iStockphoto.com Writing a resume, especially after an extended career break, can be very daunting. You know you want to re-enter the work force and need a resume to do so, but oftentimes, you may not even know where to start.…
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Resume Objective Statement
iStockphotos.com I do not like objective statements in a resume. They seem so lame. But there are resume professionals out there who swear by them. Susan Ireland, is one such pro. She is the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide…
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Resume in a Rush
iStockphoto.com What do you do when you need a resume in a rush? It’s a challenge, but there is help. I found “Susan Ireland’s Ready Made Resumes.” For $24.95 I downloaded her resume-writing guide, 70 resume templates and more than…
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Resume Presentation
Times New Roman Your resume must look good. And there are concrete things you can do to ensure that. Here are some of the “presentation standards” offered by Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark in their book “Expert Resumes for People…
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Posted in Helpful Resources, Resumes
Resume Style for People Returning to Work
iStockphotos.com Resumes are a sales document. They sell us — the job seeker. A bad resume will get passed over. Quickly. And so those of us who are returning to work after time off, whether it was to raise children,…
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Resume Strategies from Expert Resumes
iStockphotos.com Before you sit down to write your resume, you need a plan of action. In Expert Resumes for People Returning to Work, Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark lay out what they feel are nine core strategies for writing effective…
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Posted in Helpful Resources, Resumes
Tackling the Resume with “Expert Resumes”
©iStockphoto.com/maxuser A long-standing item on my to-do list is re-writing my resume. It’s horribly outdated, I know I need to do it, and yet, I have put it off over and over again. I fear it. And I probably wouldn’t…
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Posted in Helpful Resources, Resumes
Looking for a Job is a Job
iStockphotos.com So much to do. So little time. And looking for a job takes time — a valuable commodity for most people, especially mothers. My solution is to structure my days much more than I did before launching my relaunch.…
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Posted in Helpful Resources, My Story, Resumes
Sell Yourself in Your Resume
Expert Resumes for People Returning to Work Your resume is a sales document. You are selling yourself. “When writing your resume, your challenge is to create a picture of knowledge, action, and results,” write Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark in…
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Posted in Helpful Resources, Resumes