If you’re wondering whether lying on your résumé is worth the risk, just ask Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson. Last week he joined the humbled ranks of public figures who have been caught embellishing details on their résumés. In Thompson’s case, he claimed to have both a computer science and accounting degree when in reality, he…
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Critique your résumé like a pro
Many New Year’s resolutions involved career matters, and it’s common to dust off your résumé at this time of year. Well, now it’s mid-March, have you taken a look at it? Does it need updating? Does it include your most recent position? Does it include categories and formatting commonly seen on résumés today? What follows…
Job Board Strategy
Clients often ask should I be applying to job boards? Is it worth my time? Here is a job board strategy you can feel good about. Go niche – is my answer. I never recommend clients rely on a “post and wait” method of applying to jobs listed on the large job boards as the…
28 Verbs for Educators
This month’s collection of verbs focuses on educators, including teachers, professors, lecturers, teaching assistants, and tutors. If your job is in the academic field, some of the following verbs may apply to you. 1. Advocate 2. Apply 3. Assess 4. Communicate 5. Demonstrate 6. Develop 7. Educate 8. Encourage 9. Energize 10. Evaluate 11. Facilitate…
30 Verbs for Sales Professionals
My last list of verbs was centered on executives. As promised, this time around I’ve collected 30 verbs targeted for sales and sales management professionals. Consider how using these verbs in a resume update or a social media profile could enhance the keyword searches that your resume or social media profiles are subject to during…
8 ways to revitalize your résumé for the New Year
New year, new resume? In the midst of all the New Year resolutions and revitalized interest in diet, exercise and improving lifestyle, it is natural to take a good look at your resume. After all, if your resume does not speak well of you and what you can do for a prospective employer, what will?…
23 action verbs for your executive resume
Perhaps it’s the word geek in me, but I love considering new verbs to use in my résumés. I delight in scanning lists of action verbs in hopes of finding a verb that more accurately describes an accomplishment. In that spirit, here is a selection of 23 action verbs well-suited for describing executive-level responsibilities and…
Why is my résumé writer giving me homework?
It’s natural to stumble through the beginning steps of developing your new résumé as you hash out the specifics of your job target, the type of job to which you’re best suited, what you want and what you don’t want, which specific industries or locations. An astute professional résumé writer will ask you some pointed…
New resume? How to use it in your job search.
Send your new resume to any executive recruiters with whom you have an ongoing relationship, and immediately replace any resumes posted on online job boards with your new resume. You could also use your newly developed resume as a reason to touch base with members of your network who had a copy of your previous…
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