Yae Sam Song - Response 02

In both articles, “A Glimpse and a Hook” and “Build the Resume Employers Want”, put emphasis on the importance of the features of creating, finishing, and presenting a resume to the employer. Both of the articles are written by the people who have overwhelming experiences in reading resumes and evaluating them for a decision. While I was reading the first article, I was surprised of how much time the reader spends on a resume. It was only 30 seconds for each one. If one compares the effort and time a person spends on a resume, which is probably more than two weeks at least, it is discouraging to write one. However, I understand that there are a lot of stacks of them to read and that one has to make their resume stand out from the others. It is said in both articles that design and the way it is presented is essential. They say that they are flexible in the design and the template. The emphasis was on the resume to be prominent. There was another thing that surprised me. It is stated in both articles that having an own website could be beneficial for the candidate. I have not thought that they would google your name on the web.

In the two articles, there were two major disagreements that I found during the application process. The tone and the content of the article “A Glimpse and a Hook” seemed to be focusing on people who have already had experiences in work, where as the article “Build the Resume Employers Want” seemed to be focusing on the college students who are applying for a job. The second article focused on how the people looked at GPA and education, where as the first article did not mention anything about the GPA. In addition, the first article looks at the school name at last to eliminate prejudice. Another disagreement was that the first article showed how the objective was not very important, as they are not read. However, the second article puts emphasis on the objective, as it finds focus in what kind of person you are.

The articles were written from professionals, which gave me new information on how to create a resume. However, I am discouraged to write one because of the comparison of the time I put in and the time they put in to read a resume.