Comments on: Why Resumes Are Useless Plus Links to Interview Questions http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/ News, views, tips and tricks on Oracle and other fun stuff Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:28:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Norbert http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/#comment-52021 Norbert Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:25:24 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/#comment-52021 Just to reply to the last comment (being a European). Though it is true Americans work more hours, research has shown that their productivity is less. I would highly recommend reading "The 4-Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferris. Maybe slightly offtopic but a great read on how to focus on the things that matter without wasting our time on unimportant tasks <a href="http://www.easyarticlesdirectory.com/Category/Resumes/94" rel="nofollow">Easy Articles Directory</a> Just to reply to the last comment (being a European). Though it is true Americans work more hours, research has shown that their productivity is less.

I would highly recommend reading “The 4-Hour Workweek” by Timothy Ferris. Maybe slightly offtopic but a great read on how to focus on the things that matter without wasting our time on unimportant tasks

Easy Articles Directory

]]> By: Darrell http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/#comment-51961 Darrell Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:21:07 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/#comment-51961 Expect a lot more rubbish as the desperation levels rise in the current recession, and people struggle to hold on to existing jobs or to find new ones. According to former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, the income of a young man in his 30s is now 12% below that of man of his age three decades ago. An indication of the tough conditions is that "the typical American puts in 350 more hours than the average European, more even than the notoriously industrious Japanese" Darrell <a href="http://www.masterjobinterviews.com" rel="nofollow">Master Job Interviews</a> Expect a lot more rubbish as the desperation levels rise in the current recession, and people struggle to hold on to existing jobs or to find new ones.

According to former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, the income of a young man in his 30s is now 12% below that of man of his age three decades ago.

An indication of the tough conditions is that “the typical American puts in 350 more hours than the average European, more even than the notoriously industrious Japanese”

Darrell

Master Job Interviews

]]> By: thecp http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/#comment-51820 thecp Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:46:32 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/#comment-51820 check out this for oracle interview questions <a href="http://nerdinterview.com/category/oracle-interview-questions/" rel="nofollow">http://nerdinterview.com/category/oracle-interview-questions/</a> check out this for oracle interview questions
http://nerdinterview.com/category/oracle-interview-questions/

]]> By: Ashirwad http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/#comment-51051 Ashirwad Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:56:06 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/#comment-51051 <p>But you cant put all candidates with the same measure, In this case, people having serious 20 years of international experience and still have been asked for the written test and the questions were prepared refering 3976543 books each with 56776554 pages!!!! Well, I don't care if somebody is going to judge me based on that test.</p> But you cant put all candidates with the same measure, In this case, people having serious 20 years of international experience and still have been asked for the written test and the questions were prepared refering 3976543 books each with 56776554 pages!!!! Well, I don’t care if somebody is going to judge me based on that test.

]]> By: Jared Fletcher http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/#comment-50878 Jared Fletcher Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:33:15 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/#comment-50878 <p>Can't agree more! Resumes can end up wasting time for both the employer and applicant. Unfortunately, resumes are the human resource / recruiters / applicant's form of currency. However, there’s plenty of counterfeit currency out there. Resume certification is where the future is……….</p> Can’t agree more! Resumes can end up wasting time for both the employer and applicant. Unfortunately, resumes are the human resource / recruiters / applicant’s form of currency. However, there’s plenty of counterfeit currency out there. Resume certification is where the future is……….

]]> By: Madhu http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/#comment-50874 Madhu Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:37:56 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/#comment-50874 <p>Check out this guy who applies for a job in our company with a 2+ years of past experience in our company!!</p> <p>We haven't heard about him working with us anytime before :-)</p> Check out this guy who applies for a job in our company with a 2+ years of past experience in our company!!

We haven’t heard about him working with us anytime before :-)

]]> By: Noons http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/#comment-50862 Noons Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:35:24 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/2007/06/05/why-resumes-are-useless-plus-links-to-interview-questions/#comment-50862 <p>"the resumes I have seen were obviously made to order"</p> <p>well, at least you're getting made to order. there is nothing more annoying than to open a resumw in Word, go to the Properties and find out it was written for another person by another company...</p> <p>doesn't anyone examine the Properties of a Word document anymore?</p> <p>Jeeez.....</p> “the resumes I have seen were obviously made to order”

well, at least you’re getting made to order. there is nothing more annoying than to open a resumw in Word, go to the Properties and find out it was written for another person by another company…

doesn’t anyone examine the Properties of a Word document anymore?

Jeeez…..

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