When submitting your resume to a prospective employer, you want the reader to focus on your experience, skills, and accomplishments, but not its outdated look. In today’s rapidly changing world, it is critical to provide the impression to the reader that you are “on...
The writing of a professional looking resume does not have to be complicated. It also does not need to be expensive, despite what the many resume writing experts tout when selling their services. In this article, we are going to focus on the appearance of your resume....
Over the last several years, the “Objective Statement” has been gradually replaced by a “Summary of Skills or Qualifications” on a resume. The thought process behind this change is that recruiters and hiring managers are much more interested in a quick review of your...
References, just like an Offer Letter, seem to have received a negative perception over the last ten years. There are more job seekers than ever who wrongfully do not spend a moment’s thought on their professional references. This is similar in strategy to sending a...
Your resume is the gateway to a company’s recruiter and/or hiring manager. Unfortunately, you may have to go through the applicant tracking system and its computer scan of your resume first. Regardless of the process, there are some keywords and skills that virtually...
You hear and read a lot about ethics in the workplace. Large companies will have entire departments focused on the subject and, at the very least, virtually all employers have some type of policy regarding the topic. Most business relationships are built, at least...
It was not that long ago that you could count on an actual human being to physically review your resume to determine your candidacy. In the past, you would not necessarily expect it to be a long read, but a person would need to look at your qualifications and...
The education section probably should be one of the easiest areas to write about, but traditionally can prove to be the most difficult. The spectrum of errors can range from providing way too much information, to failing to add critical items that could help your job...
It is common for Job Seekers to hear from others that they need to incorporate numbers in their Cover Letter and/or Resume. We have increasingly become a data driven society, especially in the world of business. So, it is not surprising that for a job search, it is...
To virtually all Job Seekers, the concept of editing your basic generic resume to better reflect the requirements of each specific position seems like a “no brainer”. The fact that this customization work rarely happens is probably a result of the perception that this...
