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It is helpful to have someone else look at your resume. If you don't want to end up confused you need to give them specific parameters. Because there's no single way to create a resume, everyone has an opinion, including people who have no business having opinions.
That doesn't mean they can't be useful though. You just don't want them to comment on the format of the resume.
What you say is this:
"Bob, please would you review my resume? I'm very happy with the format, so I don't need any guidance on that. What I would like to hear about is any spelling mistakes, grammar mistakes, missing punctuation or things that just don't make sense to you."
If you don't set the parameters, and you ask five people to review your resume, you'll end up with five different opinions and be more confused than ever.
We'll be back next week with more practical guidance. If you want to move more quickly, you can find all the follow-up emails here.
The Career Tools Team