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 …
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, …
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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 …
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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 you dislike job interviews, you’re definitely not alone. Many people are uncomfortable with the uncertainty of the interview situation. The good news is that you can eliminate a lot of this uncertainty by using a common interview technique to your advantage. I’m referring to the technique of behavioral interviewing, which simply means that interviewers …
Can you articulate, in 20 words or less, what makes you uniquely valuable to potential employers? If you’re shaking your head, you’re not alone. Most people struggle to express what makes them special. But, if you can’t quickly and clearly explain your value to potential employers, how can you expect them to see it? As …
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A recent poll found that 30% of people have surfed the net to research people at work or potential business contacts. The reasons varied from simply looking up an address to researching a potential boss or preparing for a business negotiation. The implications of this statistic are huge for anyone looking to advance their career. …
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 …
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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 …
