So I think it's time for me to move on. I'm at the top end in my company or as high as I'll be able to go. I've been here for 8yrs and find myself extremely bored and in need of change.

I need to update my resume but I haven't done so in many years and really have no frigging clue where to start. Does anyone have any tips? I can goggle and find a shit ton of stuff but the problem is it's a shit ton of stuff and again puts me in the "where to start frame of mind". So if anyone already has weeded this out or has some other advice i'd love to hear it.

Like should I talk to an agency that places people?

Well, obviously its a very difficult time to be looking for a job. My girlfriend has been unemployeed for 8 months despite her experience and references all being pretty stellar. You need to stack the deck in your favor and make your resume and application stand out over the hundreds of responces the hiring managers could get.

I would start with talking to people in your profession specifically. Target the jobs you want and find people in those companies you may know (friends of friends, linkedin, networking events, etc.) and ask them what is best.

I hired 3 people this year. Two were friends of friends. So much is who you know over what you know in most industries.

Good luck!

Updating your resume is likely the easy part, just condense anything before your current job to one or two sentences, make your current one look like you aggressively tried to improve your skills, and you're done. As I recall you're in some sort of MIS thing? Those resumes generally don't need to be long or very exciting, just hit a few buzzword bingos and be concise, clear English.

The hard part these days is getting a serious interview. If you can afford to be potentially out of work for periods of time, the easiest way to try out a new job is to go through a consulting group. There are probably several in your area you forgot you knew were there; it's similar in concept to a headhunter but so much less skeazy since they have a vested interest in you staying at the job a while.

Yeah I think my best bet is talking to one of those agencies like Tek Systems, etc. I do have allot of connections in other companies but I'm not ready to exercise those until I know more of what my options are.

It never hurts to call up old friends and mention that you're looking.

It never hurts to call up old friends and mention that you're looking.

That.

I don't think many people are getting jobs from their resume these days. The ones that do are basically hitting the lottery just to have theirs make it through the deluge.

Everyone I know that's still mobile is making that happen through networking breakfasts, user group stuff, drinking with the right people at professional conferences, etc. That's especially important considering the best jobs often never get advertised at all.