I am forever amazed at some of the “dumb” resume mistakes that just seem to live on. Writing a resume is fairly straightforward – I think. You list your relevant work experiences. You list your relevant skills and educational background. You list your relevant personal contact information. You list whatever you think is relevant to […]
What Is A Resume Addendum?
As we head into the weekend, let’s talk some pointers on writing resumes. Look it, I know weekends are for resting, but… But, if you’re not working or you need to move to a new job desperately, then my friend, you need to spend some of your time this weekend on job hunting. So, let’s […]
Job News For Today…
Let’s check out some of news hitting the job front today… Beecher Tuttle is telling us that Bank of America is cranking up its junior banker hiring plans. That’s good news if you have plans to get into the banking industry. You can read more about it here: In the latest hiring roundup, Bank of […]
Writing That Cover Letter
The need for a resume is a foregone conclusion – Right!? The need is not so clear for the “much-maligned” cover letter. Actually as an aside, I’m not sure that the cover letter is maligned or not, but it did seem like a cool sentence to write – syntax wise (ooh big word). The challenge […]
Electronic Resumes – A Few Do’s to Consider
I used to always suggest having two resumes. The first resume is sort of a teaser that you leave with potential employer. It’s one page and really highlights the best of you. And hopefully, it has enough of draw to warrant a follow-up. The second resume would be a more in-depth look at you and […]
Resume Writing is a Difficult Task: 4 Books on Resume Writing
Resume writing is a difficult task. And that of course, goes without saying. Having just helped my wife write a very basic, bare-bones chronological resume; I can definitely attest to that. It helped that I have some familiarity with writing resumes, but my wife was lost. Writing a resume can test the confidence of many […]
It’s The Top Ten List Day – Top Ten Most Wanted and Top Ten Worst Cover Letter Faux Pas
CNNMoney has an interesting article out there. They had Universum Global survey college students around the world to see where they most want to work. I’m not sure how much money CNNMoney paid Universum Global or how resources they allocated to the project, but if they’d ask me first, I could done for a couple […]
Hey, The Cheese Is Missing…Now What?
Life has a wicked curveball. You don’t need me to tell you that. And you probably have little need for a lot of the cliches that always seem to come one’s way when life takes an unfortunate turn. Cliches like, “when the going gets tough, the tough get going,” or “when one door closes, another […]
Referral Your Way to a Job, Plus Goals and Daily Affirmations…
Some food for thought as you head into the weekend. Already the 3rd weekend of the NFL season. Wow, another week and we’ll be a quarter of the way through another NFL season. Man, time flies… Should be no surprise to you. Man, time just rockets by when you’re looking for a job or if […]
You Must Enter Each Job Interview With Your Own Agenda
You should have an agenda when you enter the lion’s den for that much coveted job interview. Yeah, yeah – I get it… Your agenda is to get hired. You just need a job. Man, been unemployed for months (years?) and you just need a paying job. I get it. Tough to have an agenda […]
Seven Interview Questions That Kill Careers
Some thoughts to get you going for the week. I thought I’d start with this great article from Kelly Eggers. She writes for a number of online outlets on a variety of job search-related issues and generally provides great info. She knocks it out of the park with this one: Seven Interview Questions That Kill […]
Where Job Growth Will Come Over This Decade
I’m all about scoping out the competition and getting the lay of the land before doing anything. Maybe it’s the scout in me. I want to know what’s in front of me. They say a cat will never jump over a fence if the cat can’t see what’s on the other side. Call me a […]
Can You Identify The Top Three Mistakes That Can Eliminate Your Resume Immediately
Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a perfect recipe with the perfect set of ingredients that could guarantee a perfect resume, each and every time you wrote one. Man, that’d be sweet! Okay, back to reality… Regardless of whether you do it yourself with a book from the library or Barnes&Noble; use a template […]
How NOT to Write a Resume
By Kevin Donlin, You can learn a lot about how to do something right by first learning what NOT to do. Take resumes, for example. I review about 200-300 a month, and most have at least 2-3 mistakes. Yet, all those hundreds of mistakes can be grouped into just a handful of categories, which you […]
The Recap on Writing Effective Cover Letters
Okay, here’s the recap! The one and only purpose of a cover letter is to get the reader – hopefully a hiring manager – to read your resume. I say hiring manager because, believe it or not, the hiring manager and HR has definitely – different – agendas. Generally both want to make a good […]
