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While the resume remains integral to the often untamed and circuitous paths careerists encounter, the LinkedIn profile has disruptively positioned itself as a peer-to-peer competitor. In fact, in my 20 years of day-to-day, boots-on-the-ground resume writing, I’ve witnessed an evolution from resumes that…
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Effective job search shares many characteristics of weight loss. For one, both require patience, sacrifice, time and rigorous, focused effort. Naturally, we resist taking the needed steps to start–and persist in–the strategic action steps to complete the…
Weaving a colorful, yet pragmatic and decipherable career story is a creative process at the center of most successful career transitions. However, the introspective, intellectually laborious course that guides your word-story knitting is one that requires deep thought and…
Whether navigating the passageways of career change, life change … or both, you will need to map deliberate processes to effectively (and sanely) achieve your destination goal. My own (and my husband’s) recent adventure transforming our careers as well as…
Though some would assert otherwise, your resume is not (just) a collection of online blog posts, Google profiles, Facebook posts, LinkedIn commentaries and other social site navigations. In fact, according to many who review resumes, expecting hiring decision makers, recruiters…
Does your resume create the buzz that has hiring managers and recruiters standing in line to see what you have to offer? Akin to the Tickle-Me-Elmo craze that many witnessed in the ’90s, a marketing-focused resume will likely have people…
When Sharlyn Lauby, SHPHR, CPLP, founder of Top 50 Business Blog HR Bartender, invited Resume Chicks Dawn Bugni and Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter to reply to a comment from one of her readers regarding “Should a pro write your resume?” they both were happy to…
Whether or not you have watched Bridget Jones’s Diary, I can share this key takeaway with you: Bridget Jones is an optimistic lady who, despite the struggles of her personal and work life, succeeds in her endeavors. Hope, it seems, fuels her…
Are you distinguishing yourself from other top-shelf career candidates in your job search? Do you describe the nuances of your career value, describing not only what you do and the results, but HOW you jump over hurdles, solving people, process…
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