Into Consulting I go...

Spans and PlayersPretty good resume. I like the specificity you're giving in what I assume is your TFA experience. Good way of letting us know exactly what you did in your tenure there.

But two things stand out to me.

1. Throw about half your words out. This has far, far too much text.
2. I don't see anything that makes me think you'd really enjoy or excel at consulting.

The first is stylistic, but the second is imperative. I know you probably do have a lot of skills that make you a great consultant. I know that you probably have lots of passion, or else you wouldn't be posting on a forum. But I don't see any of it coming through in this resume.

It's a trap I see pretty often coming from science backgrounds, and one I've written about previously. You need to find a way that positions yourself as someone who has that strategic focus. As a start, I really like the last point on the top work experience bullet: "Relentless pursuit of results" speaks volumes about the kind of person you are and indicates a good fit with consulting, far more than your ability to educate children. The rest of your resume could benefit from a similar treatment.

Make sense?

First, loved the article and your rhetorical whit. Thanks for the advice and this is something I've been grappling with as I continue on into draft 4, 5, 6, etc. It looks like I'm explaining in too much detail, but I feel it's relevant...not sure how to go about that.

I'll definitely cut out the descriptions and substitute for a title to minimize wording there. I'm trying to get across that I can produce results--and have a history of doing so, not that I can effectively educate and mold young minds ;) How can I bring this across further in the other bullets--I know I need to get across my ability to deconstruct problems and find tangible solutions to rather ubiquitous situations...but again I get into the 'wordiness' factor. Would this information be best utilized in my cover letter perhaps?

Thanks and if you'd rather PM me that'd be great as well!

Spans and PlayersDon't overthink. Your resume doesn't have to be the one-stop-shop for all the information your recruiter will need. In fact, you'll be lucky if they read more than 50% of it.

It's much like another fundamentally human choice: eating. When 5 year olds make a cookie, they load it up with all kinds of stuff: frosting, sprinkles, icing, m&m's, whatever. Everything on there is delicious. I love frosting. I love sprinkles.

I also think 5 year old's cookies taste like ass.

Think about a chocolate chip cookie. Nothing on it. just a few delicious lumps of chocolate buried within a golden crisp shell. Oh how I'd love to bite into that cookie. Is it soft? Is it crispy? I don't know, but I want to.

"Planned and co-led bi-weekly meetings blah blah blah blah" is sprinkles.

"Tracked, analyzed, and reflected yadda yadda yadda" is a lump of frosting.

"Relentless pursuit of results..." is a single chunk of Valrhona chocolate peeping out of a gooey, buttery crust.

I'll definitely take the advice and work to incorporate it. The good news is that I have an interview with one of the B's as of today. Now to work to leverage my experience to get me through the rounds. Your blog has some good anecdotal yet relevant stories--that's what I'm aiming to create with my TFA experience/science background. Like you say--something that sticks (not necessarily energy--but I'm working on it). Any other advice you can offer?