Archive for 'Resume Writing'
Deadly Cover Letter Errors
Posted on 19. Nov, 2009 by Matt Shelly.
A cover letter is a crucial career marketing piece. Unfortunately, many job seekers ignore the cover letter or pass it off as “unimportant”. That is so untrue! The cover letter is very important and should accompany your resume whenever possible. “Resume and cover letter” is like “peanut-butter and jelly” – they go together and complement each other.
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Will Your Resume Pass The Parser?
Posted on 22. Sep, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
Using a ‘one size fits all’ resume never really was the best way to make yourself stand out from the job hunting crowd, but back in the days when your document was read by a real human being and the number of applicants was much lower, even a generic resume might still have been just enough to get you an interview. Nowadays, however, you are up against resume parsing systems and applicant tracking systems and goodness knows what other kinds of technological jiggery pokery. Unlike the human reader who can put your words into context and read between the lines, these computer programs just do as they are told, and if your resume doesn’t contain the precise information that they are looking for, then you won’t get a look in.
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What Components Go Into Making A Winning Resume
Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 by Matt Shelly.
When Career Resumes® writes resumes for individuals, certain information about that person must be present in order for it to be successful. Let’s understand what a resume is supposed to do. It’s NOT to get you a job. It’s to get you a phone call inviting you in for an interview.
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Resumes for Returning Workers
Posted on 09. Apr, 2009 by Matt Shelly.
A resume is required for virtually every job opening in every field of endeavor. A professional resume that presents a candidate’s work history and accomplishments where the climb up the proverbial corporate ladder is quite evident, would be the best case scenario.
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Your Resume — A Passport to a Better Job
Posted on 07. Apr, 2009 by Matt Shelly.
When you think about taking an adventurous trip to an exotic locale around the globe, you know the first thing you’ll need is an updated passport. You can’t cross from Country A into Country B without that official stamped document listing your personal information.
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The Most Common Mistakes in Executive Resumes
Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by Matt Shelly.
A good resume is more than just a documentation of your career path — it is a marketing tool designed to present your professional career experience in a strong, concise format with the single objective of getting you called in for an interview.
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Resume Writing 101
Posted on 25. Mar, 2009 by Matt Shelly.
A resume is your personal marketing tool– a critical document required to get you called in for a job interview. A professional resume should present your career history, accomplishments, and education in a concise, informative one to two page document.
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Resumes and C.V.s — What’s the Difference?
Posted on 20. Mar, 2009 by Matt Shelly.
According to the dictionary, a resume is “a summary, as of one’s employment, education, etc., used in applying for a new position.” Conversely, a curriculum vitae (C.V.) is noted as “a regular or particular course of study of or pertaining to education and life.”
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How to Write a Powerful and Successful Resume
Posted on 16. Mar, 2009 by Matt Shelly.
When presenting a resume to a prospective employer, whether on paper or on-line, you have approximately 15-30 seconds to get past the “gatekeeper” whose job it is to screen resumes out, not in. Putting your best effort out there is critical in making that all important first impression.
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How To Address Gaps In Employment History
Posted on 10. Mar, 2009 by Matt Shelly.
Life would certainly be a lot easier if your career history could be perfectly presented on a resume. But for many job seekers, a few missing years can rise up to haunt you when sending these critical documents out to headhunters and prospective employers. How do you tactfully, accurately address the missing years in your resume and/or cover letter?
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