I've received mixed reactions from interviewers about my former employer due to its aggressive business practices and founder's personality. They either liked or hated it and I'm concerned it's hurting my job prospects. Should I omit the company from my CV and reposition the time I spent there to appear as part of my current consulting activities?
I'm 45 years old and have 12 years' marketing and communications experience with Silicon Valley firms in the U.S. Now that I'm living in Paris and job hunting, I'm frequently told that I'm overqualified for jobs or that employers are looking for junior-level candidates with three to five years' experience. I also list all of my job experience on my curriculum vitae. Is it to the advantage of older workers to reposition their experience to seem less senior or "expensive"?
I have a degree in computer science and recently earned a master's degree in information systems. I've worked as a systems analyst for an information-technology company and interned as a technical-systems administrator. When I started to look for a job in September, I had a difficult time. I know that the economy's tight, but I sent out many resumes and got only a few interviews and no job offers. What should I do?
I'm a Ph.D. from one of the top Grandes Ecoles in France and have been working for start-ups in London for two years. I feel I bring to prospective employers a breadth of experience in information technology. This seems to scare recruiters seeking specialized job candidates. I'm not sure how to proceed with my CV, and whether it would be best at times to leave out certain experiences or skills for the sake of simplification. At the same time, given the competitive market and key-word searches done by recruiters, it would seem better to present a broad range of experiences. Any thoughts?
My work experience began at a dot-com where I held a marketing and communications job until I was laid off. After being unemployed for about nine months, I landed my current marketing and public-relations job at a technology start-up. I'm eager to leave IT and break into creative marketing, ideally at a retail firm. Since my resume is choppy, would it look bad if I switched jobs after only 10 months or should I stay for at least a year?
You should not only lie in the resume, but also in the job interview if you want to succeed. Many people including CEOs were fired by the board of directors, but when you read the companies press release, they said that the CEOs resigned instead of got fired.
Therefore, you should learn from them that you should lie as well. Companies lie to the general public, and you should too.