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Moving on. Many friends are currently in the process of updating their résumés as graduation nears which has caused me to think about the costs and benefits associated with this piece of paper. One obvious cost of résumés is that they take hours upon hours (sometimes even days and weeks) to create and edit. When you think you're done, think again - because you're not. There's always something that can be improved... and this sucks. Also, this single piece of paper is just that - a single piece of paper. It is stressful trying to put years of relevant experience in this small space.
But don't get me wrong. I also LOVE the stupid thing. After the hours of labor; trying to get the wording just right, the spacing perfect, and the overall look to be professional and clean, it becomes a point of pride. When your résumé gets to this point, you can't help but emulate confidence when you're handing it over to a recruiter or sending an email with it attached in PDF form.
So despite the dreadful hours spent reviewing and revising, the time and effort will payoff when the recruiter is impressed by the professionalism of you and your résumé and decides to give you the opportunity of that first interview.
HAPPY APPLYING/INTERVIEWING! :)
