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Resume formatting can make or break your chances of landing an interview. It’s likely that at some point in your career you’ll need to decide whether to use a functional, chronological, or hybrid resume format. If you’re like so many other job seekers I work with, you are just not sure which format is the …
3 Types of Resume Formats and How to Choose the Best One for YouRead More
Reentering the workforce after a long absence can prove challenging but it’s not impossible. Since employers are most interested in someone with fresh experience, who can do the job, one of the greatest challenges with career reentry will be to account for resume gaps. Try these tips for overcoming resume gaps and getting back into …
So you’re a business leader. A great one, for sure! You know how to establish, develop, and motivate teams. You are able to create great business strategies that generate millions in new revenue and expand the reach of the organization. You make things happen at your company. However, you struggle with the task of putting …
Executive Resume Writing 101 [What Every Exec Needs to Know]Read More
Working in Sales is a great career path and one that can be quite competitive when it comes to the job search. If you’re in the sales industry and ready to move on to the next chapter in your career, having a resume that stands out above the competition is critical. Where to Start: 2 …
Administrative assistants are a critical part of keeping any busy office running smoothly. They know how to multi-task, direct large groups of people and juggle short-term and long-term plans and projects. Perhaps most importantly, they help businesses achieve one or a set of goals. With more than 4 million of them working in nearly every industry, …
Don’t Forget to Add These Skills to Your Administrative Assistant ResumeRead More
When working with clients to optimize resumes and verbal professional branding, I often hear the refrain: “I don’t have any accomplishments. I just do my job.” This is how many people think about their work: simple, mundane, sometimes even boring. While the work you do may seem ordinary in the day-to-day and not like anything …
How to Find & Communicate Your Career AccomplishmentsRead More
When I worked as an executive recruiter I was always receiving Linkedin messages from hopeful candidates looking for career advice or jobs. Of course, I wanted to help everyone that came my way but being 1 person, receiving hundreds of emails a week from job search hopefuls, this just wasn’t possible. I had to decide …
Why Typos are Killing Your Career (And My Favorite Tool for Avoiding Them)Read More
So you’ve been sending out hundreds of job applications with little to no response and you realize it’s time to get some serious resume help. A simple google search for resume writers will produce a plethora of resume services – most of which fall into one of these three resume writing service categories. If you’ve decided …
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It’s not easy deciding on the best resume writing service for you. In this post, we’ll break down the 3 different types of services you can expect to see in your search, how to differentiate between them, as well as when hiring a professional resume writer may not be for you. Choosing the Best Resume …
What You Need to Know Before Purchasing Resume Writing ServicesRead More
All resumes are not created equal. I talk to job seekers nearly every day and while there are some mistakes that cross professions – like not including a career target at the top of the resume or using the wrong format – technology resumes are a breed apart. It’s hard enough for individual contributors such …
Resume writing is not for everyone. Crafting a resume that stands out requires a unique sense of knowing exactly what the hiring manager wants, how he or she will scan the page, which components to emphasize and which components to downplay, to name a few. “Resume writing is as much about the visual display as it …
Are Your Resume Keywords Effective? Try this Tool to Find OutRead More
One of the biggest frustrations I hear about from job seekers is that of the resume black hole. Maybe you can relate? You spend hours updating your resume and almost go cross-eyed checking and rechecking for typos. You finally work up the courage to hit “send” and breathe a sigh of relief as your perfect …
How to Get Past Applicant Tracking Systems [Resume ATS Strategy]Read More
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