People often ask me, how do you create achievements in your resume when you’re in an entry-level role or you simply have no influence in a company? Today’s Podcast explains how: Listen!
Gayle Howard
Top 3 Resume Essentials
This week, a question from my inbox: “What do you see as the top three resume essentials?” 1. Achievements. Intellectually, most people now know that achievements are important in a resume and that just providing a dry list of job responsibilities...
Job Search: You can’t be helped, if you don’t listen
Looking for a job can be a time when your faith in people is restored. The friend who pays for your resume because you can’t and asks nothing in return; the neighbour who brings you a newspaper clipping of a job she’s seen that sounds “just like...
Making the Leap: The Untold Truth About Changing Careers and How to Triumph
Switching careers is no walk in the park. It’s a high-stakes game, where you’re up against seasoned professionals with years of experience and well-established networks. On top of that, recruiters often struggle to look past your last job title, making it...
Bite Me Mrs Brown! A Cautionary Tale for Jobseekers Using Social Media
Jacqui first met her teacher Mrs Brown in her high school graduation year. She doesn’t exactly know what happened, what was said, or why Amelia Brown took such a dislike to her. But, Mrs Brown seemed hell bent on finding fault with Jacqui’s attitude, her...
You Only Get One Chance: The American Idol Analogy
Most of you have probably caught American Idol on TV. At the least, you will likely know that it’s a talent competition that week-after-week eliminates competitors until the eventual winner remains. During the hectic rounds of auditions, where thousands of...