Everybody has an opinion about your resume. The recruiter who contacted you about a job. The HR screener. Your spouse and family members. Especially your network—the colleagues, co-workers, and contacts you have reached out to as you begin your search for a new job. How do you know what to believe, who to believe, and …
While your career marketing materials may not read like a thriller or a witty novel, neither should they put your readers to sleep. Take a hard look at your documents and see if they are guilty of any of these writing flaws—Snoozers, Yawners, or Sleepers—that do exactly the opposite of what you want to happen: …
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 …
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 …
Perhaps the one clear, consistent, and constant piece of advice about resume writing is: You must highlight your accomplishments. And if you read the average resume, you are bound to see bullet points all over the place, touting so-called accomplishments. Great, you think! Here’s a template for writing about my achievements! The problem? A lot of resumes …