Every so often someone asks me how to choose a font for their resume. It’s an important decision because the font you choose will make your resume easier or harder read. But even a glance at Microsoft Word’s font selector shows more than two hundred options. How can you select the best one for [...]
If you have read my previous post about applying for an executive position, you already know that simply updating your resume with your most recent employment, achievements, and undertakings will not land you a dream job. In fact, if you’re not participating in personal branding and targeting, you’re bound to be one of the slowest [...]
Known for writing the New York Times’ best-selling book The Four-Hour Work Week, Tim Ferriss has reached millions of people who are looking for ways to succeed in the business world. One of his main points revolves around personal branding and reputation. “Personal branding is about managing your name — even if you don’t own [...]
The first thing one needs to understand about networking is that it’s not something you start when you need a job, it is an undertaking that is carried out over the course of one’s life. People tend to think that networking is an aggressive way to self-promote, but really, it’s about building good relationships. It [...]
For the last week you have been tirelessly working at refining your resume. After dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s, you finally hit send and submit your flawless professional resume as part of a perfect application. After a couple days of sweating and anxiously waiting for that reply, the email pops into your inbox [...]
We’ve all been capable of telling a little white lie before, and lying on resumes is a common practice today. What they don’t know won’t hurt ‘em, right? It seems easy to fudge a resume and have that none-the-wiser attitude. Human resources departments must skim through hundreds of resumes a day – there’s no way [...]
When buckling down for a serious job search, it’s crucial to have all your ducks in a row before you get started because success is where preparation and opportunity meet. Whether you find the perfect job online, or you’re referred through strong networking, those opportunities will come, but you have to be ready for them. [...]
In my last post, I introduced accomplishment statements; one of the biggest secrets of professional, job-winning resumes. "But what are accomplishment statements? And how do I write them?" I hear you ask. Accomplishment statements are short stories telling how you helped your employer achieve key goals. They describe a problem and how you solved it. [...]
Professional resume writers have a big secret. We use it to create resumes that get interviews for our clients. Human resource experts have known for years that most jobs seekers send in resumes that don't get interviews. The vast majority of these resumes get rejected because their writers "major on minors and miss the point." They [...]