Virtually every serious job candidate has received the following advice from professional career counselors, high school and college guidance professionals, reputable resume writing services, knowledgeable human resources managers, or other experts positioned to offer well-informed resume writing tips: “highlight your accomplishments on your resume!”  But, in articulating your achievements on your resume, remember to make them “SOAR.”

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In the 1978 blockbuster motion picture Superman, Lois Lane falls from a rooftop in New York City.  Recognizing her peril, the “Man of Steel” swoops down to catch the falling Lane.  “Easy, Miss. I’ve got you,” he says with his trademark grin.  “You, you’ve got me? Who’s got you?” replies Lane, looking down over his arms to the sidewalk hundreds of feet below.

In works of fiction, it seems that most all of the “good guys/gals” portrayed have a guardian or safety net protecting them from the direst consequences that life may present.  How about you?  In your life and, most particularly, your career, do you have a safety net?
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