The Muse: Picture this: That dream job suddenly becomes available, you have an opportunity to secure a promotion, or your annual review sneakily shows up on your calendar. You realize you haven’t updated your resume in, well, too long. After putting in all the work, you want to ensure your biggest accomplishments are reflected. But, well—what are they?
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At first glance, this article seems to be narcissistic. Bragging about yourself? Alright. However, as I look into the article further, it actually makes sense. It's almost like keeping (good) tabs on yourself. More often than not, the negative feedback sticks more in my mind than the positive complements I receive. If you keep up with this practice, you're almost like proactively brainstorming. I think I'm going to actively pursue this process for the next time I have to re-do my whole resume.
I have mixed feelings for the advice in this article. Half the article I like and I half I do not. I like the idea of keeping a folder to put things in for your resume so it is all in one convenient location and then when it comes time to update it there is not huge challenges. However the idea of keeping a folder of compliments I get on work seems a little much. If anything every time you start a new project open up your resume folder and write a quick sentence or two about what this new project does for you.
I don't necessarily see this as as a resume trick, but more as a confidence tool. While applying to internships there many moments when I thought to myself while updating my resume that I am not qualified for this job and will never get an interview. This is when I would use this technique. Reading the emails that are described her would make me gain some confidence and motivation. I think this is a good tool for applying to jobs and in life.
This is pretty smart. I think, even more than a resume tool, this would be super useful for figuring out who your best references would be. In addition to a simple quantifier of who sung the most of your praises, you have specific examples to jog their memory with if you haven't worked together recently. We're also, especially as college students, in the business of singing our own praises and "selling ourselves", for lack of a better word. It's not narcissistic to keep positive emails unless it's equally narcissistic to dwell on criticism. Self-loathing is just as selfish as egotism.
I guess this could work as a way to remember your accomplishments but this article is a little deceiving. I was hoping for some magical way to have my resume update itself so that I didn't have to but I suppose if the problem you have when you go to update your resume is that you cant remember what you've done, then this could be a neat little trick. If anyone knows of some magical way to have your resume update itself please let me know.
This is an interesting spin on something that I used to do. I would keep thank you cards or any other type of paper that was given to me on a shelf and just call it my ego shelf. This tactic of creating a folder with accomplishments acknowledged by your peers seems like a great way to keep things in order and a great resource to go to when creating a resume.
I agree with jason, that i dont see this as much of a resume trick, but as a confidence tool. This seems to be most useful in terms of reminding yourself some things youve done recently and giving yourself a little personal jumpstart to get going on fixing your resume. I think the better advice would be, after something completes like a project or something, decide whether its resume worthy, and if it is- add it then. Then all you have to do is go back and double check when you are applying. Thats what I do with shows and skills. After I learn something new, I add it to my resume and maybe at the same time take something less impressive off.
I think this tool is interesting for both updating your resume and boosting your confidence. Like Katie said, we often let compliments and positive feedback slip through the crack while we dwell on negative comments, so I think having a folder full of accomplishments is a great way to keep in good spirits. It also helps when you need to write a cover letter or resume to have all your information in one place.
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