A Golden Rule Company
Topic:
Resume Writing Tips
I was reading an article on LinkedIn today that answers the question why people like Mark Zuckerberg (the highest-paid CEO—who makes BILLIONS of dollars, by the way) don’t quit their jobs. Here’s the link to the article—but I’ll save you the trouble of reading the full text, and tell you it all comes down to…
Resume writing is tough. I get it—it’s not easy to write about yourself. A blank Word document is often intimidating, but when it’s waiting to be filled with information about yourself it becomes even harder to get started writing a quality resume. I don’t know many people who excel at writing about themselves—and I’m a…
I get asked two questions every day by job seekers interested in our resume writing service. So I thought I would take a minute to answer them on our blog. #1. What Is Our Success Rate? To be quite specific it’s 99.996%. We’ve helped 500 clients (as of October 2013) with their resumes. Out…
We are all “professionals” in the working world. No need to brag on your resume about being just like every other human. Individuality is the substance of successful resumes in today’s job market. Unfortunately, I see titles like this on resumes every day: Administrative Professional Customer Service Professional Accounting Professional Human Resources Professional Information Technology…
I’m on a mission this week to attack ineffective words and phrases job seekers love to incorporate into their resumes. Watch out resumes … apparently I’m on the war path. =) Success and results—two words job seekers seem particularly partial to including in their resumes. My hypothesis is that candidates want to be perceived as…
When you’re in the middle of a job search, you’re probably asking yourself how you can make your resume better and wondering what you should avoid in a resume. Let’s take a look at some advice that can help you on both accounts. Lately I’ve noticed a trend—the use of phrases that have been creeping…