Although not widely utilized, job seekers have created and disseminated video resumes for the past twenty-five years. Developed as an attention-getting gimmick, video resumes have not made much headway in the intervening decades. With improvements in technology, however, the video resume is again receiving attention. As a strategy for securing interviews, how do video resumes […]
We’ve all heard the old adage, or perhaps call to arms, about making lemonade when life hands you lemons.  While the expression may seem nothing more than a platitude, it is actually sound, straightforward advice, particularly in terms of certain career decisions and circumstances. Downsizing initiatives, reorganizations, divestitures, jobs transitioning overseas, and smaller companies gobbled […]
When writing a resume, it is imperative that job seekers bear in mind that the sole purpose of the resume is to secure interviews. Understanding the resume’s mission, candidates must then confront the task of writing a resume that capitalizes on and balances their strengths and accomplishments against their career objectives. This undertaking determines not […]
Job seekers can be likened to riders of roller coasters in that they are never quite certain when a new twist or turn, high or low, will appear on the winding track of propriety and convention. This is true of statements of objective. Once a staple in virtually all resumes, their relative popularity has fallen […]
Think you may not have much to say in your customer service resume? Think again! Potential employers want to read quantifiable and qualifiable information about potential candidates, including those submitting customer service resumes. Overwhelmingly, this is the type of information that prompts interviews. Conversely, if you fail to include such data in your career synopsis, […]
There are perhaps few careers more challenging, frustrating, and ultimately rewarding than that of education, particularly at the pre-school, elementary, middle school, and high school levels. Charged with the intellectual and emotional development of children and adolescents, educators are often required to balance competing interests, such as modifying inappropriate behaviors while simultaneously maintaining students’ levels […]
