Nov
12
Resumes – Toot Your Own Horn
November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment
A resume is arguably the most powerful tool in your job search toolbox. Writing a resume is a personal process. In creating a resume you are highlighting your skills, personal achievements and experiences.
Most people perceive resume writing as difficult. How do you think of things that an employer would find interesting? [...]
Sep
29
Managing Your Online Identity
September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
45% of employers are using social media sites to research potential job candidates according to a recent CareerBuilder survey. (reference)
What they find out about you can make or break your job search. When you do a Google search of yourself, what comes up? Would the information make an employer want to hire you or send [...]
Dec
5
Revising my Résumé
December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Ré⋅su⋅mé [rez-oo-mey, rez-oo-mey] – noun
1. The key to landing a job interview by successfully “selling yourself” on paper.
2. A paraphrased briefing of everything significant you’ve done in your life.
Ok, so “résumé” may not necessarily have those definitions in the dictionary, but that’s basically what a résumé is. And your résumé is an [...]
Oct
2
Upcoming Blogs: Career Assessment Test, Resume Building
October 2, 2008 | 1 Comment
It’s the start of a new month and with that will come along an array of new (and hopefully, useful) blogs from yours truly! I have an appointment at Career Services Monday afternoon to take a career assessment test called Strongs Interest Inventory. It’s a mail-in assessment that compares your answers with those of professionals [...]