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Resume Writing Tips
Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt like the resume writing process is never-ending, overwhelming, or a pain. I asked my LinkedIn followers to fill in this blank: The resume writing process is ________________. Most of the responses reflected just how challenging the process can be. Some of my favorite responses were: “Like a game…
I often have clients ask, “Should I use resume bullet points or sentences?” And I always reply, both! Bullet points are short, organized lists of keywords, skills, or achievements on your resume. These perform a multitude of tasks in a small amount of space, which is why I say there’s more to resume bullet points…
Stand out to employers, get more responses from applications, and find your next position quicker. Do you ever wonder if there’s a better way to job search than clicking apply and waiting for the automated rejection letter or black-hole silence that seems to accompany every application? If one of your goals this year is to…
Wouldn’t it be great if all of life’s competing demands—work, kids, family, homeschooling, and everything else in life—simply balanced themselves out perfectly? Um, yeah it would. I don’t know about you but juggling #allthethings is really hard. Inevitably, I end each day feeling like I fell short in some area, whether that was a work…
If you’re like most people, you rely on the spelling and grammar checker on your word processor to correct mistakes as you type your resume. Whenever you misspell a job title or change verb tense unexpectedly, little colored squiggles appear underneath the error. Despite how far this technology has come, spellcheckers in your Word or…
Mommy guilt—that nagging feeling that haunts every mom and shouts we’re not doing enough, not getting it right, and we’re failing our kids big time. I’m willing to bet you know this feeling all too well. For me, it shows up as a fear of failure. It’s that overly critical voice that’s judging every decision…