Posts Tagged ‘Design Resumes process’
3 reasons to always have a current resume
With the changes in the job market and the potential for recruiters and hiring managers searching for new employees, you could get asked for your current resume. You never know when someone will request your current resume. With the fast pace of job search today, you never know when someone will ask you for your…
Read MoreCan you teach an old dog new tricks?
Our first dog was Teddy, a German Shepherd puppy who joined us in 2004. After he died suddenly of cancer in January 2011, we didn’t know if we would have another dog. However, a friend from the church we attended offered to bring another German Shepherd puppy home from New York when she planned a…
Read More7 LinkedIn fatal mistakes
If you are a job seeker or career changer who is not using LinkedIn, you missed one of the most powerful tools ever created. What are LinkedIn fatal mistakes? The first decision you need to make is whether you seriously want to use this tool. You can’t go in half-hearted and then expect results. 7…
Read MoreWhy Your Resume is Missing the Mark (And How You Can Fix It)
Is your resume missing the mark? How would you know? There is so much diverse information online that if you are trying to follow all the advice, you are likely to become confused. The number 1 way to know if your resume is missing the mark You are never contacted for interviews. The job of…
Read MoreExciting News From Design Resumes
<![CDATA[ Exciting News — Improved Method of Getting Content to you! Many changes have happened here in the last few months. I thought I would take this blog post to let you know what they are and how they might impact you. First of all, if you enjoy reading my content, I moved to MailChimp. It…
Read MoreHow committed are you to your career?
How committed are you to your career? Committed professionals invest in their careers. How committed are you to your career? Committed people who want a future that will help them reach their goals. Commitment is hard to find today, there seem to be fewer people who about their future and want to contribute to companies.…
Read More4 questions to ask yourself when writing your resume
When I bought my new cell phone the other day, I mentioned I am a professional resume writer. The young man setting up our accounts said, “I suppose resumes are changing.” He went on to say that when he was in high school, they told him one way for writing your resume and in college, they…
Read MoreCapture your career successes in your resume
A common misconception about resume writing is that you can just give an old resume to a resume writer and poof by magic, your new resume will appear. Kind of like throwing a coat of paint on an old house. It might look better but unless you do the preparation, your resume will still be…
Read MoreWhy routines or habits get you stuck in job search
We all have habits and we change our habits and methods to fit the circumstances. Most of my life, I have eaten a banana by peeling it down and taking bites as I go. However, this past year I have made many green smoothies and the banana is the sweetener so I peel the banana,…
Read MoreHow to maximize the timing for your job search
Timing for your job search? Face it, most of us are very busy. We tend to act on the urgency and skip the planning. As an entrepreneur, I plead guilty. I tend to respond to my schedule, my calendar, and the clock with more emphasis than I deliberately execute a daily plan. I have learned…
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