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The Curriculum Vitae (CV): Writing beyond the resume

January 27, 2010

Your standard resume may not cut it.
Professors and other educators, researchers, scientists, and those applying for jobs in Europe and Asia may need to use a Curriculum Vitae (also called CV or Vita) to make the right impression.
CVs are not-so-subtly different than resumes. Although brevity and powerful language is still of value, a CV may [...]

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Key Skills Resume Section: How to Highlight Relevant Experience

November 25, 2009

Are you switching industries? Returning to work after some time away? Not sure your experience really shows off what you can offer? Do you have a generalist background with a wide variety of skill sets?
All of these situations can make it difficult to concisely describe what you can do for a potential employer. While a [...]

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5 Keys to a Resume Summary Statement With Punch

October 19, 2009

Does your resume get read?
By now you should know that your resume has to make an impact in a hurry in order to have a chance of getting read.
If your lead in is a resume summary statement, it has to pack a punch in only 2-3 sentences. How can you write a resume summary that [...]

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Not everything is a job search nail: Effective use of your resume

October 5, 2009

Have you joined the Career Mastermind Network? Jump in for “30 Days to a Powerful LinkedIn Presence.”
If you’re trying to fix a hole in the wall, are you going to go after it with a hammer?
Every home improvement project has a general work flow and calls for a specific set of tools. To fix a [...]

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Resume Writing: 7 phrases that kill your resume

September 2, 2009

An excellent article on copyblogger about vampire words that suck the life out of blog posts got me thinking about wishy-washy resume language.
Most resumes sound like corporate lorem ipsum.  Like someone dropped buzzwords, lingo and jargon into a blender and hit puree.  What comes out is a mush of language that says something, but doesn’t [...]

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Back to School Day 4: 3 Ways to Be a Resume Ninja

August 27, 2009

Today’s video in honor of Career Mastermind Week is all about the resume.
Watch to find out three things that you can do today to make your resume more targeted, effective and successful.

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Industry-specific resumes: What’s the difference?

August 24, 2009

On Saturday morning, I spent four hours sitting at a round table on a plastic chair, sipping Dunkin Donuts coffee, and reviewing resumes.
Although it can be difficult to find time to do volunteer work, I really enjoy these events.  The people that attend are professional and motivated, the discussions are positive and proactive, and everyone [...]

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Sample Cover Letter Template

August 20, 2009

The night hours bring me all kinds of tasks.  Last night, it was helping a friend write a cover letter.
Cover letters are not a topic that I write about often.  In many ways, a cover letter is just a standard business letter.  But its specific purpose makes it a little more important than most letters [...]

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Great, effective resume keywords bring resume success

August 10, 2009

I’ve said before that every resume is written for three audiences.  Most people think about the recruiter and potential hiring manager but there’s less emphasis placed on the phantom third audience — the database.
And rightfully so.  The applicant tracking system — the electronic database that a great number of companies use to collect, sort, organize [...]

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Recent presentation: Your strongest resume

July 23, 2009

For the fun of it, here are the slides from my co-presentation this past Saturday on Your Strongest Resume.  Thanks to Lynn Hazan, the other presenter and the originator of most of the content, for posting to Slideshare so I can share with all of you.
NOTE:  On some systems, this loads slowly.  Not sure why.  [...]

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