Resume

Careful with that phrasing! Certain words and phrases can reduce your compensation. She was perfect for the job. She had experience teaching both online and in the Middle East, she was available to work immediately and she had a master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). She was so perfect, the … Read More

Six years out of the Navy, Bonnie Adams, an engineer and project manager for a defense contractor, needed a resume that highlighted her civilian skills. “Bonnie Adams” (not job seeker’s real name) advanced through the ranks for eight years as a Navy officer and helicopter pilot. She still flies helicopters in the Navy Reserve. But … Read More

If you’re not a professional writer, writing about yourself is hard, but brainstorming techniques can get the ball rolling and the creative juices flowing. The woman was blinking back tears. She was one of a group of realtors learning how to write their resumes and bios. She’d just started as a realtor, she told the … Read More

Certified professional resume writers are experts in writing resumes, but you are the expert on your career. Many people have never worked with a professional resume writer, so they don’t know what to expect. The actual writing process is just as important as the final document. Certified professional resume writers are trained to work with … Read More

Joshua Axelrod landed a job interview from his professional network but needed a speedy resume rewrite to cinch the IT Job. As a software developer, Joshua Axelrod is rarely one to do things backward. Sure he might have to focus on backward compatibility or reverse-engineer some technology, but he typically likes to keep things straightforward. … Read More

With resumes, there’s no such thing as one size fits all; know where, how and why to tweak, advises resume pro Steve Burdan. Read More

Use the verbs that will inspire recruiters and hiring managers to pick up the phone to schedule an interview. Think of your work history as a string of verbs. Any history, after all, encompasses a series of actions with corresponding results. Resumes can describe those actions in two different ways: They can limp anemically across … Read More

Catch recruiters’ eyes with superhero action verbs that describe your career accomplishments. Readers roughly my age will probably remember this installment in the “Schoolhouse Rock” series of musical animations about grammar rules. In the “Verb” sequence, a superhero uses action words to describe amazing feats. By the same token, resume writers can harness the power … Read More

Certified professional resume writers Andrew Pearl and Tina Harlan use examples to explain how to improve your resume using the right action verbs. Active verbs can inspire recruiters and hiring managers to follow through with scheduling an interview. Andrew Pearl and Tina Harlan, certified professional resume writers who work with Ladders, provided these before-and-after examples … Read More