Posts Tagged ‘Design Resumes’
How 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Read MoreAre you targeting an outdated or overcrowded career path?
Changing your career path or making a career move is a lot like the game of chess. The questions I get asked regularly is where do I find a job in my field? and next, should I go back to school and what to study? The Complexity of Changing your Career Path To answer this…
Read MoreLinkedIn or LinkedOut: Optimizing your LinkedIn experience
How to make your LinkedIn experience beneficial How do you create or write your LinkedIn profile? Are you struggling with how to build an effective profile? Don’t write your LinkedIn profile with just a listing of jobs or schooling without any details. Much like a resume, LinkedIn profiles need to be well written and complete…
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 MoreStart with Organization to overcome chaos
How can you start with organization? Organization is something many people struggle with in their lives. Chaos tends to take over as we push on to the next project. The popularity of self-help books indicates that this is a primary problem for many people. What is my goal to get organized, keep my life in…
Read MoreAre YOU Proactive or Reactive in your Job Search?
When a client called for an appointment, we talked about how the economy affects people’s choices. Investing, purchasing, or scheduling appointments, it seems like people are holding back. People choose whether to be proactive or reactive. Are you proactive or reactive? He said he believed things could change, but he was going to be proactive.…
Read MoreHow much is your Career Worth?
How much is your career worth? For some people, they find their meaning in life through their career.
Read MoreWhat everyone should know about writing an exceptional cover letter!
Why do you need an exceptional cover letter? Aren’t cover letters extinct? One reason I include cover letters in all Design Resumes packages is to ensure that if you target a job where the hiring manager likes to read your exceptional cover letter, you have one. It is better to be prepared than not. …
Read MoreThe secret to successful social media job search networking
Job seekers often ask me how social media job search works. Since I guide job seekers with my comprehensive LinkedIn training, the question is whether you can use other social media platforms for job search too. What makes for successful social media job search? Though LinkedIn has a job board, when you leverage social media…
Read MoreTime slips by even with your best intentions and your career goals slip away
You had the best intentions but you still saw your career goals slip away. Life gets busy, I know, and pretty soon even your best intentions get put back on the shelf. Pretty soon you’re 30, then 40, then 50, and your career goals slipped so far away that you wonder if they even matter…
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