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| How to Walk a Recruiter Through Your Resume | Like (44) |
| "Walk me through your resume." Sounds simple enough. After all, it is your experience. You'll spend two to three minutes reciting and, if you get nervous, sometimes reading everything on your resume, starting with your undergraduate education. Right? Wrong! As a career counselor at a major university, I've seen undergraduate and graduate students alike get tripped up by this common interview technique, which some company recruiters call the "Resume Walk." Most interviewees spend their time regurgitating every minor detail verbatim from their resumes, instead of focusing on the high points and explaining the reasons they made different decisions. Based on dozens of conversations I've had over the years, recruiters are much more interested in your thought process than they are specific details about each job. If there's one part of an interview you should ace, it should be the Resume Walk. After all, it's about you and your resume. You know this stuff, right? When you respond, you want to tell the interviewer a story. Part of that story will be the reasons you made certain career-related decisions. Here are three you'll want to cover and tips for discussing them: Why you chose your college or university. During mock interviews, students have told me they selected their college or university because it was close to home or because their boyfriend or girlfriend went there. That might be the truth, but it isn't going to persuade the interviewer that the student was thoughtful in his or her decision. Instead, you should focus on what was different about the school and how that fit with your career plans. If you wanted to be an engineer, for example, part of your answer could be that it's one of the top engineering schools in the country. Read More... Also Read Behavioral Interview Crossing the first hurdle 5 things not to do or say at a job interview Write an impressive cover letter to get an edge Sending an email resume? Here is what you should avoid |
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