When we moved into our home 11 years ago, the garden was completely overgrown with ivy and weed vines. I spent a few years chopping them back and finally got it to the stage where I could plant flowers. But after clearing all those vines, I also discovered a few plants from some other previous […]
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I watch American Idol religiously (What? Don’t look at me like that!). One of the things I love about it is that it’s like a really long job interview and we get to choose the person who ultimately gets the job. (Well, I must admit that I don’t actually vote, but I still feel somehow
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Is there a more maligned group of marketers than real estate agents? They’re famous – and frequently mocked – for their ability to spin straw into gold. But read through a few real estate listings and you’ll see strategies that are amazingly useful when writing a resume. 1) It’s not a house, it’s a whole
3 Real Estate Agent Agent Tricks You Can Use to Get Interviews Read More »
You’ve worked long and hard on your resume – you feel certain it represents you effectively. You send it out and eagerly await the responses …. and hear nothing. The problem might not be your resume content – it might be your file format. Of the resumes we receive to review each day, 10-20% are
Is This Simple Resume Mistake Costing You Interviews? Read More »
Nicholas Lore, founder of the Rockport Institute, is a career development pioneer. He single-handedly transformed the career coaching field, he’s been commended for excellence by 2 US Presidents, and his book “The Pathfinder’ is one of the best selling career books in US history. Over the last 29 years he’s helped over 14,000 people to
Quack Like a Duck and Other Secrets of Successful Career Change Read More »
Most published resume writing advice is focused on content. In this 4th post in my ‘How to Write a Resume’ series, I want to get you to focus on something I think is every bit as important – resume design. It’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it Have you ever been
How to Write a Resume Step #4 – Design Well! Read More »
15 years ago today, my dad died. He smoked for years and barely made it to 60 before lung cancer took his life. We miss him terribly. He was one of those people who leave a huge hole when they go. On the day of his funeral, they needed a spillover room in the chapel
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This is the 3rd post in my ‘How to Write a Resume’ series and it\’s maybe the most important of them all. Learning how to strategize your resume is the absolute #1 secret to opening doors and getting interviews. No exaggeration. What is a Resume Strategy? Developing a resume strategy means sitting down and figuring
How to Write a Resume Step #3: Strategize! Read More »
This post is the second in my ‘How to Write a Resume’ series. If you missed the first one, you can find it here. In my first post, I talked about the importance of feeling employers’ pain – knowing your audience is a crucial first step to writing a resume that really works. Now we’re
How to Write a Resume – Step #2: Work Out Your Value. Read More »
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
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