Publishing resume examples on your website, LinkedIn profile, and through other online channels is a great way for giving potential buyers a sampling of what you’ve done/can do as a writer. What Resume Examples Can Do Positively It’s important to show samples of your work because many professionals have never worked with a resume writer. […]

Beyond the pay gap, being a contract resume writer does offer some advantages.  The advantages of contracting projects are they… … provide writing experience, which is optimal for start-up resume writers.  … help fill the “financial valleys” that new and seasoned resume writers experience from time to time. … give you the opportunity to learn […]

The word resume is French and means consolidation of experience and education, which is why the proper spelling of the word has French accent marks above the e’s. Where To Get The é Start by opening your MS Word, selecting “Insert” and Times New Roman from the drop-down menu, and searching for the é. Once […]

1. Describe your current employer. What type of events do the company conduct and how many per year? 2. Provide a list of 4-6 prominent clients that you/your company works with. 3. What type of events do you manage? 4. What’s your involvement with event budgeting? Do you oversee financial forecasting, planning, and reporting? 5. […]

1. Tell me what areas of security you’re involved with. At what level do you operate? 2. Are you in management? If yes, tell me how many staff members you manage, what their roles are, and provide a scope of what your investigation team is charged with. 3. Do you have financial responsibilities in this […]

1. Tell me about the marketing team/goals you support. How much does your team support as part of the overall marketing book of business? Focused on national and/or international? 2. Do you have any financial responsibilities? Are you involved with marketing budgets or financial product planning? 3. Who are you marketing clients? How many clients […]

Accomplishments are the “bread and butter” of client resumes. That’s why including as many hard-hitting, relevant, and fresh accomplishments into the resumes you write are ideal. The reason accomplishments are so well received is because today’s companies need professionals who have a record of improving company’s bottom lines. For example, improve: Revenue Systems Staff Performance Conversions Clicks/Likes/Shares […]

Every so often the topic of “whether to use” or “not use” resume templates surfaces in our industry. Some consider resume templates a lazy approach to our craft, while others like the structure and repetitive process that templates offer.

A resume template is basically a “cookie cutter” approach to resume writing. 

Collectively resume templates have long been frowned upon in our industry, mainly because the template seems to put every resume written into a “one size fits all” resume structure regardless of the client’s assets or liabilities, and uses a stock layout from one resume to the next.

Another feature that could be grouped under “template” is the use of the same or similar resume content from one resume project to the next.

For example, I once had a competing resume writer (he’s no longer in business) in my area that put the same content in bullet points at the bottom of every resume project he worked on — no matter the person’s career field, job target, and so on.

I found this approach to be lazy on his part, because the only reason for this repetitive content seemed merely for the sake of filling space within each resume, therefore keeping him from having to write anything unique about each of his clients.

Making matters worse, the content was so vague it related to just about everyone. In fact, I could spot his work within seconds from those folks who approached me to be their new resume writer.

So, why use resume templates in the first place?

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