Avoid mistakes in creating your brand
Dear Sam: What are some of the common mistakes you see on resumes that can be easily avoided?
While rare, functional resumes can be effective
Dear Sam: Since graduating from college, I have yet to find a steady job; thus, I have held different types of jobs. I am afraid not to include all of them on my resume...
Change the trajectory of your career
Meet Michael! Michael had recently returned to the U.S. after [...]
Shining a Light on Resume Disqualifiers
Dear Sam: I have had four interview requests within the past six weeks. While this is encouraging, the application process may be disqualifying me as a candidate.
Maximizing job offers through interview prowess
Dear Sam: I read your resume tips each week and was wondering if you could provide some general information to orient me to interviews. I have not interviewed in 23 years so I feel a little lost as to what to expect. — Edward
Trying to avoid being seen as a flight risk
Dear Sam: Since 2006, I have had a series of bad professional luck.
If it adds value, include it
Dear Sam: I would like to change careers and was curious how I could have my volunteer experience be seen as actual work experience.
Don’t let a “requirement” discourage you
Dear Sam: I am 49 years of age, and for the past 7 years, I have been the senior plant manager of a small food processing plant.
Charting a course of action
Dear Sam: I have been on unemployment for more than eight months and have not landed a single interview!
Creating a personal brand
Steven met me at an event I facilitated, an event he attended in order to learn how to craft an effective resume. After listening to my presentation and further reflecting on how he was going to present his experience on paper, he decided to contact me for help. Steven had a varied background, mostly in the fitness industry. He had served as a program coordinator with a local branch of the YMCA in addition to running his own gym and personal training business for more than eight years. Steven had recently returned to school to complete his undergraduate degree—a degree he had started many years earlier—when, all of a sudden, his life had taken an unplanned turn.