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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

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A Sales Resume Seals the Deal Lisa Vaas

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

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This is where you should draw the line when it comes to lying on a resume John O'Connor

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

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One-Page Resume Too Short For Impressive Career Lisa Vaas

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

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Raising a Mid-Level Resume to VP Level Don Sears

Certified professional resume writer Ken Moore bridged a senior sales executive’s varying roles together to elevate a sub-par resume. Sometimes it’s hard to recognize that your resume doesn’t really reflect your talents — or may even give readers the wrong impression. Case in point: “Bill Johnson.” “Bill,” who asked Ladders not to use his real … Read More

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Making a Tech Resume Speak for Itself Lisa Vaas

How a certified resume writer helped a systems analyst elevate her resume. If there’s one thing that sets Lisa apart from many of her techie brethren, it’s that she communicates well. Just ask Mary Schumacher, a certified resume writer for Ladders who worked with the Midlothian, Va., resident in March. “[Lisa] said she was often … Read More

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Certified Resume Writer Consolidates a 30-Year Career Don Sears

How a marketing executive re-did his resume with the help of a professional resume writer. Even for a marketer used to taglines and elevator pitches, drilling 30 years of experience into two pages can be a conundrum. That’s what Ted ran in to when articulating his 30-plus year career in marketing, branding and business development. … Read More

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A Global Resume to Land International Jobs Alesia Benedict

An international public health program manager receives a resume makeover. Read More

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A boastful resume from a modest example Ladders Contributor

Baiden was laid off from her position as a direct-marketing executive and needed a resume once again. It was up to date, but her achievements were buried in tasks and modest language. Read More

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