Resume Writing

There are some key principles to good resume writing that everyone should follow but creative professionals have some special challenges and opportunities. In this article, I’ll explain what they are and provide 5 tips for developing a really effective resume – one that recruiters can’t resist. Creative Resume Tip #1: Remember it’s a Business Yes, […]

If you want to work at a non-profit, the chances are you are committed to making a difference. After all, you’re not in it for the money! Showing this passion is important when writing your resume, but it’s just as important to demonstrate that you can make an impact. Non-profits are generally working to support

As a technology professional you have many of the same challenges as everyone else when it comes to writing your resume. But you also face some special issues that apply to you whether you’re in development, IT or some other technical role. I’d like to talk about those issues here, and outline the best way

To understand the impact that a strong resume can have, take a moment to put yourself in the shoes of the hiring manager who needs to fill a position.  Let’s call our manager Harry.  Harry desperately wants to make the right decision.  After all his team is understaffed, his workload keeps mounting and he seems

If your job is communications, then resume writing should be a piece of cake, right? So how come it’s so hard? Of course communicating on behalf of someone else is much easier than doing it for yourself. I am just the same. Writing a resume for someone else is easy for me, but it’s much

In many ways, writing a resume for the entertainment industry is just like writing for any other industry, so be sure to check out 7 Resume Writing Mistakes and How You Can Avoid Them and also Don’t Write a Resume, Tell a Story. But there are some special points I wanted to make in relation

If you’ve worked long and hard on your resume only to find that it’s not getting the response you hoped for, it may be because you have made one or more common mistakes. Over my career, I’ve seen tens of thousands of resumes and I’ve seen just about every mistake you can imagine. But some

Executive resumes that get results have one thing in common – they answer the employer’s key question: what’s in it for me? Your resume will be read by high-level recruiters, CEOs, COOs, CFOs, or Board Members. When these people pick up your resume, they want to know how you will help them solve their business

My advice to people writing resumes is always to toot your own horn – after all, if you don’t, no else will. But this advice applies even more for sales professionals. After all, selling is what you do. Your resume should showcase your confidence and sales abilities – in other words, you need to brag

To write a successful marketing resume, you really need to step back, think about the skills you use every day at work, and then apply them to yourself. Marketing is what you do best, so marketing yourself should not be too difficult once you get over a few mental hurdles.  Here are 7 resume writing