You haven’t sent your resume out. Your resume can only start working for you when you actually send it to prospective employers. If you are trying to please multiple reviewers, anxious about every comma and period, or worried about presenting yourself correctly, you need the objective help of a professional resume writer. You don’t know what employers are looking for. Research the companies and positions you are applying for. Read job postings and advertisements. You must know what companies want… Read More
Short-Term Jobs on Your Resume
Many job seekers have periods when they have worked at a company or a series of companies for a short time. On a resume, those short-term jobs can come across as job hopping or worse. Here are three approaches to handling those situations on your resume. First, keep in mind that the standard for length of employment has changed. Employers now expect their employees to change jobs frequently over the course of a career, and some employers in some industries… Read More
Resumes and Keywords
More and more often, employers and recruiters use computer programs to look through resumes for keywords and then discard the resumes that do not contain those words. What are keywords? A keyword is a single word or a phrase describing a specific skill or achievement that the employer considers to be critical for the job. It could be the name of a software program (Excel, MySQL), a specific license or college degree (MBA), a job title (Manager, CEO) or an… Read More
Organizing Your Resume
Sometimes the hardest part of writing your own resume is knowing where to begin—and end. How do you know which of your many achievements should be highlighted? How much detail do recruiters expect? Will you lose a job opportunity if you leave something out or if you reveal too much? How much space should you give to past jobs compared to your current position? How far back should you go in your career? Organization is one of my greatest skills…. Read More
A Round of Applause for You
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