If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!When writing your resume, keep in mind that the hiring manager may be viewing tens to hundreds of resumes per posting. Therefore, it is absolutely essential that you make your resume stand out somehow. Otherwise, you risk being lost […]

Most resumes are rejected for one reason - lack of a clear objective. If your resume is wishy washy, wandering from topic to topic with no clear purpose, it’s doomed for the circular file. Take the time to draw up a clear objective for your resume to be sure it finds its way to the […]

How many times have you found yourself sitting watching TV commercials, and then having a strange desire to go to the store? The power of advertising is undeniable. In a consumer society, effective advertisement is the key to business success.
Your resume is no exception.
Your resume is, in fact, an advertisement for YOU. You’re selling yourself […]

When writing your resume, there are two formats for you to choose from. You can choose to have a Chronological (job title based) or Functional (skills based) resume.
A chronologically based resume may be for you if:

you are staying within your current job field
you are upwardly mobile within the same field
you have solid job experience
you have […]

When reviewing your resume, employers want to be able to see how you solved problems at previous companies. That is why P.A.R. statements are so essential. This type of statement pinpoints the problems that your previous employers had, and how you were to able to solve them. Using these action packed statements makes you much […]