1. Tell me more about this employer; e.g. industry, # of employees, and so on. 2. Describe a typical day for you in this role. What consumes your time? 3. How many direct and indirect reports do you have? Do you manage staff at one or more locations? 4. Any involvement with managing and directing […]

1. Tell me more about the company you sell for. Revenue. # of Employees. Industry. 2. Describe a typical day in this role. What consumes your time? 3. Are you a business-to-consumer (B2C), business-to-business (B2B), or business-to-government (B2G) sales professional? Are you focused locally, nationally, or internationally? 4. Provide me with the names of 6-8 […]

1. Tell me more about this employer; e.g. industry, # of employees, and so on. 2. Describe a typical day in this role. What consumes your time? 3. Tell me more about your specific accounting responsibilities. For example, are you charged with payroll, A/R, A/P, inventory accounting, sales reporting, financial forecasting? 4. What outside agencies […]

The answer to this question is – you don’t. References are best found on a separate sheet, which can be forwarded to a hiring company when needed. It’s also worth noting that including a specific reference at the back of a resume, such as “References available upon request” is no longer needed. Hiring companies will […]

Do you think you’re special because at times you find resume writing to be stressful? Ah, no. I’m here to tell you that whether you’re new or seasoned, resume writing can be stressful. We ALL deal with problematic clients and complicated resume projects. The goal here is for you to identify whether you ALWAYS have […]

Establishing Good Business Practices Okay, so you might be wondering how managing your business correctly is going to improve the speed of your resume writing, but you’d be surprised at how inefficiency in one area leads to delays in others. Here are some things to think about. 1. Resume writing is more than just writing […]

Mastering Keyboard Basics You and Your Keyboard You are a resume writer (or about to be). Notice that the second part of that job title is ‘writer.’ Writing is what we do. And that means you need to have better than average keyboard skills if you want to succeed in the long term. Let’s face […]

Here’s What You Need to Know About Copyright Protection For What You Write You immediately own the written works you produce (e.g. resumes, articles, blog posts, books, and so on), unless you give express permission or ownership to another for use of said works. A common misconception relating to copyright law is that protection from […]

Career Details That Should Get Cut — Resume Writing Tips Personal Information — Some components no longer (if ever had) have a home in a resume; for example, a person’s marital status, number of children, and hobbies. Jobseekers unfortunately still incorporate this information within their resumes. High School Diploma — If a college degree is possessed, […]

Should you use an objective or a summary statement? An objective tells the employer what your client wants. A recent graduate, for example, submits a resume to a hiring manager without an objective or other identifying feature that tells the reader of the job wanted. Failing to include an intro paragraph could greatly hinder the […]