I wouldn't say he was any more pompous than anyone else. His reactions are perfectly normal.
When I graduated from college I worked for weeks on a resume, and I was proud of how great it was. My friends were impressed with it. I proudly showed it to a career counselor. Her immediate reation was: "I wouldn't hire anybody who gave me a resume like this piece of junk."
Of course, I thought, "What does she know?".
In later years I realized she had done me a great favor in bluntly tearing my proud work to shreads. When I look at it now I realize it *was* a piece of junk, and she did me a great favor in bluntly telling me so.
So, I guess I wouldn't call that "pompous", only a "normal reaction."
Of course, I thought, "What does she know?".
In later years I realized she had done me a great favor in bluntly tearing my proud work to shreads. When I look at it now I realize it *was* a piece of junk, and she did me a great favor in bluntly telling me so.
I'm sure that your resume was fine. I've seen examples of "superior resumes" that similar counselors say that we should model. In my opinion, there is very little difference. It's all a matter of perception. I could understand if there were major flaws. However, most of the time, the "flaws" are a few words structured differently. Neither way is correct, and most employers agree. The counselors are critical because it guarantees them a job. Look at it like this. A friend of mine, a grad student English instructor, took his resume to the career center. They verbally chewed it up. It goes with the territory. I'm convinced that they "rip" every resume.