As I mentioned in my last post, one of my most recent clients at Design Resumes was a Director of Human Resources, we’ll call her Mary. Mary was delightful to work with but in addition to being a great client, she let me verify and clarify my impressions about human resources practices. With 15 years…
More than one of my clients sent me the link to the Wall Street Journal article, No more resumes, some firms say… and I immediately dismissed it. Regular readers know that I believe that the resume is the foundation of the job search! But then, who am I? Julie Walraven, yes, I may be the…
Some students believe getting an “A” on their resume in school means that their resume is an “A” quality resume. Sounds logical, right? Recently, my intern was talking to a classmate who insisted that her resume was a quality resume because she got an “A” on it. My intern snickered and said, “Sure, so did…
I know I sound like a broken record but networking is absolutely key in your job search. The image above is NOT the right way. I’m going to tell you a little client story about when it does work. The majority of my clients who are hired quickly are hired because they implemented a networking…
Every once in awhile, people start wondering if they need a resume anymore. As an advocate of strategic job search, I certainly suggest that you use other strategies more effective than just blasting out resumes but you still need the resume as the foundation of your job search. The process of resume writing The process…
I can’t tell you how many clients come in with resumes that are clearly created from the templates you find in Microsoft Word. It’s a beginner’s mistake. It is easy to assume that since Word is the top of the word processing software applications, the templates should be just what you need for your job…
One of the most difficult things that job seekers face is being lost in the crowd. In school, often they are taught that there is only one way to create a resume and that you have to follow a specific template. Even job seekers who have been out of school for years, they still cling…
Who would have known it could last this long? Did you ever read the statistic that June 2009 was when the Great Recession troughed according to economists? Following that thought, we would have been on the upward swing ever since. But if you tell that to people whose companies are still downsizing and restructuring and…
Top 10 Resume Tip #1 – Answer why should I hire you? And for my finale post in the series, Top 10 Resume Tips, you need to make sure your resume answers, “Why should I hire you?” I answered this question previously in this post, Tell me Why. Unless you demonstrate to the employer that…
What’s the fastest way to lose good will with people? If you are looking at my title, you might think that it is assuming too much or at least wonder what I mean by that. A prospective client left a message yesterday. He said he needed a resume right away. And then proceeded to tell…