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From the first post in the “It’s Time to Put Your Resume to Work” series, remember that the purpose of a resume is not to get a job, but to get an interview. To do that, your resume must survive a process of winnowing and weeding. At each step, your resume is in danger. Tossed …
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What is the right length for a resume? How long should your resume be? Long enough to spark the interest of the hiring manager, but not more than two pages. Unless you are a CEO of a major firm or foundation, you should limit your resume to two pages. Even if you created the next …
What happens to your resume when it gets to the hiring manager? Before creating your resume, consider what will happen to it when it gets to the potential employer. Let’s call the person who will receive your resume the hiring manager. It is likely going to someone with a different title, but hiring manager describes …
Parts of a Resume: What are the parts of a resume? Here is what you need to start creating your customizable resume. Don’t be too concerned about the text in the sample resume. It is here to give examples of the formatting. The red, circled letters correspond between the descriptive text and the sections of …
Continue reading “It’s Time to Put Your Resume to Work – part 2”
If you are going to “Put Your Strengths to Work” in a job, other than the one you currently hold, you are going to need a resume. As a change from posts that concentrate on applying your CliftonStrengths to the job search, let’s concentrate on the unavoidable tool you need to get your foot in …
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Ανιχνευτής δυνάμεων και Επιτέτ How does ancient philosophy align with the CliftonStrengths? Discovering the quote which appears above, “How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself”, I was struck by the call it makes to align ourselves with our talents (Strengths) so that we can endeavor to be our …
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Recently, a friend shared a story about life while sheltered at home. He, referring to himself as an “introvert”, was finding the situation highly tolerable. He caught up on projects, exercised and perfected his solopreneur business. His wife, described by him as an extrovert, normally works where there is a lot of direct contact with …
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