Blue Sky Resumes

Writing a resume is a chore for most people. I know this because whenever I do an online search for the term ‘how to write a resume’ or ‘writing a resume’, I come across someone tweeting “ARRRGH I hate writing my resume” or “I have been trying to write this stupid resume for weeks. I [...]

If you’re looking for a job in this current climate, the bad news is that you have a lot of competition.
The good news is that most of them have no idea what they’re doing.
I meet a lot of job seekers during the course of my work as a professional resume writer. From executives to entry-level, [...]

Search the web for ‘resume help’ or ‘resume advice’ and you’ll find lots of pearls of wisdom. All of which are true. But all of which are ultimately misleading.
Most resume advice articles will tell you to focus on achievements not responsibilities, or to use lots of action-oriented words, or to be sure you communicate your [...]

Don’t we all dread buying a car? The hype, the evasions, the glib sales pitch … it all just reeks of desperation.
Hiring a new employee can often feel the same way. One resume after another, all filled with hype and smooth sales talk, all with the faint whiff of desperation.
By glib sales talk, I mean [...]

The Web Design Source had a really cool contest to see what 10 great designers would do with the same person’s resume.
Click through to see all the designs, but here are my personal favorites:

Shopping for a new resume is not like shopping for a new car. There’s no ‘blue book’ to tell you what you should be paying and it’s hard to find even a ballpark figure.
This results in confusion. As someone who writes  a lot of executive resumes, I’ve found that client expectations are all over the map. [...]

I haven’t blogged for quite a while. That’s not because I ran out of things to say (My husband will confirm that I never run out of things to say) or because I just got lazy and spent the last month eating chocolate and watching reruns of The Golden Girls.
I haven’t blogged because our site [...]

I’m happy to be one of CareerRealism’s Twitter career experts. We answer job seeker questions in 140 characters or less, but today’s question seemed to call for a more detailed answer. Here it is:
I am in job search mode, and have decided to take the opportunity to transition into another field. It is a role [...]