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Category Archives: Resumes

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  Focus on Leadership Capabilities for a Career Change

  Are you describing yourself as a Director, Manager, Supervisor, or a Team Lead on your cleared resume? It doesn’t matter if you are a help desk team lead supervising other support colleagues, or a project manager who manages cross-functional colleagues. Showcasing your ability … more

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  How to Really Start Writing a Resume

  I am often asked for resume writer recommendations. Many HR pros get this question. Often there is a hope for a magic pill here. A wonderful resume with little work and at low cost. But even those who understand what information is needed are surprised by the questions a good res… more

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  Your Resume Needs a Short, Relevant Summary, Not an Objective

  Every time I review resumes at Cleared Job Fairs, I see a lot of resumes with professional summaries and objectives and skills lists that take up most of page one. Don’t be this self-focused! A resume needs to show how you can help the potential employer, now. You need a me… more

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  Bury These Resume Strategies

  This Halloween season let’s put these resume strategies in the resume graveyard. Remember that your resume is an ad to get you an interview and ultimately a job, so stay focused on the items that sell you the best. Highlight your achievements and demonstrate how you meet an emp… more

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  Don’t Talk About Weight Loss on Your Resume

  We see a lot of resumes. That means we see some really interesting stuff on resumes. The most recent one that caught our eye was a paragraph on how the job seeker had lost weight, along with specifics on his current body fat percentage. Maybe this job seeker thinks it’s rele… more