Recruiters seem to favor professionals with specialist versus generalist skill sets these days. I can understand that thinking because it's a no-brainer. When a recruiter pitches a candidate who matches the employer's brief down to industry, years experience,...
In 2013, Tim Minchin presented to the University of Western Australia. You can see the speech here later. It's fabulous and funny but this advice, I scribbled on a note and stuck it to my screen to remind me daily. He said: So I advocate passionate dedication to the...
What do the words: Enthusiastic, team player, reliable, dynamic and motivated have in common? Or the phrase: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills? Answer: They're all clichés that have managed to end up on most people's resumes worldwide. And they are...
Every day I'm asked, "Is my resume any good? Will my resume get me an interview?" Just such an email arrived today from "John" so I took a peek. The resume was ok. Perfectly adequate. No formatting to speak of, no colour, no branding, but it was neatly presented....
Not everyone has the benefit of a nice, clean, progressive employment history. In particular, CVs for Consultants or Project Managers can be 'messy' with multiple projects and assignments failing to communicate a professional's true value. Multiple, overlapping...
Here's why you currently cut and paste your job description in your resume: It's easy to do so It's already written Typos have been removed (mostly!) It's quick to do. Here's why you should never cut and paste your executive job description in your resume: A job...