Revisit Resume

This afternoon, I submitted my resume to Rezcore.com for evaluation. I was pleasantly surprised by the results - I was in the 87th percentile! Here's a shot of the report:

After reviewing the results from my first submission, I set about to tune-up my resume. Rezscore recommended that I sell myself more persuasively but I am not very good at selling myself. And, yes, I know that's what a resume is for. Anyway, I decided to focus on strengthening the words that described my work experience and added terms like excellent and extensive. My first revision wasn't very effective. I got another B+ and scored in the exact same 87th percentile. I didn't take a screen shot of that effort because it was more or less identical to my first evaluation.

In my second revision, I focused on rearranging sentences and making sure that I used strong action words to describe my experience. For example, I revised one sentence so that instead of starting with the words "Responsible for managing..." it now begins with the words "Managed the day-to-day operations..." The effort paid off:

I liked this exercise for a couple of reasons. First of all, I've tuned up my resume and I think it's better than it was this morning. Second, I've learned about an internet service that I didn't know existed. Rezscore is a great business idea and the free evaluation is definitely a great way to get a handle on how your resume rates. Very cool.

Relationship to Standards - The revisit resume exercise relates well to the following standards: 1(a) in that the lesson deals with relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity; 1(c) in that the lesson addresses students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources; 3(a) in that the lesson demonstrates fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies.