Resume

Thad Fox took his time completing a self-assessment before handing over his resume for a rewrite. The result spells out his ROI in capital letters. Andrew Pearl, a certified resume writer, tells job seekers it will take about 45 minutes to complete the worksheet he sends them to prepare for the resume rewrites he does … Read More

In an era of consolidation, hiring software collates every applicant’s resume. Just make sure you stay at the top of the pile. What happens to your resume when you apply to a company that then goes through a merger or acquisition? Let’s say you applied for a job at Merrill Lynch in early September 2008. … Read More

Jessica Coates is a pioneer in the new world of digital-display advertising. But her old resume wasn’t selling her career properly. Sometimes all you need is an update to get your career going in a new direction. That’s what happened to sales executive Jessica Coates. Coates, who grew up in Westchester County north of Manhattan, … Read More

Resume-formatting methods to help highlight your strengths “Jack Smith” was a very successful regional account manager in the pharmaceutical industry. In developing a new resume, we needed a strategy for the content and for the formatting. Combined, the resume can now draw hiring managers’ eyes from the most important to the most basic information. Manipulating … Read More

When a sales pro learns to see himself as the product, he’s bound to make the sale. What is it about salespeople who can’t sell themselves? “That’s one of the paradoxes I see; for as long as I’ve been doing this, sales guys have been the worst guys at selling themselves,” said Steve Burdan, CPRW … Read More

The Wall Street Journal examined the careers and resumes of 358 senior-level executives and directors at 53 publicly traded companies. Read More

How 21st century technology plays into a job search. Do you remember thermal fax machines? If you do, then pause for a moment and consider how far we’ve come in terms of technology and the flow of information. Resumes are uploaded and downloaded; companies direct applicants to their corporate Web sites, and HR departments set … Read More

One corporate and business counsel updates his resume with help from a certified professional resume writer. David Pearl’s one-page resume was deceptively stark. Pearl, 56, was a successful lawyer; he was a professor of business law and aviation law, he had been Navy fighter pilot, he managed more than 300 people as a Navy officer, … Read More

The growth of pre-hire job assessment tests and what job seekers can expect Pre-hire screening tests are not new. They’re a common presence in big-box stores, where job applicants sit at a little booth near the front door for a quick test to determine if they’re suitable even to apply. The technique is not typically … Read More