In today’s competitive job market, standing out can feel like a full-time job. For many candidates, the temptation to embellish resumes—whether through inflated job titles, overstated responsibilities, or adding skills they don’t fully possess—is strong. Studies suggest that as many as 70% of applicants admit to some form of exaggeration. Now, there’s a new twist: AI-driven resume tools. While these […]
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But one aspect of work remains remarkably unchanged: the importance of the traditional, crisp, succinct & impactful resume.
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High COVID-19 unemployment numbers are producing active candidates. Passive candidates are on the verge of venturing into a job change now that the new normal is settling in. In either case, a concise well-planned resume is the foundation your next career will be built upon. Now more than ever, it’s important to take stock of the state of your resume […]
Read moreYour resume needs to make it past numerous gatekeepers, including Internet filters, HR specialists and recruiters. Before it gets to a hiring manager or a director, you have been vetted multiple times. Follow these rules to make it past the masses and to the interview. Link it in Your contact bar should be simple, easy to read and even easier […]
Read moreI’m a recruiter. I’m the roadblock standing between you and your possible dream job. You’ve seen the job posted online or perhaps you heard about it from a friend and it sounds perfect! Now, how do you get from that blinking cursor on your computer screen application to the interview seat? Through me. I’m not trying to gloat … I’m here to […]
Read moreEfficiency is necessary in today’s busy lives. Like you, I have a lot to do and very little time to do it in, which means I have to be efficient and exact wherever I can. I apply this approach to language and communication too. I don’t have time for drawn-out email exchanges and confusing analogies, and I bet you and […]
Read moreWriting is hard work. Whether you write a blog, a cover letter or an email, staring down a blank sheet of paper is like willing yourself to run an 8-miler the day after Thanksgiving. You know you really should do it – it would be good for you, too – but there are so many other things you would rather […]
Read moreHalloween is tomorrow! Sugar fiends rejoice! In the spirit of the holiday, I present you with this communication treat: Eliminate trick words in your writing that undermine your message. A few examples of trick words are: It. “It” is a pronoun, and a lesser caliber stand-in than he, she or they because it is too often used as a nondescript, vague filler word […]
Read moreOne day soon, my kids are going to stop letting me out of the house. They are going to refuse to be seen in public with me. I embarrass them, you see, because I am turning in to my grandmother, one grammar correction at a time. Grammie was an amazing and loving woman, who took language very seriously. Grammar, enunciation, […]
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