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Should I Include X in My Resume? by Louise Fletcher - Jun, 2012 This is one of the most common questions I’m asked by my clients. I write resumes designed to appeal to a specific target audience, and this means I often omit facts and information that I know won’t impress that target audience. And that can sometimes be hard to swallow. After all, if you see a first draft of your resume that omits key facts, it’s natural to ask “but shouldn’t X be included?” You worked hard for that achi... |
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Ultimate (Resume) Writing Tip: How to Write For Your Audience by Cathy Eng - Jun, 2012 Whether you are writing a book, article, thesis, letter, or a resume, the same basic rule applies: Write for your audience (in this case, recruiters, hiring managers and your future boss). In the world of resume writing, that translates to two things. First, make your resume easy to read for everyone. If it is sloppy, crowded, disjointed, confusing, or overly advanced (e.g. using uncommon acronyms without spelling out thei... |
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How to write your resume for a leadership promotion by Laura Smith-Proulx - Jun, 2012 Moved up to a new leadership role, but without a change in title? You have plenty of company. Many leadership job hunters find themselves handling the duties of a much more demanding position, despite the lack of a formal promotion. These scenarios can be difficult to present on a leadership resume – especially when you’re determined to preserve your career trajectory. Are you stuck listing your job as Manager when... |
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Recent Grad Résumés: What’s Hot and What’s Not by Debra Wheatman - Jun, 2012 There is so much advice online, on campus, and even on television. How do you discern what is the most effective résumé strategy in today’s job search market? Below we have listed a few areas of focus for a recent graduate’s résumé. We will show you what is hot and what is not. Objective: Hot or Not? NOT! Including an objective statement is the best way to announce to the reader, “It’s all about me!” Objectives ... |
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Resume Trends: Modernizing Your Resume by Georgia Adamson - Jun, 2012 Recently I participated in a teleseminar titled “Modernizing Your Resumes and Cover Letters,” presented by the Resume Writing Academy and Career Thought Leaders Consortium. This seminar gave me a lot of food for thought, including the fact that change has been happening so rapidly, it’s hard to keep up! Among other things, this means you can’t keep using your old resume indefinitely. If you haven’t updated it within the past y... |
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Creating a Fresh Resume for a Job With Your Current Employer by Jessica Holbrook Hernandez - Jun, 2012 Thinking about applying for a job with your current employer? Many employees consider doing the same thing every year in hopes of being promoted internally. Of course, in most cases, employees are required to start the application process all over again. This can feel intimidating but actually isn’t a bad thing at all. By starting over, you have a chance to review your current skills and accomplishments and improve your re... |
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ATS software is screening your resume! 5 resources to get noticed by Sharon Cohen - Jun, 2012 Is your resume getting the attention it deserves? Ever wonder what happens when you apply online? Ever try to apply to a job for which you are qualified, only to be blocked by the software? Wonder if the keywords in your resume are the “hot” keywords for your industry? If you answered yes, to any of these questions, you need to learn about ATS software. Each time you submit a resume online, chances are that A... |
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3 Ways to Ease the Monotony of Resume Writing by Jessica Holbrook Hernandez - May, 2012 It’s true everyone can get tired of writing resumes. But the reason for it isn’t usually laziness; it’s that the process can feel so tedious. Having to sit there and think about everything you’ve accomplished in your career can be overwhelming, especially since you have to incorporate different information into each resume every time you apply for a different position. The process can sometimes be so tedious that i... |
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Is Your Résumé Up to Speed? by Debra Wheatman - May, 2012 In most situations, your résumé will be read on a screen. It could be a 17-inch screen and it could be a 2-inch screen. Hiring managers and recruiters will make instantaneous decisions about which résumé they would like to save for consideration and which to delete. The time allocated to make that decision is significantly reduced in today’s world owing to the nature of how we behave when going through emails or documents onli... |
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QR Codes on Your Résumé by Debra Wheatman - May, 2012 A QR Code is a 2-dimensional “quick response” bar code that contains a set of data (text, numbers, or a hyperlink). This data can be decoded by QR Readers, which are widely available as Smartphone apps. Take a picture of the QR Code with the phone’s camera, and the embedded information instantly appears. If you are pumping out awesome, niche-related content, your #1 goal should be directing hiring managers to your blog. Wi... |
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