People frequently contact me to help them develop a résumé. Okay; that’s something I love to do! Great! However, I can’t tell you how often these prospective clients will go on to say that they are not sure how to gear the résumé. Jim’s an example. ...
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Barb Poole
CCMC, CLTMC, CERW, CARW, CPRW, PHR
President, Hire Imaging
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Category Archives: Resume Tips
Selling in a Buyer’s Market: 6 Résumé Staging Tips
My husband and I sold our home this month (yeah!). The house had been on the market for over a year. It took me some time to work through the reality that although I loved the home and understandably had personal attachments to it (20 ...
Trends in Executive Resume Writing
Barb Poole will be moderating and "presenting" in a free Executive Résumé Writing panel for members of Career Directors International on Tuesday, April 20th at 4:00 PM Eastern along with Laura DeCarlo (ACECS, LLC), Cheryl Simpson (Executive Resume Rescue), and Susan Guarneri (Resume-Magic.com/AssessmentGoddess.com). This call-in event ...
20 Tips for Writing a Value-Based Résumé
An effective and powerful résumé communicates the value you bring to potential employers. It must showcase how you can contribute to them, how you can solve their problems, and how you can in a nutshell, meet their organizational needs. While there are no hard and ...
Labor Day Is Around The Corner…Remember These Tips For Your Own Labor (Job) Search
Most experts agree that networking remains the best way for job seekers to make the right connection for that next job fit. Statistically, networking accounts for 70%-80% of job search success for professionals. Strategically position yourself. Make sure your accomplishment-oriented and branded resume is polished, ...
Resumes: The 7 Deadly Sins (and Tips on Redemption)
Your résumé is arguably the most important document in your job search. Are you submitting résumé after résumé and receiving dismal results? Phone not ringing? No interviews in the pipeline? Your résumé may be fatally flawed and sabotaging your success. Even the most well-intentioned job ...
Résumé Writing Tips
25 Résumé Writing Tips to get your Résumé to the top of the stack. Barb addresses the finer points of waking up a tired résumé. Absolutely no spelling, grammar, punctuation, or typographical errors. Know your audience before you begin to prepare the document. Then write the résumé for your defined audience. The résumé must match your skills and ...
