What is a Resume?

What is a Resume? Well I wanted to look up the terminology to see what an actual Resume was defined as and this is what I found: A Résumé is a document that contains a summary of relevant job experience and education. The Resume is typically the first item that a potential employer encounters regarding the job seeker and is typically used to screen applicants, often followed by an interview, when seeking employment. In many contexts, a Resume is short and therefore contains only experience directly relevant to a particular position. Many Resumes contain precise keywords that potential employers are looking for, make heavy use of active verbs, and display content in an unflattering manner. Read More...

Okay so when you read this doesn't it sound like a load of crap. Okay so I was thinking, if all you want me to do is feed you a bunch of crap, why would you want me as an employee. These big companies out here are looking through resumes and looking specifically for certain keywords, and why?? So that you can see that I can feed you lies! We all know that half of our Resumes are lies built on lies just so that we can secure a job, and half the time, we can't even fulfill the duties of what they require, what is the saying "Fake it til you make it" that's what my generation says. Because that's all we are doing now, faking it just to get the job and then we learn what we originally lied about.

I thought about this topic because recently my teacher discussed Resumes and I hadn't notice how a "keyword" could really change a whole sentence. Keywords will give your resume a whole new spin. I am currently working on revamping my resume and guess what...I don't even recognize myself!

So being that this is my first time having such an in depth discussion or lecture over Resumes, I was able to think long and hard about my resume and it made me realize that mine needs some fixing. So If you have not been taught how to create a resume or how to use keywords, or even where you can locate keywords, you should probably talk to someone about that. Until then, check this out and you can learn a little more than you may know. I now realize that the people who took out time to construct a professional resume are the ones who get the job. As crazy as it seems, your Resume represents you, the client doesn't even want to meet you until they meet you on paper. I guess that's good and bad, atleast we know they aren't discriminating which is good, but it's bad if your resume is poorly written and it doesn't describe the capabilities that you have because of your lack of knowledge in creating a proper Resume.

If you want to become successful in this time of recession, you need to be able to present yourself so get off your butt's and make yourself marketable, the correct way!

Corporate Communication

When this title came to mine I was thinking of all the bad that I have said about blogging and the social media sites...and you wouldn't believe it...in my work meeting this week I mentioned that we should start Tweeting...yes I'm speaking of the infamous TWITTER! So my company that I work for has been in business for over 20 years but my department that I work in is fairly new. Fairly new meaning it has been established for about 8 months but it's growing. My position title is a Credentialing and Contact Specialist but it would basically fall in the Human Resource category. I deal with Physicians, the Recruiters staff them and then I get them Credentialed to begin working. So if you are wondering what the problem is, well we aren't staffing as fast as we would like to so we have been brainstorming on what to do??? So, being that Twitter is growing rapidly and people are really tuning in, and our new Physician's coming out of Medical School are young, I thought maybe it would appeal to them. So if they are on Twitter, then guess what, we can find them and they can find us...great idea right...well it's more to it but that is a snippet....
So what do you think? Think it will work?

Well as a team we are just trying to get our name out and gain some popularity...PRACTICEMATCH LT...that's us...so check us out in a few months online, If you are a Physician, or Resident or if you are doing a Fellowship right now...

So back to the point here, Corporate Communication, Social Media's will soon be our means of communicating in the corporate world because right now its the fastest way to be noticed and become popular...we want to be talked about like any other Locum Tenens company...

Okay, that concludes my talk about Corporate Communication!

What Forms of Communication Do You Use?

What do you think of when I say Communication? Communication can be delivered in many different ways such as Blogging, of course, E-mail, IM, Text Messaging, and then you have your more professional avenues, one being E-Newsletters. E-Newsletters allow people to give you small amounts of information in a professional but fun way. I am a fan of E-Newsletters, it's the best visual way to get people to notice you, your interest or a company. Another form of Communication can be your Cover Letter or your Resume. A Cover letter or Resume communicates a lot of information about you and it allows companies to be able see who you are professionally. Sometimes people don't take Cover Letters or Resumes as seriously as they should. I don't think you realize that it determines your future....I thought my Resume was great until I was shown a "Really Great" Resume and then I was put to shame....but a lesson learned for me. So going forward, I'm paying close attention to the way I create professional forms of communication such as my Resume.

Is Blogging Killing our Communication?

So over the last few weeks I have been going back and fourth over whether or not Blogging is literally "Killing our Communication" or is it enhancing our ability to be able to communicate to all beings? I must say, I have not played much of a role in the blogging industry but I am beginning to learn more and more everyday. What I have learned is that blogging is either "you like it" or "you hate it" and people are able to express themselves, get views across to many people, and others are able to be very opinionated and they are free to do so. I on the other hand have never really cared much about any one opinion and I don't need to know your view unless it's school related....yeah i said it...opinions aren't necessary for me to do what I gotta do and say what I gotta say. Over the years I have learned that too many opinions can hinder you from making your own decision as well as alter the way you feel about a matter. But...back to the subject at hand, I guess I wouldn't say Blogging is "Killing our Communication", in a sense I guess it enhances our ability to communicate, and communicate to a wide variety of individuals. True, blogging is very impersonal, but with technology, blogging is becoming more personal than we know.

Social Media Survey

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Day 1 - How Do You Communicate?

Communication?? My number one means of communication would have to be IM and following directly behind that would definitely have to be the infamous Text Messaging.....What would I do without it? What about all of you?? Lets chat on that subject and then lets figure out why, why do we choose to be less personal with one another?