Dont wait until an opportunity says, See ya!

Dont wait until an opportunity says, See ya! This was from a call I took yesterday. The conversation went something like this: Caller: Hi, um, my name is Bob.   I want to know about your resume service and when you can finish it. Because I need it soon. Me: Hi Bob. Well, lets skip to your most important question. How quickly do you need it? Bob: I need it by tomorrow. I saw a job position I want to apply for at Johnson Johnson and the position closes tomorrow. Me: Oh! Tomorrow. Has the position been open a while or did you hear about it from someone? Bob: I heard about it through a buddy of mine who works there. Its for Regional Sales Management position my dream job with my dream company. He told me about it awhile ago, but I didnt really think about it much until last night when we met for a beer and he reminded me it was still open. But it closes tomorrow. He said to send my resume in to the HR person sometime in the morning. Me: Well, its 4:30 in the afternoon and I leave my office in an hour and a half. I wont be able to do it in that amount of time We talked for a little bit more and Bob even emailed me his resume. It was pretty bad (think Microsoft Words basic resume template lots of white space, left-aligned, bullet-ridden and worse, hadnt been updated since 2001). The thing that got me was that he had known about the position for a month, assumed hed have time to fix up his resume, then consequently forgot about the position, and was now in an all-out panic. Weve all done it with one thing or anotherputting off something we really shouldnt have, and then regretting it later. I felt bad for Bob because I knew his chances of getting the job with the old resume were slim to none. Worse, when he started talking about his experience and his excellent accomplishments I thought he would have probably had the chance. He said he was going to work on it himself and hope for the best. So, the moral of the story is UPDATE YOUR RESUME TODAY. Dont wait until your dream opportunity passes you by.