So we’re almost two months in to the new year, and new year’s resolutions are beginning to falter. How many of you made a mental note to keep your resume better updated this year? Or to not put off updating your resume until the last minute? For some, easier said than done. Rather than post another entry…
Category Archives: RESUMES
Placing your experience front and center
In reviewing a resume for a prospective client last week, I came across a situation I see all too often and one easily remedied. While the most basic standard in resume formats may be listing all of your professional work experience in reverse chronological order under one section titled ‘Professional Experience,’ it’s not always the right approach…
Don’t make these frightful resume mistakes
As a member of the Career Collective blogging community of resume writers and career coaches, this Halloween-themed post is one of many today discussing how to avoid scary career/resume mistakes -or- how to ensure your resume/career “costume” fits you and attracts your target audience. I encourage you to visit other members’ responses linked at the end of…
5 reasons why you should celebrate ‘Update Your Resume Month’
September is International Update Your Resume Month, sponsored by Career Directors International. I encourage you to follow CDI on Twitter for 75 days of resume tips. While I know updating your resume is not on everyone’s list of favorite activities, here are 5 reasons why you should consider updating your own: Job opportunities don’t…
Expert advice – yours for the taking
I read a great post last week by Tim Tyrell-Smith of Tim’s Strategy about how to utilize career experts during your job search. Tim’s an advocate of hiring career experts and made three very valid points in his post. (1) If you could fix the problems in your resume without a large expense, you would; (2) many career…
Don’t get tricked by these 3 job search blunders
As a member of the Career Collective community of resume writers and career coaches, this post is one of many today. In honor of April Fool’s Day, we’re addressing two concerns: “How are you fooling yourself about your career /job search and what can you do about it?” and “How to avoid being tricked by common job…
Three for Friday
I read some great articles and blog posts this week and wanted to share three favorites with you: Job-Hunt’s article on Defining the New Green Economy - Job-Hunt.org is jam-packed with resources to begin with, but this article on the topic du jour – green jobs – is a great primer on the new green economy and the four…
5 signs you have a retro resume
Have you pulled out your outdated resume lately to update it? Read these five points and see if your resume is hip…or little too retro: Headers and footers… The first word up top reads “Resume” or you have a “Page 1 of 2″ footer inserted on page one. State your objective. Objective statements are passé. Nowadays, it’s…
Should career changers list positions from prior career?
With the blizzard roaring outside today, I settled in to my office and caught up on several resume assessments and questions received from clients and friends. One question posed was whether someone who has changed careers should include jobs from their “previous life.” If not, would the gap in years look odd on a resume? My response? Yes, the person’s earlier experience should be…
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