Resume Anxiety
Everyone has an opinion about what a great resume looks like, but no one seems to agree on a single definition of great. As many job seekers, I have solicited feedback from many people on how I should word, organize and format my resume. And like others, I find myself working with conflicting advise and opinions. Even when I have complete trust in the advise of all the people from whom I have gotten feedback, I still am left with substantial–material differences of opinion.
Here are some examples: I have a robust and diverse background. I have been a project manager, a product manager, an executive and a consultant. In recent years with the volatility on the economy, I have had to be flexible in the types of roles I take. I am capable of many things, so how do I convey what I am really good at. As an example, I have a Masters degree, I am a veteran and have a current PMP certification. How should I highlight those things? I have had VP level jobs and been a general manager, so how do I tie that into my more functional abilities? Do I put my education first or my work experience? Do I use bullet points or should I use a more narrative format? Do I even mention I have a PMP when applying for non project management jobs? Should I de-emphasise my executive experience or my functional experience?
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I have these uninhibited moments of inspiration from time to time that I call “Jerry Maguire Moments.” They are highly idealistic thoughts that are stripped of social repression and doubt because they come to me when I am completely alone, in the midst of a sleepless night, listening to music in the car or on my motorcycle. I know that many of us have these, but we typically repress them because out social environment indirectly regulates what ideas are acceptable. Great ideas disappear with what we think are constraints to possibilities. In large corporate environments–innovation is often decapitated because of existing power structures, role identity, idea ownership and arbitrary conventions.
My blog post yesterday, What is Move.com’s Mobile Strategy?, was not a critique of Move.com as a company, but rather an offer of an offer to help. An idea based on my background as a former Move Vice President with deep knowledge of the Web and the real estate industry. I was employed at Move from 2001 to 2007. In that time, I was a deeply engaged executive… I have context.
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Move, Inc., the operator of Realtor.com and Move.com, is the leader in online real estate search and has long enjoyed its dominance in the online real estate space. But will that number one position last? Without a defined mobile strategy and redefining itself as a web technology company, its place as leader in the online real estate search is questionable.
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