The people who invite you to an interview want to know what you have done and what happened as the result of what you have done. They are looking for measurable results. Your competitors as job seekers are writing resumes to focus on career accomplishments and career keywords. These words waste space and weaken your resume….
Category: Resume Summary
Is Your Resume a Mere List of Responsibilities?
Is Your Resume a Mere List of Responsibilities? Take your resume to the next level by turning a list of responsibilities into a list of accomplishments. Occasionally I see people write a resume that is a simple list of their core responsibilities. The resume reads fine. It adequately communicates the information about the responsibilities a person has had in a…
Formatting Your Resume for the Internet
When sending a resume in an email or uploading your resume to a website, you want your resume to look as beautiful and read with the same impact that it has when you read it directly on your computer. I work with all types of document extensions (that is, .doc, .txt, .docx, .pdf, .xls, .html,…
Red and Green Lines: Good for Links, Bad for Resumes
Have you ever noticed how some word documents are lit up with red and green lines? Those lines are the method word-processing software uses to call attention to errors in a document. To most of us, that information is common knowledge. Therefore, I am surprised when I see those lines show up so often in business letters…
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