When the Web first exploded, now known as Web 1.0, a candidate sent me a resume from the following email address: spicegirlsrule@yahoo.com. My reaction was to throw it in the virtual trash. Although it did have a cover letter, I was still 10% afraid to open the attachment, thinking it could be a virus. The [...]
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New York Magazine ran a “Daily Intel” piece on what to do with your resume if you worked for a Bernie Madoff or Marc Dreier. Apparently, they picked up on an interview that the Wall Street Journal conducted with Kate Wendleton from the Five O’Clock Club on the subject. According to the post, Kate [...]
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CNN posted a piece today on whether or not you should lie in an interview. I’m sure you can guess that the answer is a resounding “NO!” But, the article is helpful in pointing out how you can “fudge” things a bit without exactly telling a big fat one. One of the points brought up [...]
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YAHOO! published a posting today entitled “10 Boilerplate Phrases That Kill Resumes,” written by Liz Ryan. In it, the writer, who is a career professional, asserts that, with today’s changed job market, job seekers need to change the way they go about writing resumes. She suggests adding a human voice and throws out this as [...]
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I spent the past few days interviewing some of the top recruiters in media and entertainment, discussing the things they don’t like to see in resumes. The results of these conversations are going to be posted in a four-part series on MediaBistro, starting today. I actually held my tongue regarding my own views, figuring [...]
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A resume client asked me yesterday what my thoughts were on the effectiveness of using job boards to secure a new position. This is not really something that the job boards themselves are eager to advertise. First off, if the results are negative, there goes their business model. And, even if they could report successes, [...]
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I’m on my final round of a resume for a digital marketing client who is at a Director level. As we wrap up the project, she has asked me if I could create a one-page version of her resume because co-workers have told her that some recruiters are insisting on this. I was pretty surprised, [...]
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Above The Law published a hilarious cover letter yesterday that you should check out if you want a good laugh. The guy who wrote it clearly had enough with rejection and decided to let loose a bit. The problem is he’s a lawyer, he sent it to a law firm, and well, law firms aren’t [...]
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I’m about to sign up a new resume client who is a Marketing VP in television. Media companies are not readily hiring these days and there are few jobs for the pickin’ for senior folks. That said, she requested that I create two versions of her resume — one positioning her for a VP job [...]
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One of the most frequent questions I get is, “how long should my resume be?” Gone are the days that dictated a resume had to be one page. However, that doesn’t mean you should go hog-wild and produce a 5-page document listing everything and anything in regards to your work experience. Remember, the shorter the [...]
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