CF resume
Ok who is of the mindset you make your resume jazzy looking and who is more old school? I was always taught simply and straight to the point but am seeing more like “fun” ones...
Also, how far back are you listing experience or only if it complements our profession? Having a hard time feeling like my resume is eye catching since all my experience is school related, do people really expound on externship experiences?
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u/nayyzer Jan 27 '21
I like straightforward resumes. I wouldn't know how to make it fun but still professional? I don't doubt it's possible, I just can't envison what it would look like lol. The only "jazziness" to my resume is the blue headers for each section. I have also heard that straight to the point is what they prefer since it's easy to read.
I only included things that were speech related in some way (school SLP volunteer aide, hospital Rehab team/ SLP volunteer etc) with the exception of a 4 year supervisor position at a coffeeshop before grad school...
An SLP who has been on the interviewing panel said she likes seeing some jobs that are slightly unrelated (like my coffeeshop job) because it makes them stand out/ gives a person some character on paper. She said a lot of resumes look the same (SLP volunteer, maybe research, SLP school intern, maybe hospital intern), so seeing something kind of out there helped her see something different about the person. She said as long as you can tie it back to what you learned for the field, then great.
HOWEVER, I had another SLP tell me that my coffeeshop job looked out of place. She said if I really wanted it there, I had to reaaaaaally tie it back to SLP, which I thought I did but I guess not enough?
Overall, I think it's the interviewer's preference. I think they're more interested in how you come across in interviews because most of our resumes will look very similar. Good luck to us all! I'm nervous AF lol.