[Rick Lee]

I should add that I was told by my first real job boss that she hired me because she "liked the honesty" in my resume. I was right out of college and had been dialing for dollars in the RNC's phone bank. The "real" job I wanted was just across the hall, so this lady knew what I did. Another phone bank co-worker who applied for the same job had fluffed up his resume so much, even though the hiring lady knew we worked together and did the exact same thing. I got the job over him because I didn't make the phone bank job out to sound like it was something of great accomplishment and importance.

Now that I'm older and really have no excuse for not having a good resume, I just keep recent commission statements and stack rankings on my home computer to show anyone who asks how good I am at my job. Of course, I'd have to get the interview first. But I think a verifiable track record speaks louder than anything you can fluff up in a resume.