Posted in Cover Letters, Resume Devel., jobseeker on May 13th, 2010
A resume that only provides a summary of your career history and is not strategically developed to capture attention and highlight your value, will never get a second glance in today’s highly competitive job market. Effective resumes should read like a marketing document with the words jumping off the page.
Keywords are attention grabbers, easy to [...]
Posted in Cover Letters, Interview Prep, Job Search on Dec 7th, 2009
There seems to still be an on going battle over the cover letter relevance. The majority of resume writers I have talked with still believe the cover letter can hold a few unique nuggets of value that you can use to persuade hiring managers and decision makers to take a second or first look at [...]
Posted in Career Devel., Job Search on May 6th, 2009
Q&A Wednesday
Question: Should I use a cover letter?
Answer: This seems to be the question of the ages. Since I started writing resumes I have heard the pros and cons of having cover letters. Usually I hear from recruiters that say they never read them, but there have been a few that say they always read [...]
Posted in Career Change, Career Mgt., Job Loss, Resume Devel., Salary Negot. on Apr 21st, 2009
A discussion I’ve had more than once lately with my clients and have seen recently in forum discussions, on the news and even on twitter is, “what to do when employers tell you you’re overqualified”. You’ve worked your entire career to be known as an expert and now when looking for a new position this [...]
Posted in Career Mgt., Interview Prep, Job Search on Mar 27th, 2009
Resumes and Cover Letters – that are current, concise, and targeted to a specific position not a hodge-podge of experience from the past 10 or 20 years. Target 5-10 companies and customize each resume and cover letter you send out for your biggest bang. Find actual contact names and addresses for each cover letter and [...]
