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By Alina Dizik at fins.com In the last few years, executive resume writer Mary Elizabeth Bradford has noticed more of her clients seeking a career switch, even after having built successful careers in another field. Nowadays, mid-level career changers — such as software developers who now work in finance or entrepreneurs who come back into [...]

Writing can be a difficult task. Take it from someone who has been doing it professionally! When you’re writing your resume, trying to summarize what you have to offer an employer can be more than difficult. But the Summary section of your resume, a paragraph that goes right below your name and contact information and addresses [...]

Your resume should also be served in bite-size pieces. No one wants to cut through a big slab of text that takes time and effort to consume. Consider these two resume examples: “Ugh, too much text.”                         ”Mmm, bite-size pieces!” The resume on the left looks like a lot of work. Any one of those solid paragraphs [...]

When it’s time to write a resume, some job seekers have a hard time figuring out which elements to emphasize in order to land an interview. But what’s the most important aspect of a resume that hiring managers look for? A recent survey posed that question to 85 hiring managers in Orange County, CA. Here are the top [...]

Tell them the job is right up your alley. In your opening paragraph, tell the hiring manager that the position fits your skills and experience. They might see that in your resume, but the cover letter can help point out how “what you have” fits with “what they want” and give advance billing to your resume. Show [...]

What’s the best way for a candidate to address employment gaps in their resume during an interview? As we’ve discussed, what a hiring manager cares about is your ability to do the job, do it well, and fit into the organization. A lot of people have gaps in their resume. Yes, I will question you about [...]

Go to Google.com, type in the words “have you,” and then stop. You’ll see a list of suggestions pop up. That’s called Google Suggest, and it’s a group of popular search terms that Google thinks you might be looking for. In other words, it’s Google trying to make your life simpler by telling you what the [...]

What is important when you’re applying for jobs? What’s most important to hiring managers? What do recruiters really wish they could tell candidates for employment?The Corporate Executive Board/Recruiting Roundtable survey of recruiters and hiring managers reports that 75% of recruiters surveyed spend 5 minutes or less reviewing candidate information and 28% spend less than 2 [...]

Think of your resume as a brochure. You want to market yourself with class, right? Adhere to these ten tips to advertise your unique skill set to your future medical device employer: Use a bulleted style to make your resume more reader-friendly. Given that employers screen resumes for between 2.5 and 20 seconds, they will [...]