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Unique article on job search

On the weekend I was once again perfecting my resume and cover letter :) and reading different articles on job search. I came across this article and found it very unique and helpful. It talks about what employers REALLY think looking at your resume as opposed to what YOU think they are thinking :)

What most attorneys think employers are thinking when they see a given resume is:
“Wow, this guy went to Stanford Law School and so did I. I should bring him in and hire him if he seems ok. We would be blessed to have a graduate of Stanford. He must be really smart!”

What the employers are likely really thinking when they see a given resume is:
“This is interesting. This guy went to Stanford Law School. One of our largest clients is CISCO, and I know a ton of people from their legal department who also went to law school there. I would really like to get more business from CISCO, and I bet having a fellow Stanford grad would help me connect more with CISCO. I am going to bring this guy in. Maybe he knows some of those people over at CISCO. If he does, and we can get more business from CISCO, that would really improve my bonus at the end of the year. My wife is also pushing me to enroll our kids in private school once they get to high school. How am I ever going to afford that?”

What most attorneys think employers are thinking when they see a given resume is:
“It would be great to hire another person because this guy’s qualifications look so interesting to me.”

What the employers are likely really thinking when they see a given resume is:
“This guy has done a lot of litigation work. We are currently leaving a ton of money on the table in our litigation department because we are not working each case as much as we should be, or could be. I know several of our clients would happily pay for more litigation work. We have a lot of work right now and not enough people to do it. I cannot believe my luck in stumbling upon this resume. I am going to call this guy in right now. We need to staff up around here.

What most attorneys think employers are thinking when they see a given resume is:
”This person’s cover letter nearly moved me to tears. I better bring them in and speak with them. I want to meet this person because they seem really interesting.”

What the employers are likely really thinking when they see a given resume is:
“I cannot believe we do not have a good writer around here. If we could get a better and more persuasive writer, we could probably win a lot more motions. We are losing clients to better litigation shops because we do not have enough good writers. I think we should bring this person in and speak with them immediately. They could also do some writing on our firm brochure and that would certainly help us in getting some new clients as well. I bet this person likes to write too and would probably bill a lot of hours writing. This could be a good situation for us.”

What most attorneys think employers are thinking when they see a given resume is:
“It would be great to have someone who played college football working here.”

What employers are likely really thinking when they see a given resume is:
“The people in this firm are such introverts and so bad with meeting new clients. I bet this guy could really impress our clients and is probably very likeable. He could also help us with recruiting attorneys. I think I am going to bring this guy in and speak with him.

What most attorneys think employers are thinking when they see a given resume is:
“This guy has been unemployed for six months! No way would I ever hire someone who has been unemployed for six months!”

What employers are likely really thinking when they see a given resume is:
“I wonder why this guy has been unemployed for so long. You know, I am getting sick and tired of these associates around here who think they are so special and have a sense of entitlement. They are also not working hard enough and a lot of them are also hurting morale. I would like to get someone in here who knows the value of a job and will work hard to prove they are worthy of working here. I bet rewarding a person like that could help change the entire culture around here. I also bet that this guy would work really hard. I am going to bring him in and talk with him.

What most attorneys think employers are thinking when they see a given resume is:
“I know Sally’s parents are good people. I better bring in Sally and interview her. She is likely to be a nice person too.”

What employers are likely really thinking when they see a given resume is:
“Sally’s father is so influential. I know he would be very appreciative if we brought Sally in for interviews. Why, the Motorola Account he controls alone must be worth $20,000,000 in legal billings per year. If I could get just 10% of that. Where is Sally’s phone number? I am going to call her and tell her how impressed I was with her application right now!”

What most attorneys think employers are thinking when they see a given resume is:
“We do not do any patent prosecution here, but Jim seems like a nice fellow. I’ll bring him in.”

What employers are likely really thinking when they see a given resume is:
“Man, patent prosecution has been a goldmine for so many firms lately. I know at least two of my own clients that we could do patent prosecution work for. We referred them to the Jones & Waldo firm and now Jones & Waldo is doing all their corporate work too. I never thought about it, but it would be really, really smart of us to hire a patent prosecutor. I’m going to bring this guy in."