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A Warning Against Online Resume Critiques

<p>I recently received a free online resume critique&period; I got what I paid for with this particular service&comma; because the &&num;8220&semi;specialist&&num;8221&semi; assigned to my resume obviously did not read it thoroughly&period; I caution college students&comma; career changers and recent graduates from seeking online critiques &lpar;free or paid&rpar; because the reviewers may not read it with your special circumstances in mind&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You should seek out someone in your area to read your resume so that you can explain your circumstances and career goals&period; I love the internet as much as anyone&comma; but some things require that you get advised in person&period; A <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; bold&semi;">college career center<&sol;span> is the ideal location for you to have a resume critique&lpar;even if you have already graduated&rpar; because you aren&&num;8217&semi;t expected to have relevant experience&period; If you want ideas about what you should include in your resume&comma; see my post about resumes for recent graduates&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Digiprove&lowbar;Start--><span style&equals;"vertical-align&colon;middle&semi; display&colon;inline-table&semi; padding&colon;3px&semi; line-height&colon;normal&semi;border&colon;1px solid &num;bbbbbb&semi;background-color&colon;&num;FFFFFF&semi;" title&equals;"certified 1 January 2010 20&colon;57&colon;46 UTC by Digiprove certificate P5426"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Tahoma&comma; MS Sans Serif&semi; font-size&colon;11px&semi; color&colon;&num;636363&semi; border&colon;0px&semi; float&colon;none&semi; display&colon;inline&semi; text-decoration&colon;none&semi; letter-spacing&colon;normal" onmouseover&equals;"this&period;style&period;color&equals;'&num;A35353'&semi;" onmouseout&equals;"this&period;style&period;color&equals;'&num;636363'&semi;">&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;Copyright secured by Digiprove&nbsp&semi;&copy&semi; 2010<&sol;span><&excl;--D19DA980FFF4447383161CFAC529292E8300A807789A2B491429E9A27ACD5B6A--><&sol;span><&excl;--Digiprove&lowbar;End--><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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