Spreading the job dust?

[rubytue]

I just got recruited today. From my linked in profile at that!

I have no idea what to do. It's a personal message, from a company recruiter (not independent, based on her email address). Senior [my field] engineer. Not local, but a place I think I could live. Maybe. South Florida - I love south Florida in Dec/Jan... I am looking, but was thinking government, not private sector.

So, do I set up an informational phone call? Since I didn't seek this out, fair to ask her to sell me on the company?

And, considering that (a) it's a personal message, not form letter, (b) senior level, (c) from a company rather than independent, and (d) lines up very nicely with what I do and what my résumé says I do - this is likely a real lead, right? I mean, I've gotten recruiting emails from linked in before, but they were either generic emails or only tangentially related to what I actually do.

In other news, I'm spending this evening finalizing my résumé for 2 new govt jobs applications. One of which is really close! (I drive 48 miles one-way now).

*sigh* I guess I should also clean up my résumé for the private sector, too. My fed resume is 4 pages thanks to how they do the hiring (also more like 10 when you print it put in their system, I have a nicely formatted PDF with the same info in 4 pages).

[y4m]

Yes that is likely real. She should definitely be in selling you mode to start with, though you'll want to be ready to sell yourself a bit too. That's awesome!

[rubytue]

I think I need a professional résumé service. I can not figure out how and what to cut from my résumé for the private sector. *sigh* I mean, other than the really specific fed stuff - that bought me like 10 lines. Logically, I know most of this stuff is stuff no one needs to see on a resume, but I'm so cool! I do so much! I'm so important!! I have 3 job titles at the same time!!! I deserve to keep my 4-page resume!!! (Bliss joke folks...)

But seriously. How does one pick the highlights? I'm use to have to spoon feed thing to HR. I'm both a program manager and a project manager (different projects, different scopes), plus serve as SME on other people's projects and also for short-term non-project work for internal customers. Each is a different set of roles and responsibilities. I really think I need a pro to tell me what ppl need to see.