After interviews, job seekers typically send nondescript, cookie-cutter thank-you notes: “It was a pleasure meeting you and I appreciate the time you spent speaking with me. I know I can add significant value to your team,” but, these letters are often disregarded and turn out to be a waste of time. To ensure your [...]
Your resume is a company’s first look at what skills and accomplishments you might bring to the job. Don’t make it their last look! Be sure to avoid these major resume mistakes: 1. You failed to tailor your resume to the specific job you want. So even though you have the skills that the [...]
Your New Year’s resolution for 2011 may well have been to find a new job or to change careers. You’ve spent months perfecting your CV and sending it off to an array of employers—only to get rejection after rejection, or no replies at all. You know you have the capability to do the jobs [...]
I posed this question on Twitter recently and received mixed responses from job seekers, recruiters and others. Some people said they’re already seeing QR codes on resumes (one person mentioned seeing them on professional conference badges as well), other people think the trend is too aggressive and won’t catch on and still other people replied, [...]
The list is divided into sections, just like your resume, to group the related headers together for easy reference. You might want to bookmark this for later… Career GoalObjectiveCareer ObjectiveEmployment ObjectiveProfessional ObjectiveSummaryCareer SummaryProfessional SummarySummary of Qualifications Employment HistoryWork HistoryWork ExperienceExperienceProfessional ExperienceProfessional BackgroundAdditional ExperienceCareer Related ExperienceRelated Experience[Industry] Experience – replace [Industry] with the name of yours, [...]
So you are walking around the mall and that now hiring sign in the store window catches your eye. You decide to apply for the job and are handed a paper application. Despite seeming like you stepped back into the past, paper applications are still common and used by many employers. Although there are no [...]
Resume writing for women who are stay at home moms and are looking to re-enter the workforce can be a tricky deal. Being a stay at home mom is a wonderful thing and all women who decide to do that should be commended, but now comes the challenge of writing a solid resume so that [...]
This question was asked by a client a few days ago, and at first, the answer seemed obvious, but then when I thought about it some more, I can see how people might be confused. In this day and age, and all… So, I figured I’d take a crack at answering it here. Should I [...]
