Tag: achievements

Top Thing Most People Forget To Include In Their Résumé

Every day as a résumé writer, I work with clients and gather background materials for their projects.   People fill out a worksheet plus send me their most recent version of their résumé with an updated work history. And you know what? I’ve noticed a rather startling trend. There are a whole lot of people missing the… Read more »

Résumés Are Not Obituaries

One of the most common mistakes I see in résumés is that the person has provided essentially a laundry list of what they did in a job. Boooorrrrring!! This might be suitable for European-style curriculum vitae and highly technical résumés which thrive on miniscule details, but American-style résumés have turned the corner from the mundane… Read more »