You’re reading #2 of my Top Ten Tips for writing your resume. Read all the other tips by clicking on each link: 1. Be focused.—2. Be strategic and selective. — 3. Be succinct. — 4. Stand out from the crowd. — 5. Show results. — 6. Write it right. — 7. Make a great first impression. — 8. Be interesting. — 9. Be specific. …
Boiling down complicated concepts to clear messages is my specialty! That’s what I do every day in distilling decades of executive experience into concise 2-page resumes. It’s also what I do when I’m in training mode—delivering educational sessions at conferences, presenting to groups of job seekers, writing books on the art and science of resume …
An old Yiddish saying came to mind the other day when I was speaking with a client about his current career objective. He told me: Well, I could do this (Job A) … or this (Job B). He had experience in both fields and seemed equally interested in doing either. So what’s the problem … …
“Conventional wisdom” says that hiring slows down in the summer and during holiday periods. Why? Vacations and long weekends can cause hiring to stall because critical decision-makers are out of the office. At the same time, remaining staff can be overloaded with higher priorities. But don’t let your job search cool down! Keep things moving …
Yesterday I met someone who said, “I didn’t know resume writing was a real profession.” Granted, he’s a medical professional (doctor) so probably uses a traditional CV and also has not been an active job seeker for a few decades. I used to get this reaction when I first started in this profession, more than …
Do we hit every target we aim for? Not at all! Yet the value of establishing a target in the first place is powerful and undeniable. I’ve experienced this personally for several years, since I began meeting annually with a group of 5 other women for a retreat/review/goal-setting session. We perform this amazing feat in a …
The past few weeks I’ve been awash in keywords as I’ve been working on the second edition of a best-selling book on that very topic: The Best Keywords for Resumes, Letters, and Interviews When Wendy Enelow (my frequent writing partner) wrote the first edition of the book, keywords were an emerging concept. More than a …
Your LinkedIn profile is not a resume, but it does share some of the same features and qualities. How, then, should it be different—and how important is that? I share my 5 Keys to Success in a recent LinkedIn Pulse article, and you can download my full 6-page report on this website. But, in essence, when …
A lot has changed in resume writing and job search these last few years. If you’re not sure your career marketing materials are up to date and effective, you may want to check out my new book: Modernize Your Resume. Written with my frequent co-author Wendy Enelow, this book tells you and shows you what …
This headline on Quartz.com resonated with me: “The story you tell yourself can make you happier.” What a concept! In work and in life, it’s easy to focus on the negatives: the daily irritations or larger disappointments. But according to studies, we each have the power to control our happiness, simply by telling ourselves positive stories and recalling …