The most effective resume circulating in the job market today is the “Reverse Chronological Resume” with a hybrid/combination of “functional” thrown in for good measure. And, it is the style and format used very successfully by LinkedIn for every member’s profiles. This format is proven to provide your information to a potential employer in the [...]
In 2011, the car I was travelling in was smashed by one of several very large trees blown over during a freak Oregon Willamette Pass wind storm. If not for the quick reflexes of my friend who was driving, Brandon, there is no doubt in my mind that we would all be dead. Luckily, he [...]
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Welcome to the first unit of ten in the InClarity360 resume writing course! You never have to type "how to do a resume" in the Google search bar again. I am truly excited to have you join me on the journey to learning everything I know about resume writing. If you follow this [...]
One of the most frequent questions I get is, "How do I write an objective for a resume?" My answer is always, "Don't." Write a Professional Summary instead. WHAT WAS A RESUME OBJECTIVE? In the distant past, an “objective” was THE thing to write. It was placed at the top of a resume, appeared to [...]
An albino, white squirrel. If a white squirrel ran into your front yard, you would notice it, wouldn't you? Because you don't see a white squirrel every day, like all the other brown, and maybe grey, squirrels that try to run in front of your car because they have some kind of suicide [...]
After today, the vision board feels a little like manifestation magic to me. But first, sister bonding and connecting the dots. My sister and I used to go to the Oregon coast in January to celebrate her birthday. (I hope we start doing it again, Brigitte!) My goal was to make sure my little sis [...]
Through the eyes of a Recruiter and Human Resources professional, I have been reviewing resumes for years. It is my job to interview the hiring leader and glean from that discussion everything they desire in a candidate. Then, I post the job and screen the resumes coming in. I'm sorry to say the first task [...]
Every single one of us has a little voice in our head - that negative inner voice - telling us bad things about ourselves that aren't true. Some of us are better at ignoring that negative talk than others. Some days, for all of us, it is hard to ignore. Especially those days when everything [...]
"Remember to buy that spinach." My brain remembers when I am walking down the aisle. "Take that computer course." I take the computer course and it helps me get my job done faster at work. "I will not go to that Iris Dement concert. It will only break my heart." I don't go to the [...]