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To those of you working on your resumes . . .

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Stop underselling yourself.

I'm serious.  I see a lot of resumes, and I'd honestly say 95% of them undersell the person in question.  Come to think of it, I rarely see a resume that's "just right."

So look, right now you can and do more than you think:

That one-off task on your last job still taught you a lot.

That hobby you have (hint, hint), probably taught you a lot of skills.

Those courses in college you don't think you're using, you may actually be using (take it from a Psych major).

So folks, let me plead – stop underselling yourself.  There's more to you than you realize.

This is one of the things that I see too much of in progeekery – we, the fans, the geeks, the otaku, who do so many things, never appreciate it.  Maybe if we stopped for a moment we'd see we could say a bit more about what we do, that we are a bit better than we think.

– Steven Savage

Remember The Power Of Your Past

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In any job search, be it for a new employer or a client or customer you'll do work for, your past tells your story.  Your resume, company past, what have you, says what you are capable of, who trusts you, and what you've done.  If you communicate it right, people see what you're capable of – and if not, then working for them probably isn't going to be your concern.

To succeed in your career, you need to communicate the power of your past achievements, because they show you have a foundation for success.  You have to show competence, skill, and knowledge in the form of results.  When you show these things, and can discuss them in interviews and the like, then you convince people you're worth employing or providing services.

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