Stop Over-Thinking You
Simple is powerful, give yourself a break in trying to sound “right” and just tell people what they need to hear – simply.
Resume Tips
Simplify Your Story, Don’t Dummy It Down
There are three times when there is too much talking going on in your resume or LinkedIn profile: – You feel the need to tell the reader absolutely everything you’ve ever done – You don’t know what’s important to the reader – You have no idea how to tell your own story One of these …
Do you know why no one calls you for an interview? You’re telling them not to.
Not you directly, but you in your resume. You’ve trapped it in a vicious politeness cycle. It all starts with not being able to take a compliment and ends in sabotaging yourself in your resume. All because you are too polite. This is a unique politeness. It is an extreme avoidance to bragging. This politeness is …
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Does Your Resume Pass This Two-Word Test?
One of the biggest mistakes I see on resumes – from college graduates to CEOs -is that their resume, and specifically the statements therein, fail a simple two-word test. So what? If the reader asks that question after reading your summary – fail. If the reader asks that question after reading your bullet points – …
If It’s All About Who You Know & Most Jobs Are ‘Hidden’ – Do I Really Need A Resume?
Yes. How’s that for a short and sweet article? If your understanding of a resume is a recap of title, duties and company names, we have a lot of catching up to do! Many, many, many, years ago a resume might have been this type of recap. Something that served for both applying for a …
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Don’t Fudge Your Resume, It’s Not The Movies
I’m not a car gal. Although I live with someone who is a fanatic. His dream car is a ’66 427 Ford Shelby Cobra and even had a poster of Ken Niles on his wall as a kid. Needless to say, we saw Ford v Ferrari this past weekend. It was wonderful, I highly recommend …
4 Step Plan for an Awesome Resume
My dad was a mechanic. My grandfather was an electrician. My uncle led a construction crew. My DNA is programmed to build things. It’s how I look at resumes. Building a brand. With any good build, you need a plan. Sequential steps with each action building on the last. For a quick read and a …
Your resume is a persuasive conversation – why aren’t you doing the talking?
I heard Tony Robbins say, and I’m going to paraphrase, that it is vital to know your desired outcome before you have a conversation. That way you can guide it to what you want and maximize your time. A few intents can be to inform, convey, or persuade. Sounds like a resume to me. Inform …
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If You Can’t Sell Yourself, How Do You Expect A Recruiter To?
Do you know how many times a recruiter hears, “just get me in, and I can sell myself.”? A lot. Hey, I’m all for confidence – more power to you. This is a BS statement when it is coupled with a resume that doesn’t demonstrate how their qualifications are a solution to that company’s problem. …
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How to Make Everyone – Including You – Stop Hating Your Resume
Let’s have a shout out – who likes to read resumes? Bueller? Bueller? <<<crickets>>> That’s what I thought. Now imagine if you had to read resumes – a lot of resumes – to find the right person for your organization. How much would you enjoy your day? Why do resumes have such a bad …
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