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Debra Wheatman, President of Careers Done Write, provides expert insight to the job search process that puts your career in gear with tips for interviewing, networking, job search strategies and how to create a winning resume and cover letter.
Résumé Help - Network Operations Center Manager
Jenny is a Network Operations Center Manager with over 10 years of experience. Today we will look at a portion of her résumé and evaluate some of the areas for improvement. My initial impression after communicating with Jenny is that she has a much more in-depth level of experience than her résumé would lead one…
University Job Search Strategies
Deb, Q. I think the resume and cover look great. You did a marvelous job! Give me some advice please. I want to get this resume out to a large number of grad schools and universities that might have openings for online faculty (which are almost always part-time jobs) as well as those that might…
4 Summer Strategies to Step Up Your Job Search
This article is written as part of the Career Collective, a group of career professionals who blog monthly on a specific topic. If you are one of the many professionals who has been searching for a new job during the first half of 2011, the recent news of stagnant job growth and the layoffs at…
Résumé Help - Vice President of Audio Visual Sales
Today we take a look at Syed Omar, who is looking for a Vice President of Sales role in the audio visual and broadcasting space. Overall, Syed did a fairly good job with this résumé, particularly in relation to listing his achievements; however some of these could be strengthened. The SAR method is the best…
Are Functional Résumés Ever Effective?
Q. I had my résumé reviewed by an online company that advertises low cost résumés. It seemed like they didn’t even read my résumé and the review came back with spelling errors. Then they suggested that I should consider a functional résumé. I would be interested in learning what a premier résumé writing company like…
Google and Your Personal Brand
Just before I sat down to write this article, I decided to do a little research. I thought to myself, what will I see if I Google my own name? It was an interesting experiment because I found out that my website came up as the number one hit with my name. I was pleased to…
Résumé Help - Inside Sales Market Research Professional
The Résumé Help blog today focuses on a lead generation and market research candidate who does a great deal of cold calling - and may or may not - have a history of success as an employee. The reason I say may or may not is that it is impossible to tell if this particular…
Listing Many Jobs at Same Company on Résumés
Dear Deb, Q. I have been at the same company for 12 years and the firm I am with has recently been sold. I am thinking about making a career move and haven’t updated my résumé in a long time. My question is - how do I reflect the many job changes I have had…
4 Big Reasons You Need a Résumé Overhaul
I recently completed a rush project for a client and I can tell you definitively that he regretted not having revamped his résumé sooner. My team worked a lot of overtime to create a stellar document. During the process, the client was nerve-racked; he was worried that we would run out of time for him to…
Résumé Help - Sports Writer and Photographer
The résumé critique today is for an amateur photographer who wants to become a professional photographer and sports writer. She has some challenges on her résumé that will make it difficult for her to get hired. She uses many personal pronouns throughout the résumé, which give it an unprofessional quality. Jennifer should create a more…