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Resume evaluation/review needed part 2
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1:02 pm
October 23, 2008


mallaakk

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Hello Colleagues

just realised that my first post did not catch all my resume content ! it is missing the last part about the extracurircual activities and volunteer activites. I am adding them here to havea good pictures. ( not sure why this is the case, and could not find a \"file attach\" option to use instead of pasting!)

thanks

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                                  Resume cont.

 

 

activites / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Languages Written and Spoken: Fluent in English, French and Arabic; beginner in Spanish.

Computer skills:  Microsoft office tools: Word, Excel, Power Point, Access; PHStat, Decision Explorer.

Other Interests: Traveling, scuba diving; open-water free diver, bicycling, music, and reading.

Extra-curricular Experience:

·    MBA Consulting Club President and Co-founder 2005- 2008

·    Entrepreneurship Club VP- 2005-2006

·    International Case Competition Judge Coordinator-2006

Volunteer Experience:

·     Terry Fox  and  Red Cross, Montreal-2004- present

·     Ice Storm Relief , Brossard-1998

·     AIDS Research Fund Raising, McGill U.-1996

                                  

1:59 am
October 30, 2008


admin

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Hi Mallakk,

Thanks for the posts. I think your resume looks good, some minor comments for improvement:

  • First section of the resume , (Customer-centric versatile professional with expertise in Product Management…) is a bit wordy I would make it more succint. Some of the things you mention here should be in the bullets in your experiences. It is better to demonstrate them via examples.
  • First section of the resume under profile and key competencies can be merged into a single section. Again, competencies you mention here are better demonstrated as part of your experiences e.g.  Energetic Self Starter and Team Developer – Where did you show this in your experience?
  • In the experience section, you can add some bullet around showing core consulting skills: e.g. when did you present results to senior management, what actions did they take based on your recommendation?
  • Any bullets for your experiences as a Research Assistant or Team Leader? Better add some bullets to these as well. E.g. Research shows you have thought leadership, what was the contribution of the research, how big of a role did you play?
  • Computer skills are not that important, you can get rid of them to save space, it is better to have a one page readable font size resume
  • The school related activities can be added to the education section – e.g. club president
  • Pls add GPA's and test scores to education where appropriate

Overall, I think your resume looks solid. Given your experience in Middle East and your language skills, did you think about applying to those offices as well? They are growth areas, always looking for folks. Due to the recession in the developed markets, hiring is down in general, it might be a good idea to check them out.

Good luck, keep us posted on your search,

Consulting Junkie Admins

4:42 pm
October 30, 2008


mallaakk

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dear Admin

thank you for your reply and valuable inputs!.  i will try to incorporate your suggestions while keeping my resume to 1 pg length!

As for your comment on the profile section do you suggest having bullets points rather than the paragraph + competencies? this section was meant to summarise my overall experience in general without reference to where/when this experience/competency is acquired. the experience part did refer to when they were required , but maybe not too emphasised given the fact I wanted to stick to 1 pg length!

Thank you again

have a great day

mallaakk

12:25 am
October 31, 2008


admin

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Dear Mallakk,

You can convert the summary profile into bullets if you want to keep the profile as is it, now it is hard to read as it is longer 7-8 word fragments. This would take up a lot of space and would be repetitive since you will have many of these in your experience.

I would stick to shorter and punchier fragments, e.g. Trilingual, motivated, with excellent communication skills is good

Good luck, keep us posted on the job hunt.

Consulting Junkie Admins
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