Posted in Resume Devel., jobseeker on Aug 3rd, 2009
After recently reviewing the resume of a potential client I noticed again, common mistakes that lead to an ineffective resume. In order for your resume to do its’ job – which is to obtain interviews for you – your resume must be attention-grabbing and powerful. What makes a resume really jump out at the [...]
Posted in Resume Devel. on Jul 21st, 2009
Tuesday’s Tip
Good wake-up and reminder to all. When you take something from someone else…it is wrong. In the eyes of the law and God it is wrong. Today, I found out someone took something from me. It does feel violating. Even if know one harmed me physically, broke into my home, office, car or even [...]
Posted in Career Change, Job Search, Networking, Resume Devel., jobseeker on Jul 11th, 2009
Saturday Evening Reposted
By Kris Plantrich, CCMC, CPRW, CEIP – Originally written for and reposted from CareerRocketeer.
In order to get the most out of your job search, it is important to develop a specific plan and use it to guide you through your career search. Developing a plan will ensure your search is targeted to a [...]
Posted in Career Change, Career Mgt., Resume Devel., jobseeker on Jul 1st, 2009
Wednesday’s Q&A
Question: I was recently interviewed on an internet radio show. The show regularly features entrepreneurs and asks questions about entrepreneurial experience and their specific company. The first question asked was, “What is the most important thing to keep in mind when writing your resume?”
Answer: The most important factor is the focus of the resume. [...]
Posted in Career Mgt., Interview Prep, Job Search, Resume Devel., jobseeker on Jun 27th, 2009
Saturday Evening Reposted
Reposted with permission from VisualCV
If you are one of the lucky few that have been offered an interview lately, you have already done a few things right. To continue moving in the right direction you will need to demonstrate during the interview, your value to their company. Below you’ll find tips on how [...]
Posted in Job Loss, Job Search, Resume Devel. on Jun 24th, 2009
Wednesday’s Q&A
Client Question: I send out many resumes and never hear anything back. Should I do some kind of follow up?
Answer: Absolutely! Following up on resumes sent, like sending thank you notes, is an underutilized opportunity to get back in front of employers. Since it takes a little more effort, it is a secret weapon [...]
Posted in Career Change, Job Loss, Resume Devel., jobseeker on Jun 22nd, 2009
Monday’s PMA
This weekend and even this morning catching up with friends on Twitter, the topic of conversation varied but all focused on change. Change taking place in our personal lives and around the world in our professional lives every day. Talking with many on the changes in their lives, some were all for it while [...]
Posted in Career Mgt., Current Events, Help Others, Resume Devel. on Jun 12th, 2009
Friday’s Free for All
Today was a fun, new experience for me. I was asked to take part in two interview pieces for our local Fox network. The first interview was completed on Wednesday when I went into their studio and participated in a live plug for a career fair I’ll be at next week. It [...]
Posted in Job Loss, Resume Devel., jobseeker on Jun 10th, 2009
Wednesday’s Q&A
Question: Should a resume be one page or two?
Answer: It depends….its true! The so called rule of all resumes must be one page just isn’t true. With people changing jobs more frequently and achieving more goals, a resume should sometimes be two pages. I usually tell clients, if your background warrants a two page [...]
Posted in Resume Devel. on May 20th, 2009
Wednesday’s Q&A
Question: Should I include personal information on my resume?
Answer: I was at the Womenforhire.com career fair yesterday and was a little surprised at the number of people that had intentionally included personal information on their resume. To clarify, personal information is not contact information but rather information that is added to a resume about [...]
