I see it all the time: resumes that feature a box containing a bunch of keywords that represent skills or areas of expertise. But are keywords important in a resume, or is the context around them what actually matters? Answer: It’s the context. A sales executive sent me his resume that included a box titled,…
It doesn’t matter what you think your resume should include; you need to be aware of what recruiters look for. Maybe you’ve shopped your resume around to your family and friends or campus career center for their opinions. But truthfully, the only opinions that really matter belong to the people reading your resume – your…
Before we discuss whether or not a human voice resume is okay… let’s define it; it’s a resume written in the first person. You know – like one human being telling another human being who they are and what they do. It’s different from old-school resumes where the candidate refers to him or herself in…