As a Recruiter and Career Tips Blogger, I am often asked to give advice about resumes and cover letters.  A reader recently asked me if cover letters are still needed.  She explained to me that a recruiter she was working with told her that cover letters were not important and not to include it during the resume submittable process. Let me say this, Cover letters are still VERY important.  When I emailed...

To some people this will be obvious but to others it will be a real learning less (I hope).  If you are new to this blog, let me tell you about my background.  I work for a pharmaceutical company and recruit sales people.  I also own and run a resume writing service for sales people. I will ask for your forgiveness ahead of time as this post is a bit of rant post and I do not want to offend anyone.t have...

I received an email today from a reader who asked if there was a difference between a niche resume writer versus a general resume writer.  Not all resume writers are created equal, let me start there.  Any resume writer that tells you that they are experts in all fields and can write a resume for anyone is flat out fibbing.  The reality is, just like recruiters who specialize in certain niche areas, there...

Many of my regular readers know that I am professional career coach and write resumes for a living.  I understand that not everyone is willing to spend several hundred dollars for a professioanlly written resume. For those people who are more inclined to write their own resume but are looking for an easy and free tool to help, I have a great site to share with you. I have been recommending and directing people...

As a professional resume writer, I have noticed that one of the biggest mistakes that candidates make is not having a theme.  What I mean by this is that your resume has to tell a story.  This story has to be relevant to the job you are going after. Theme and cohesive flow of your resume is one of the most critical factors for employment candidacy traction, if not the most important.  If your resume lacks...

As you can see, I am really focused on the topic of resumes lately.  This may be do in large part to the high amount of resumes I have been writing lately for my clients.  I am averaging 5 resumes der day at this point.  It seems that as the economy worsens and unemployment increases more people start to realized that spending a couple hundred bucks on a professionally written resume  can pay for itself...

I am sure every job seeker would love to have a professional resume writer create their resume for free.  Well, here is your chance, we are conducting a “contest” for the month of March, all you have to do is subscribe to our feed and you will eligible to win a free professionally written resume.  Just click on the icon on the top right hand corner of the header (It is hard to miss it.)  On a...

  Summary   Highly motivated, dynamic, versatile and results-oriented young professional known for exceptional leadership skills and problem solving abilities.  Looking to join a company where I can bring my “can do” spirit and make a positive impact on the business as I look to grow and develop my professional career. Demonstrated strengths include:   v  Relationship Building v  Lead Generation v ...

It seems like I have been talking about video resumes for a decade now.  The reality is they are only about 4-5 years old.  I have always advised my clients against it in the past, but I am slowly changing my opinion.  For one, the technology has increased dramatically and it is as easy to create and post a video resume as it is to post a standard resume.  The main reason for my change in opinion is due...