote a 3-part blog post about it back when I was just starting my job search: http://ow.ly/qZ9X
139 weeks ago

Caitlin Fitzsimmons: @Jessica I have commented on your blog post.
138 weeks ago

Mike Darga Hi all, Ryan suggested people in this group might be interested in the resume group. http://www.brazencareerist.com/group/resume-feedback

141 weeks ago from Ask A Coach

Mike Darga: I don't think it needs to be exclusive to resumes per se, but there are so many great copywriters here it would be nice to group them up.
141 weeks ago

Mike Darga Is there a really a good reason to enforce the 140 char limit? I like that they're short, but I've never been able to post without pruning.

141 weeks ago from Brazen Community Feedback

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Mark W.: " ... add in fields for links and other media that people want to share" - definitely agree. Visible full paths in links would be desirable.
141 weeks ago

Jake DeVries: I concur with the 140 char limit, especially in a group setting like this. Makes it really difficult for conversation stimulation.
140 weeks ago

Mike Darga Most of the lively groups I've seen so far are in the Q&A format, so I just started a group for resume feedback. So many great writers here.

141 weeks ago from Brazen Careerist Group Admins

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Ryan Paugh: Good call Mike! You should let some of the people in the Ask a Coach group know about it - MoreGood call Mike! You should let some of the people in the Ask a Coach group know about it - http://tr.im/ysuY
141 weeks ago

Mike Darga: Good call Ryan; I'll do that. Jay, I think once people ask, social capital takes care of the answering. Getting people to ask may be harder.
141 weeks ago

Jason Evanish I don't like the profile layout. What's the point of the interests and such if they're going to be so tiny?

141 weeks ago from Brazen Community Feedback

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Ryan Healy: Hey Mike, what browser are you using that shows line breaks?
141 weeks ago

Mike Darga: I'm using IE, but it seems to be a problem in Firefox too. Every place in my "specialties" with a comma is supposed to be a line break
141 weeks ago

Colleen Brady Site speed seems sluggish

141 weeks ago from Brazen Community Feedback

Ryan Healy: Thanks! Should be fixed now. Please let me know if it's not.
141 weeks ago

Mike Darga: I'm still having lots of long (10 sec?) waits for pages and forms to load.
141 weeks ago

Anastassia I'm 25 in and office environment of 40+. Everybody talks about family and kids. Can't seem to connect, what do i talk about?

141 weeks ago from Ask Penelope Trunk!

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Vanessa Alvarado: I'm 22 in a similar situation. I talk about art, photography, ideas & projects. I don't really go out of my way to connect. Is it necessary?
141 weeks ago

GenerationXpert Suzanne Kart: Ask follow up questions. Just don't respond with a comment about your childhood. Makes you relate to the kids, not the adults.
141 weeks ago

Mike Darga Hi guys, I'm a game designer currently making MMOs. I've been running design blog the last year or so: http://www.mikedarga.blogspot.com/

141 weeks ago from Video Games Industry

: Hey Mike, looking at your blog and enjoying reading some of your posts. Nice to connect!
140 weeks ago

Mike Darga: Thanks Richard, I'm glad you like it.
140 weeks ago

Mike Darga Does anybody else feel the recession has forced us to look out for ourselves more and ultimately become more successful? http://bit.ly/rqXtk

141 weeks ago from Personal Development

: Absolutely! I think I had already started on that path, but now I feel I've really shifted my whole approach to career and self-growth.
141 weeks ago

Ryan Healy: Definitely, I think it will ultimately be one of the major forces that defines our generations values
141 weeks ago

Kiyomi I'm only on my 14th post & out of ideas. What now?!

142 weeks ago from Ask Penelope Trunk!

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Mike Darga: Thats good advice Penelope. My favorite writing prof taught that you often dont know what youre trying to say until you read the first draft
141 weeks ago

Vanessa Alvarado: Today I cleaned up and organized my bookmarks. This spawned plenty of writing ideas.
141 weeks ago

Jay Neely What's everyone working on improving these days? I'm trying to be better about getting through my to-do list. AutoFocus system has helped.

143 weeks ago from Personal Development

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Mike Darga: After reading InboxZero and cleaning out my email accounts, I've found myself inspired to remove all other sources of guilt from my life
141 weeks ago

: I've been wanting to try AutoFocus... I really liked You Are the Message by Roger Ailes for communication skills.
141 weeks ago

Mike Darga created the group Resume Feedback

141 weeks ago

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I do a lot of reading about psychology. I'm obsessed with all forms of music. Drumming in Rock Band fills me with glee. I believe that if you make things well, making good things will come naturally.

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