Your Resume Is Never So Good It Can’t Be Improved

Recently, after he sent me his, I sent my resume to a friend who had just been laid off. I gave him some unsolicited feedback on his resume, caught a couple of errors and suggested some formatting changes. He did the same for me. He noticed that my right justified dates were not all the same. He saw a missing word and made other suggestions. Fair game—and very helpful.

My resume has been reviewed many times by HR professionals, recruiters as well as peers. Each time I have emerged with a better document. But, obviously, after the repeated times I had changed, improved, updated and customized my resume over a year’s time, I subjected it to the possibility of new errors or missed details.

And, that’s why I value feedback at any time from anyone.