Comments on: Why Your Resume MUST HAVE A Career Summary

By: Becky Washington

Becky Washington — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:50:43 +0000

You’ve done a good job of describing what should be in it, but I’m still interested in the answer to the title of the article: “Why?” thx

By: neeta

neeta — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:19:04 +0000

That was great Jessica. Can you review my resume? I am a resume writer too but would like your opinion.

By: larryheard

larryheard — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:51:42 +0000

Bonnie if you're apply for managerial position you can stretch your resume to 2 pages but your summary should still be at 3-5 sentences, just keep up with relevant qualifications. Too long and missed some keywords then the hiring managers would trash your application, remember that they only have 15-30 seconds to skim through your application. Now how to write a resume after summary? Just keep it clean and professional. No grammar errors, no I and me statement too, and use specific figures when you can.

By: bonnie

bonnie — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:43:35 +0000

This was pretty helpful, thanks- just curious- if your career spans 30 years, and you have, in fact covered many positions in a particular field (mine is apparel) do you still keep your career summary to 3-5 sentences? I understand having different versions to use for different jobs- as I already have different resumes for that purpose.