Follow your bliss – find your “thing” to increase job satisfaction No matter what I’ve done in my grown-up work life, I’ve worked to find the parts of whatever it is that give back to me, that feed me while…
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I’ve been a hiring manager on and off in one capacity or another for several decades. Check out some practical and detailed advice for writing and crafting a better resume, considerations, formatting and general tips on good presentation based on the thousands of resumes that have passed through my hands.
While the cover letter on a resume isn’t a requirement, it’s still good etiquette. When you’re applying for a lot of jobs online at once, yes, it can be extra work. But look at it this way – it can…
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There is no excuse for bad resume form and yet resume mistakes abound. In a competitive job market, yes, you want to stand out, but not for the wrong reasons. If you expect the recruiter or hiring manager to…
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If you’ve never done it before, it could be challenging to adjust the language in your old resume to turn it into an active and engaging skills resume. In the old “duties” style, it’s customary to write those duties in…
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A couple decades ago, a skills resume was unheard of. Instead, the resume trend was to list out every job you ever had and include every duty and responsibility that went with them. Three, four, and five page resumes…
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Create a Rockin’ Resume As a hiring manager in my “other other” job as well as having spent a lot of years writing them for people, I’ve become something of a resume expert. I work with HR and recruiters, vet…
Leave a CommentDo I Need a Resume or a CV Knowing the difference between a resume and a CV can help you make a better presentation to potential employers. Sending the wrong one to the job you really want? Could be the…
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