Perseverance

One of the most important aspects of conducting a job search is diligent perseverance.  In today’s world where manufacturing jobs are primarily outsourced overseas, where paper pushing and shuffling jobs are being eliminated by computers, where sales, marketing and...

Content (Part 2)

One of the most important sections on your resume in today’s job market is your Professional Profile or Professional Summary.  As I rule, I usually entitle this section Professional Profile if you have seven (7) years or experience or less.  If you have eight (8)...

Content (Part 1)

Content (Part 1) How important is your content in a resume?  While I believe that a resume format is of the highest importance (and some people would definitely argue that point), resume content is what will eventually procure a phone screen or an interview for you. ...

Format

Arguably, the most important aspect of your resume is the way in which it is formatted.  Others would say that your content is the most important.  I say it is the format.  Why?  You can have the greatest content EVER in the history of resumes, but if it does not get...

All the Conflicting Advice on Resumes and Interviews

If you are undergoing a job search and you have spent some time on Linked-In, you probably have noticed articles with titles such as the following: What NOT to Say on an Interview Five Fatal Mistakes on Your Resume Keywords That Kill a Resume What Do Interviewers Look...