Are you focused on all of the things you’ve done, or the things you can offer. Value is greater than experience.
When it comes to resumes, most of us are trying to stand out. We carefully curate and lay out our accomplishments, praying that a small, abbreviated snippet of our whole life squeezed into 8.5 x 11 inches will impress a complete stranger. We often list jobs with little significance to the role we want, simply to fill space and prove we had a paycheck. Maybe I’m nuts, but I believe there’s always someone else with more experience, so why not explain how you – as a human – are a better fit.
Jason St. Peter is the Founder and Creative Director of Think, a creative-focused, advertising agency that weaves brand strategy and UX into design cohesion for identity systems, print campaigns, and website development.