When to Update Your Resume
Are you happy with your job? With your company? With your career path and your future in it? If the answer to one of these questions is “Yes”, then you are probably not thinking about the next step in your career and probably not thinking about updating your resume. It may seem counter-intuitive, but now […]
Arguments for Removing Physical Address from Your Resume
Dear Coach Wolfgang, A friend of mine told me to take off my physical address from my resume. Should I? A very timely question! The answer is… it depends. There is no physical address rule you must follow on your resume (except for federal jobs). Resume formats change with the times and whether or not […]
How to Name Your Resume File
Dear Coach Wolfgang: How do you name your resume document that you send to employers? Good question! We don’t really take time to think about this question. You may be inclined to name you resume document “resume”. It makes sense, especially when it is kept on your computer in your job search folder. It is […]
Use Your Resume to Standout to the Hiring Manager & Get an Interview
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] A fairly common mistake people make when applying for a job is making the hiring manager work to find out why they are a good fit for the position. If the […]
How to Use Your Resume to Tell a Story
If someone who did not know you read your resume, what information would she take away? Would she be able to articulate any of the following? [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] What skills you have What […]
Should I Customize My Resume for Each Job?
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Dear Coach Wolfgang, Can I use the same resume for all my job applications? Tanya R., Austin, TX Thank you for the question! Ideally you want to tailor your resume to […]
Make Your Resume Stronger by Showing Numbers
For those of you who sent me comments following my last blog, Writing a Results Oriented Resume, thank you! Given some of those comments, I wanted to expand more on crafting strong achievement statements on resumes. Quantify Your Achievements To make your results stronger, quantify your results. For example, saying that you saved the company […]
Writing a Results Oriented Resume
Dear Coach Wolfgang, You have mentioned that my resume should focus on my results and not on the tasks I was responsible for. How do I come up with my results? Jared K., Austin, Texas Thank you for the question! I’m glad to hear you are strengthening your resume by focusing on results. So What? […]