Category: Resume Writing Tips

  Many people opt to return to the role of employee after a stint working for themselves, or, work in both an employee role AND in their small business as a consultant, freelancer, or owner/operator like I talked about in the recent post Multiple Profit Centers for Job (and Life) Security and Satisfaction.   Adding […]

Here’s the Cliff Notes on Listing Education on Your Resume (there’s also a YouTube Video at this link and shown below) Job Search with Education, but No Experience & Behavioral Interviews You’ll get an A+ if you follow these notes: Overall:   Don’t list your graduation/completion year if it was more than 5-10 years ago* (with some […]

  I had a very illustrative series of communications with a client recently that when it happened, I just KNEW I had to share with other job seekers, because these “real examples” can really help – and inspire- others, just like YOU. (shared with client permission and made anonymous) I’m going to call this client […]

So many job seekers think their resume was the first step in preparing for a new job search – but – they don’t quite know what they wanted to do next. An effective resume **has to be targeted** to a specific job goal. So – if you don’t know what type of work you want […]

Our world, country, economy, business world, work force and our own lives are going through massive, and sometimes scary, changes right now. You might be facing a furlough or lay off, or your children who are young adults or teens are looking at a really challenging job market:  anyone may feel rather intimidated to be […]