How to (or NOT to) Stand Out With Your Resume I recently came across an article on MSN careers, titled 20 Unusual Resume Tactics to Avoid. In it, the author, Autumn McReynolds, shared what she believed to be tactics to avoid with your resume, based on the annual CareerBuilder survey. These 20 tactics were: Candidate said the more you paid him, the harder he … [Read more...]
Update Your Resume and Create Your Life Handbook
Did you know September is international "Update Your Resume Month"? I didn't either...but it is! This press release by career coach and author, Ford R. Myers, offers five tips to develop attention-getting resumes: 1. Be Brief 2. Be Specific 3. Be Active 4. Be Selective 5. Be Honest Taken like this, I think these five tips can apply to just about every facet of a … [Read more...]