Regardless of what it is that you do, thousands of other people have the same type of job, and it’s likely that your responsibilities are pretty similar to everyone else’s. So how do you stand out? How do you make the case that you’re a great candidate for the hiring manager to interview? You need…
The global pandemic has wreaked havoc on several industries, notably retail and hospitality, while others are considering changing careers during this period of uncertainty and fear. The good news is that companies are hiring, but the bad news is that competition is considerably stiffer. And if you are changing careers – also known as a…
My client and I are satisfied with the latest draft of her resume; she’s provided me with the information I need regarding her experience, skill set and education and I’ve written a resume that we agree represents her accurately and well. “If you’re ready to sign off on the resume,” I tell her, “I can…
Have you seen resumes with the candidate’s academic or professional credentials as part of the person’s name? We don’t think twice about referring to medical doctors as Latisha Jones, MD, but what if Latisha earned a Master’s in neuroscience? Should she refer to herself as Latisha Jones, M.S.? This is a squirrelly issue, as people…
There are two job search related topics on which people are divided – vehemently so: the demise of cover letters and whether or not resumes should be tweaked for every job you apply to. Back in 2016, I wrote about what I consider to be the silliness of tailoring the resume, so I re-visited the…
Would that I had a nickel for every client who asked me to include in the resume that he or she is a “fast learner,” or a “diligent worker,” or my all time fave, a “proven leader.” But I don’t, or I wouldn’t be writing a blog post about it. Here’s the thing: everyone…
A booming economy means that qualified candidates are in high demand, and that was certainly true for all of 2019 into the beginning of 2020 when the U.S. economy was abruptly forced into a self-induced coma caused by the coronavirus. In what felt like the blink of the eye, everything changed. With millions of people…
I used to be on the fence about including hobbies and volunteer work on a resume, but now I’m not. I had been ambivalent because while hobbies or volunteerism arguably have little or no bearing on a candidate’s qualifications, they sometimes catch the hiring manager’s eye and forge enough of a bond that it leads…