Contemplating the Art of Resumes
mood: 
thoughtful
thoughtfulThe first group consist of women 30-50 - friends or associates who I knew had reason to be re-working their resumes. The second group were mostly 20-something males getting ready to or recently graduated from college.
Differences between the two groups abound, but those differences are painfully consistent.
My age/gender peers were unwilling or virtually incapable, without significant prodding, of claiming credit for anything.
The twenty-something guys? Ready to claim they cured cancer for being the president of their fraternity.
I'm still digesting this for a more complete post. It certainly merits one.
Would be useful to get some data from 30+ yr old males to see if they learn some sense by then.
And thanks for the prodding. ;)
A lot of the career advice for women concerning review time, raises, and promotion/internal job application AS WELL as attitudes viewed as negative in a manager revolve around "Recognition vs. Expectation" women tend to see almost every task as "part of the job" vs. "Accomplishment for a job well done" so they fail to ensure it is included in reviews - from either side of the table at review time.
Methinks they are related.
(And as for the prodding - thank you for letting me help - first time in years I've had that much fun AND felt like I was actually helping out in a tangible way)