Job searches being what they are, you’re inevitably doing a lot of writing along the way. There are cover letters and résumés to write/tweak, emails to compose, and thank you notes to send out. During this process, however, many people get lazy. The sheer volume of what they are trying to do makes it very… Read more »
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Hitting the Moving Target: How Many Versions of Your Résumé Do You Need?
A lot of times, job seekers will contact me with help on their career document, then start rattling off a whole list of COMPLETELY different functions that they want to cover in the résumé. One recent client was hoping to try and cover human resources, event planning, and communications all in one document. Unfortunately, in… Read more »
6 Tips To Getting Back In The Employment Saddle Again
Life happens. Sometimes, we simply can’t predict the types of things that happen that can waylay the best intentions and plans. What we had hoped to achieve or accomplish within a set period of time simply doesn’t happen because other things come up that we have no control over… and those things take sudden precedence… Read more »
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 »