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Resume Writing Tips
If you’ve been out of work for a while, and your full-time job is now, essentially, looking for a full-time job, you may feel that you’re spending more time rewriting your resume for every single position than actually searching out new opportunities. You’re wondering if you can get away with a generic resume. What you…
You’ve heard that you should tailor your résumé and cover letter to each company that you apply to, right? If you’re like a lot of job seekers, when you heard this, you probably thought, “But that’s going to waste a lot of time … can’t I just write a single résumé and cover letter to…
You’ve no doubt been told—countless times—that you need to stand out in an interview. Tips and tricks for this range from creative ways to ask and answer questions to tips for wearing some piece of clothing with flair (e.g., a bright pocket square or pin) that sticks (no pun intended) in their mind. Before you…
This week we had a situation where a client came to us with a dilemma. The client—we’ll call him “Tim”—had been advised by a recruiter that he was working with to falsify the dates of employment on his resume to hide three shorter stints of employment. Tim didn’t feel right about lying on his resume…
We’ve talked a lot before about cover letters and resumes, but sometimes a refresher course isn’t a bad idea. So, when I was invited recently to participate as a facilitator for one of Mashable’s #BizChats Twitter chats, I was really looking forward to discussing the ways that people can improve their resumes and cover letters.…
Mashable’s latest #BizChats Twitter chat discussed ways that people can enhance their resumes and cover letters. Several industry leaders helped facilitate the conversation, hosted by @MashBusiness, including: Erin Kennedy, executive resume writer and career consultant; Amanda Augustine, career consultant, resume writer and career management expert at The Ladders; Debra Wheatman, CPRW, CPCC and president of…