Blue Sky Resumes

Before I get to the 7 mistakes (and how to fix them) let me explain why having a good LinkedIn profile is important and why more than 1 million people are joining the service every 2 weeks. Not only is LinkedIn a great way to network, it’s also increasingly used by recruiters to post vacancies [...]

If you’re not using Twitter, you’re not alone. Although the social networking site is growing at a rapid pace, it is still far smaller than giants like Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace. And yet it may provide more opportunities for job seekers than any of those sites. To understand why, you first need to understand how [...]

That’s Lee Stranahan’s advice … but don’t worry. He’s not suggesting you lie: But you are going to make up your resume. I mean – it’s what you do anyway, isn’t it? Every time you decide to take a job, project or gig of any kind, you’re adding to that list of things you’ve done. [...]

Did an interview this weekend with Tim Tyrell-Smith of Spin Strategy. He asked some really good questions on resume writing. The interview is here.

I published a version of this article last year before I moved my blog, but given the current situation I wanted to reiterate my advice about choosing a professional resume writer. Too often I take on clients who are unhappy with the writer they originally chose, couldn’t get a refund and now have to pay [...]

Please make this a New Year’s Resolution: “I will not try to find a job by doing exactly what everyone else does, because I know that the result will be that I look just like everyone else.” Microsoft Resume Templates – Just Say No! According to Google, one of the most popular searches on resume [...]