Color Dos & Don’ts DO consider your personal brand and personality when selecting colors for the résumé. Also consider matching the color on the résumé to the brand colors of the company being applied to. Mirroring company colors shows you have done your homework and changing colors is an easy adjustment to make in Microsoft… [Read More]
Jobseeker’s Guide to Color on Résumés – Part 2
Color psychology is largely impacted by personal preference and perception. However, research has identified some specific characteristics that are often associated with particular colors. For example: RED can portray strength, confidence, power, and passion. It’s an effective way to draw user attention (a “call to action”) but should be used sparingly to avoid negative reactions…. [Read More]
Jobseeker’s Guide to Color on Résumés – Part 1
Jobseeker’s Guide to Color on Résumés Hiring managers don’t see candidates in terms of black and white. Not anymore, anyway. Color is becoming an increasingly important part of résumé design. Color on the résumé can help it stand out to human readers. Color can direct the reader’s eye to important information — especially accomplishments. When… [Read More]
Quantifying Accomplishments
Accomplishments demonstrate your skills and experience. It’s one thing to claim you can do something — it’s another to prove you’ve done it. When collecting accomplishments for a job search, consider the key areas of competency required for success in the position you are seeking. What are the key components of your job? You should… [Read More]
Customizing Your Résumé
Customizing Your Resume To set yourself up for success in your job search, you will need to make minor adjustments to tailor your resume to each specific job you are targeting. Start by copying the resume you received and renaming it like this: YOUR_NAME-Company_Name.doc Your resume already contains keywords and phrases for the career target… [Read More]
How Much is your Résumé Costing you?
Recently, my wife and I were being helped at our local wireless store when approximately six to eight customers entered the store within five minutes of each other. You could see the look of disgust on some customer’s faces as they knew they were going to have quite a wait in order to be helped… [Read More]
Jobseeker’s Guide to Working With Your Résumé Writer (“10 Simple Things To Help Me Help You”)
When you make the decision to hire a professional résumé writer, you’re not only investing your time and money, but you’re also entrusting me to articulate your personal brand and shape how you’ll position yourself in your job search. I take this responsibility very seriously, and am providing these 10 tips to help ensure we… [Read More]
21-Day Accomplishments Challenge Planner
One of the biggest obstacles to creating or updating your résumé or LinkedIn profile is producing accomplishments. This is a perfect task to work on when you are not under the pressure of a job application deadline. This challenge is designed to help you collect your best work-related accomplishments in as little as 5 or… [Read More]
Whether or Not to Include a Position on your Résumé
A simple guide on whether or not to include a position on your resume
Should I Include This Job on My Résumé?
Dear Amy, I hate my new job. I worked at my old company for 12 years but was let go in a major restructuring. I found a new job, and I’ve been here for four months, but I hate it, and I’m going to quit. My question is: Should I include this job on my… [Read More]
