In my last post, I explained my number one favorite way to tune up your resume: stating your experience in terms of accomplishments. In this post, I’ll explain my second most favorite way, which is this: replace your “Job Objective” statement with a “Summary Statement”. About 80 to 90 percent of the resumes I see…
One of the most common questions I get as a hiring manager goes something like this: “I’ve sent out my resume to dozens (or even hundreds) of job openings and haven’t received a single response or offer to interview. What’s wrong? Could it be my resume?” If you too have doubts about the effectiveness of…
In my last post I stressed the importance of customizing your resume to specifically match every position to which you apply. Since I’m frequently asked how to go about doing this, I wanted to go into a bit of detail for you. At the very beginning of your resume, it’s important that you include specific…
I’ve been a hiring manager in various industries for over 25 years and estimate that I’ve hired somewhere between 250 and 300 people. Since I probably read at least 15 – 20 resumes for each opening, this means I’ve read about 4,000 to 5,000 resumes during my career. Sadly, only perhaps one out of every…
Headlines everywhere are pontificating about the employment crisis and how challenging the job market is today. Indeed, these are challenging times. So job seekers need all the tools they can get in order to find a job, or find a better opportunity if they are already employed. Resumes are the primary step to getting the…
It’s been said over and over again that honesty is the best policy. However, when it comes to your resume, it is the only policy. It used to be that almost everyone fudged their resume in some way. Perhaps they would embellish their work experience. Perhaps they would exaggerate on their education. Whatever the case…
If you are all about finding a job, then you need to be all about resume distribution. This means getting your resume out in any way that you can as the more eyes that end up on your resume, the better. So, short of throwing your resume at people, you really need to hustle and…
For job seekers, the resume is often cited as the most important document. It’s a one or two page summary of your educational qualifications, work experiences, professional achievements, and career objectives. Most people who have gone through high school or college should have received some training on resume writing. If not, there are countless articles…
One of the biggest mistakes that so many people make when writing their resume is making it far too long. This is easy to do as you naturally want to give the person reading your resume a good idea of what you are all about. However, whatever needs to be said needs to be said…
Resume writing is an art form all in itself. One of the common mistakes that many people make when writing their resume is that they neglect to watch their resume tone. Writing a resume in an off-putting tone can have horrific effects on your chances that a potential employer will call you for an interview….
When you look online for a resume writer, you’ll find thousands of writers all claiming to be the best in their field. When faced with such large numbers, it can take a lot of time and effort to sort through everything to find the real experts. The resume writer certification aims to make things easier…
No longer are we limited to trawling through local newspapers and job agency listings in order to find our ideal career as the internet has provided with a new and more in-depth avenue. With many employers and job agencies listing vacancies online, we can not only find hundreds of jobs that relate to our experience…