Resumes and Value-Rich Cover Letters
How to captivate the hiring manager with your executive resume
What stands out on an executive resume? The goal of your successful executive resume is to captivate the reader. Tell your resume story in such a way that the reader is captivated. Identify your success in your executive resume The reader must see that your executive resume shows the expertise and qualities of an excellent…
Read MoreHow to ensure a targeted resume focuses on your market!
The concept of a targeted resume is easily misunderstood. Calls begin like this: “I’d like you to write a resume for me.” “Ok, what industry are you in and what positions are you targeting?” “Oh, I just need a resume. Can’t you just write something generic?” Why a generic and general resume is useless No, I can’t.…
Read MoreIs your resume stopping you from winning the interview?
No one wants to be the last one called or the one no one calls. It’s easy to blame the market. There’s too much competition Those online applications don’t work They never see my application I don’t even think my application got through Sure, maybe. But many times your resume just isn’t making the cut.…
Read MoreWhy do some people struggle to land a new job?
You understand that it is hard to land a new job. Some people seem to struggle more than others. What makes it easy for some people to land a new job? Let me give you a list of some things that make it easier. Some will be obvious. Others, not so much. A great value-driven…
Read MoreIs your resume remarkable so you are MARKETABLE?
How to make a resume remarkable? Writing resumes and job search is very different today than 30 or 20 or 10 or even 5 years ago. Tough market, changing technology, and the Great Recession all impacted resume writing and career marketing. Make your resume remarkable so that you are marketable Make your resume remarkable, chock…
Read More8 Essential Tips for Writing Effective Cover Letters
Writing effective cover letters daunts many a job seeker. Writing effective cover letters means honing in on a specific job target and demonstrating how you fit that specific job. Does writing effective cover letters matter? Don’t leave out a cover letter – don’t fall for the cover letters are dead theory. If you write compelling cover…
Read MoreThe 5 essential ingredients to a job-winning resume
What is essential for a job-winning resume? If you ask a room full of people, many will tell you that you just tell where you worked and what you did to write a job-winning resume. While your career chronology is important, you need much more than that to succeed in landing your new role. TARGET…
Read MoreHow to write a massively powerful resume
Do you consider your resume powerful? Do you consider it massively powerful? Most people will answer “No.” One reason most resumes fall short of the mark of even a “good” resume is that they stray too far in the direction of duties. Simply put, most resumes are boring. Often resumes fall short of telling the…
Read MoreClueless about your resume career accomplishments?
How do you figure out what matters to the employer? Identifying your career accomplishments often stumps the job seeker when trying to write their resume. What are resume career accomplishments? Where do you look to find your resume career accomplishments? How do you find the career achievements that matter to the employer? Many times job seekers…
Read MoreTarget company analysis is game-changer for interviews
Target company analysis is a new concept to many job seekers. However, it is something that every job seeker should be doing during their job search. I just finished writing a cover letter with a client seeking a role in Brand Management. She is very familiar with target marketing because it is part of what…
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