When creating your resume, describe your main accomplishments and how you brought significant value to your employers. Start by discussing the problems or day-to-day functions and then the course of action you took to resolve any issues and how that was a benefit to your employer. Remember to use action words! Create your resume in [...]
Most of us have work or professional experience and even if you don’t and you are just finishing up college or high school, you can include your volunteer experience. Just make sure that your audience understands what your role was in each position and that you clearly state this in your resume. You can emphasize [...]
Writing may not be your strength and that is ok, you can enlist the help of a Professional Resume Writer that can help you achieve the results you are looking for. Writing a powerful resume is not always easy but when you create a well developed and focus resume that makes a statement, you will [...]
It is important to choose a resume format that will play down your weaknesses and showcase your strengths and you can use reverse chronological, functional, or hybrid. For example, if you are returning to work after a sabbatical, then you might not want to emphasize this. Go ahead and take a look at some of [...]
Choosing your resume heading for your resume and portfolio can sometimes leave you wondering just what to say but you should be as focused as your resume. Consider creating a specific resume heading that intrigues the decision-maker, hiring manager and recruiter to call you in for the interview. Clearly state your resume objective, summary of [...]
Once you have created a rough draft of your resume, go back through your background information and decide whether or not you should apply to certain positions. Do you really want every position that is posted? If you are truly interested in a position, are you really qualified for it and then with your current [...]
With the job market more competitive each day, it is essential that your resume and career portfolio be keyword enriched and intrigues the decision-maker, hiring manager or recruiter as they scan each candidate. After all, YOU want the position you are applying for and Chapman Services Group is offering 50 Tips that can help you [...]
To recap this week your Resume Summary or Resume Profile is the most crucial part of your resume. The Profile, also called Overview, should reflect all your professional qualifications, areas of expertise, skills, and personal conditions and should emphasize your qualifications and express your value to prospective employers. In writing the resume profile, use short [...]
Keywords play an important role in your resume and profile and should be included in your career summary. Let’s take for instance you are an Operations Manager looking for a new position. You could say: “Operations Manager seeking position within an XYZ Corporation” but the only keyword in your summary is Operations Manager. Now, here [...]
When conducting your job search, it is essential to have a powerful resume profile, but is it just good…or is your resume profile powerful enough to get your foot in the door? Is there even such a thing and how do you know? Ultimately, your resume profile should intrigue the decision-maker, hiring manager or recruiter [...]