Shock is the reaction I usually get when I say what I’m about to say. Your résumé is not about you. Thinking it is, is one of the biggest mistakes you can make on your résumé. Here’s what I mean: A few weeks ago, I was working with two different
A couple of weeks ago I did a group coaching call with my clients on the topic of LinkedIn. It was a Q&A call and one of the many questions I covered was, “How should my LinkedIn profile differ from my resume?” How Your LinkedIn Profile Should Differ From Your
As a career coach I often get the question, “Should I put my side hustle on my resume?” This question comes from a variety of clients. Sometimes it’s from clients who still have plans to turn their side hustle into a full-time gig, but in the meantime need to find
Truth Bomb: Your Resume is Not About You! Shock is the reaction I usually get when I say what I’m about to say. Your resume is not about you. Thinking it is, is one of the biggest mistakes people make when writing their resume. Here’s what I mean: A few
Does your current resume get you as many interviews as you’d like? Or does it just seem to end up in a black hole in cyber space? I have a lot of clients updating their resumes right now. Their reasons for doing so vary. Some are leaving their current company
I’ve critiqued resumes for nearly 20 years, and oftentimes I’ll see an “Interests” section on a resume. One of the most memorable “Interests” sections I saw included “eating peanut butter.” Yes, you read that right. Someone actually put on her resume she likes to eat peanut butter. And she wasn’t
I recently heard from a client whom I helped overhaul her resume for a career change. She made the changes I’d suggested for her resume, and ended up with seven phone interviews for opportunities from Maine to California. She has four more interviews lined up next week. Here’s what she
Increase Your Income The number one way to increase your income is to provide proof of your work accomplishments. By detailing how you’ve impacted your company’s bottom line, you are more likely to increase your income in one of the following ways: Get hired for a higher-paying job at another
