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Old 2005-11-17
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Default Re: Looks Good on the Resumé

With all due respect to the previous posters, I partially disagree that ERAC does not enhance a resume. For the HR people at other companies who do not know ERAC and what is involved in ERAC, you are correct -- it will not enhance your resume at all. But for the HR/Recruiters for other companies who know what ERAC is about and what is involved in being there and tasting success there, it will help you tremendously. For the people that 'know' ERAC, they know the hard work and sacrifice ERAC employees make each and every day, and that goes a long way in being successful in other industries. By and large ERAC employees are intelligent, they are hard workers, and they understand what it takes to be successful in the working world. Futhermore, they usually are very disciplined individuals, and above all else know how to deal with people from a variety of backgrounds. Anyone who has been promoted at ERAC exemplifies those characteristics even more. One of the reasons there is so much turnover at ERAC is because their employees are sharp, and are wanted in the job market. That's why they leave. Most employees don't quit ERAC with nothing else lined up or not having another job. And most are smart enough to parlay their success at ERAC into a better position than what they had at ERAC.

The key to all this is the successful employees at ERAC. If someone gets a job at ERAC and thinks that working there just for a month or two and not getting promoted is going to help their resume, then they are sorely mistaken. At that point other companies just see a variety of negative issues when they see your resume. The trick is to get promoted at ERAC, then look for another job. The more you get promoted, the better it looks. Understand that the 'point of no return' at ERAC is anything higher than an Area Manager. After ARM, someone at ERAC is severly overpaid for a comparable job in the open market, and they will have to take a major step back if they leave after they get promoted above ARM. But from an Area Manager on down, you can usually do better with successful ERAC experience on your resume.
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