February 8, 2012

Resume-in-a-Box

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Need a resume but don’t know where to start. Maybe you have a feeling your resume doesn’t do you justice. The Resume-in-a-Box is a new tool to help you create a resume that reflects your best self! Use this tool to create a resume that looks good and makes your background and experience stand up [...]

How Can I Make My Resume Stronger?

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Want to know a great little trick to differentiate your resume? Provide a thumbnail sketch of each past employer. That’s it. That will give your resume an edge. Go back right now to your resume, and write a brief summary of each past employer. Include: 1. Industry, 2. Types of products made or services provided, [...]

‘From Nobody to Somebody in the Job Market’

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When you are competing with the world for that first (or next) really interesting professional position, you need to think creatively. New Grad Life blogs a post that caught my eye: ‘Eight Job Tips that Work.’ At least four of the eight are helpful reminders, kind of No-Brainers: (a) Business Cards, (b) Clean Up Your [...]

Cut the Buzz, Create the Sizzle!

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Buzz Words – are they good or bad? ‘Team player,’ ‘Detailed-oriented,’ ‘Proven track record of success,’ ‘Go-to person,’ ‘Exceptional organizational skills.’ What do you think? Are they generally a good idea, or not? These ‘buzz words’ frequently find their way into resumes. Do they get results? Are they a likely reason for you to get [...]

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Is Your Resume Growing and Changing with You?

I have reviewed many resumes during the course of my HR career, so it made sense to ask an HR colleague to take a look at my own. Imagine my surprise when she candidly advised me that it needed a significant overhaul.

Accomplishments…why they are important and what they mean to your job search.

An easy way to think about accomplishments is to remember “SAR“… “Situation, Action, Results“. Describe a situation or problem that occurred in your job . . .

RESUME! What is it good for? (As it turns out, absolutely something)

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I often begin my coaching sessions with a few ground rules, so my client and I share an expectation for what we are going to accomplish, then I ask a few broad questions to set the tone. In most cases, my very first question is “Why do you need a resume?”

Life after College and That First Job, Now What?

I have a young friend whom I’ve known since she was born. I don’t think she’d want me to use her real name, so I’ll call her Jane. She worked hard in school, got a lot of A’s, and earned her way into a prestigious journalism school. Jane’s college experience was well planned. She obtained [...]