A lot of my clients come to me with this question. They’ve been advised to obscure or leave off dates by friends, the unemployment office, and various other professionals. Typically, my female clients are more concerned, although I have several male clients with the same issue. The “I’m forced to reinvent myself at 50” is a common thread. While I can’t claim to understand this stage of life, I do know a few things about job searching, recruiting, and even the cold hard facts of the corporate world. Read more
What is personal branding anyway?
Everyone has something that makes them unique. Whether you’re exceptional at assessing the competitive landscape, assembling technical teams, or managing and motivating sales people, you do something better than the majority of your competition. Read more
Strategic Resume Writing – 4 Tips to Help Keep You Focused
No, I’m not talking about objectives again.
Resume writing, like everything else you do in life, should be focused towards a specific purpose. And most jobseekers do have a specific goal.
Whether you’re looking to transition into another field, leverage your skills and experience into a higher paying position, increase your work/life balance, or get a job at a bigger/smaller/more flexible/more structured company, you probably have already identified your next move.
The challenge is to be sure you keep your resume on track. Here’s some quick ideas to help you stay focused while you’re writing your resume. Read more
Can I reinvent myself with my resume?
One of the most common requests from clients is a career change resume. Our current economic climate has left countless experienced professionals with years of expertise in a particular industry a precarious position, watching an entire industry or a position eradicated, outsourced, or irrevocably changed. Read more
Are multiple page resumes ok?
Yes, it’s appropriate for an experienced professional to extend to more than one page. The old adage was that unless you were the President of the United States, you ought to keep it to one page. While old rules have loosened up, in resume writing, as in life, there’s something to be said for a clear, concise presentation. Read more
