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Vent: A hiring manager in Denver told me my resume was too honest
I was sitting in a coffee shop on 16th Street in Denver two years back, going over my resume with a guy who ran hiring for a mid size firm. He looked at my last job entry and told me straight up that listing "laid off after company lost its biggest client" was a mistake. He said I should just write "seeking new opportunities" and let them assume what they want. I pushed back and asked why hiding the truth would help me. He said most people doing the first round of resume reading spend about 7 seconds on each page and any hint of bad news gets me tossed in the no pile before a human even thinks about it. I walked out of there annoyed and kept my honest line anyway. Six weeks later I got two interviews and both managers told me they liked that I did not try to hide it. So now I want to know, is this guy right that honesty costs you callbacks, or did I just get lucky with the two places that called?
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rowan_thomas1mo ago
Let them assume what they want" is exactly the game, and losing six weeks to pride cost you money.
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