CV Tips and Job Hunting Tips

CV Tips and Job Hunting Tips

March 2nd, 2009  |  Posted in Human Resources, Using Bayt by Dan Stuart  |  7 Comments

Glenn Kelman, the CEO of Redfin, an online real estate brokerage firm recently posted a great guest post on Guy Kawasaki’s blog about writing a CV. With so many people currently looking for jobs in Dubai, I’ve included the most illustrative and universal section was his list of likes and dislikes for CV content:

Here’s What I Like:

1. A direct style: use blunt, short words. Most resumes are scanned, not read.
2. Looks: like a middle-aged man’s apartment. Nice and tidy.
3. Objective: be direct; your objective is the job you’re applying for.
4. Verbs ending in “d”: shipped, launched, built, sold.
5. Results: not responsibilities or experience — but what responsibilities and experience helped you accomplish.
6. Bullets: 3 or 4 results per job.