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Keywords are Important

If you are someone who spends time on the Internet, then you are probably familiar with the term “keywords”. For example, when you use a search engine, such as Google or Yahoo, you enter certain keywords in an attempt to find what you are looking for. In essence,...

How Much Is Too Much? (History in Your Resume)

When writing a resume, the area that possibly causes the most stress to a job seeker is the work history section. It is not only a matter of what to specifically write for each position in terms of a candidate’s accomplishments and responsibilities, but also whether...

Getting Started on Your Resume

It is a procrastinator's nightmare…writing a resume.  It is probably one of the least enjoyable tasks that a person can perform…maybe even below cleaning the bathroom!  In talking to people who have had a delay in looking for work after losing their job, one of the...

Get Your Resume Read

For many Job Seekers, it is the biggest challenge facing their job search - getting their resume read. A person may match up very well with the job description qualifications and may feel very confident in an interview, but you still have to figure out a way to get...

Don’t Believe the Cover Letter Demise!

Over the last month, I was spending significant time performing a search for an executive level position. As I reviewed dozens of excellent candidates and read many very well done Resumes, what struck me was the absence of Cover Letters. There were several instances...

Creating a Qualifications Summary

In the world of creating resumes, you would think that there wasn’t much left to change in the area of formatting. However, there is occasionally a new trend that bears watching and one of the newer ones is the creation of a Qualifications Summary. A Qualifications...

Building a Healthcare Resume

Resume creation can be a challenge for anyone, but particularly for those in Healthcare. This is due to the technical nature of many of their positions. Healthcare has become like most professions, where a Resume is considered a necessity during a job search. The...

Add Your Resume to the Spring Cleaning List

Spring in Western New York is a wonderful time of year, as we all resurface from the cold and snow of winter. In our area, Spring goes beyond just the budding of flowers and the chirping of birds, as it is also the time of year when we start to work on our chores that...

A Resume Should Not Be Just a Job Description

Resumes really have come a long way over the years.   They not only have evolved from a “nice to have” document to essential, but also the content has really changed. In its initial origins, the document was really just a recap of everything a person does…in essence,...

Using Non-Quantifiable Achievements

A strong resume places an emphasis on the achievements of the person over the day-to-day duties performed. The idea is to stress that you make a difference rather than just collect a paycheck. The best achievements are those that are quantifiable, that is, those that...

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