Resume Writing

I’m a little late with this posting, but a couple of weeks ago Jason Alba over at Jibber Jobber wrote an interesting post that got a lot of attention. His main subject was the free resume critique service offered by The Ladders but his comments apply to more than just that company and so I […]

This post by Michael at Human Race Horses makes an argument that I hear often. In these days of social media and web-based job search, can a resume really do the job? Michael thinks not: Another personal reason for wanting to kill my resume is that in looking at this little historical snapshot from so

If I told you that one word can change your resume and dramatically improve your job search results, would you think I was nuts? Let me explain why I’m not. One of the keys to a successful resume is to ensure that it clearly communicates your unique value proposition – what makes you different from

With unemployment rising, increasing numbers of applicants for each job, and recruiters struggling to keep up, it can sometimes feel as though you’re sending your resume into a black hole. You send hundreds of applications and never hear back – and what makes it worse is that you know you are qualified for the jobs.

Sometimes when I finish a resume for a client, he or she seeks feedback from other people they respect. Often the information that comes back is valuable and helps me improve the resume, but sometimes it’s actually harmful. The difference is in how the feedback request is worded. The Right and Wrong Way to Ask

I’ve talked before about how important it is for your resume to show potential employers how you will add value. But rather than just talking about it, I thought it might be helpful to show you some examples of resumes that do a good job on this score, so that you can see how effective