Often in these blogs I speak about achievement, hard skills, soft skills, knowledge, and experience. Here briefly are definitions of those terms with examples: Achievements describe what you accomplished by… Read More
Resume Lies
They creep in everywhere, the little exaggerations or omissions: those little resume lies. Some resume writers even encourage them in the name of “helping” a job applicant look good. But… Read More
The Ten Big Do Not’s of Resumes
This week’s blog is a list of resume Do Not’s. Next week we will list the big resume Do’s. Do not use the words “I” or “me” or “my”—they can… Read More
The Most Important Information on Your Resume
A LinkedIn participant asked the group to identify what information was most important on a resume. All of the professional resume writers and hiring managers who responded agreed that contact… Read More
How Much Information Do Employers Need?
Your resume is all about your skills and achievements. But it is not your life story. While writing your resume, you should always think about your future employer. What is… Read More
Focus Your Resume
After 20 or more years in the job market, you’ve picked up a lot of skills. One recent contact told me that she had worked in sales, management, website development,… Read More
