Please enter a Job Title and/or City.
-
Resume Nuts & Bolts
November 27, 2012 by William Frierson
Military veterans looking for help with putting together a resume should consider advice in the following post.If you are a transitioning military professional, you’ve most likely never before been required to create a professional resume. Resume writing can seem a little daunting. And while you have to address things like how to summarize your experience and knowledge you’ve gained in the military or how to convey your accomplishments in a concise and coherent manner, you also have to keep some important formatting issues in mind.
Continue reading here -
-
A Walk in the Park – Resumes Made Easy
March 05, 2012 by William Frierson“Some people succeed because they are destined to, but most people succeed because they are determined to.” – Author Unknown
When I’m hiring for a position, I like to read candidates’ resumes from the back page forward (assuming a chronological resume format). This allow me to get a feel for their education and progressive work experience. Of course, every hiring manager is different and may have different preferences in terms of format. Much of what (should) drive the use of a specific resume format is the person’s experience and type of job. There are four major basic formats (and probably hundreds of variations) – chronological, functional, combination, or targeted. The descriptions and potential uses are covered in the first bullet point below. In addition to format, content and writing style are important as well. More important than any of the items mentioned is that your resume be error free (misspellings, typos, etc.) and accurate (as in don’t try to “fudge” the dates, companies you worked for or period of time you worked). Putting all of this together into a resume that will get you hired can be a daunting task to say the least. Luckily, tons of resources (free as well as paid) are available on the internet to help you with this. A few of them are listed below. Continue Reading
