Just when you think resume writers have helped the world understand that the one page resume is a myth, someone wakes it up again! Yesterday Ari Herzog sent me a link and asked if this one page resume advice was contrary to my thinking. The link he sent was this one by Alison Doyle. I…
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…
One of the benefits of being a resume writer is that I work with a wide range of people. Among the people I am currently working with is a Director of Human Resources. She has been willingly helping me double-check human resources practices and job search perspective from an HR viewpoint. We were talking about…
If you are active on social media, you notice career professionals talking to each other all the time on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and even LinkedIn. Funny thing about that, in a global market place, we are all competitors for the most part. Shouldn’t we be cut throat and stay as far away from each other…
Saw the headline question in my search results. The answer is “Yes…if.” You can use a quote in your cover letter if you tie it to your accomplishments and value. Almost always when I use a quote in either a resume or cover letter, it comes from an employee evaluation, reference letter, or perhaps a…
Burned bridges cause more havoc for job seekers than almost anything else. A bad resume slows down your job search but there are people who do get jobs despite their resumes. Risky, but it can happen. However, the individual who decides to vent their frustration and blows up at management when departing or talks trash…
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…
Resume writers have many tools used for information gathering and targeting the resume. Without those tools, your resume is mundane. How can the employer see how you would be an asset to the company if your resume looks just like every other resume in the database? In 2012, Design Resumes is adding a new tool….
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…