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CEO Level Resume: It’s Not About Listing Your Jobs - It’s All About Selling Your Accomplishments
The purpose of your Chief Executive Officer resume is to market you. At the CEO level, competition is fierce, so you must stand out from the other candidates. How? For starters, make sure your resume focuses on your accomplishments. The following are some key ways to do this:
Cite measurable achievements, complete with figures and percentages. For example, […]
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Body Language is Everything in an Executive Level Job Interview
What does your body language say about you? In a job interview, hopefully it says that you are a good match for both the job and the organization’s culture.
This is especially important for an executive-level job, because we all judge each other subconsciously based on eye contact, facial expressions and other body language. You want […]Popularity: 1%
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Does a Great Interview Outfit Give You a Better Shot at the Job?
Unless you are interviewing for a job in a highly creative field, you should avoid overly trendy clothes and unusual accessories for job interview-wear. Your best bet, whether you are male or female, is a suit in a dark neutral color – black, navy or grey – and minimal jewelry.That doesn’t mean you have to […]
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Lies On Your Resume Will Come Back to Haunt You
Because the job market is so fiercely competitive, it may be tempting to lie to increase your chances of getting the job you want. Is it really a big deal, after all, if you fudge your experience to match the job qualifications, or exaggerate your education, or say you resigned from a job if you […]
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Customizing Your Resume to Appeal to your Target Employer
When creating your resume, a great approach that will help you get noticed by employers is to customize it slightly for each specific job opening you’re targeting. The reason is that resumes often get screened anywhere between one and four times before actually reaching the person in charge of hiring, so you want to be […]
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When You Should Stick to a 1-Page Resume
How long should your resume be? At one time, the rule was “one-page-fits-all,” but that is no longer necessarily the case. If you have an advanced degree or extensive experience beyond 10 years, it’s acceptable to increase your resume to two pages. The general rule is that it should be long enough to entice employers […]
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The Appearance of your Resume Does Matter
Your resume is likely to be screened a number of times before it is taken seriously and/or presented to an actual decision-maker. Oftentimes the first pass is nothing more than a glance at the appearance of your resume. If it is not well structured, it will be rejected. However, don’t confuse good structure with fancy […]
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IT Resumes Should Only Include Recent or Relevant Technologies
In any industry, your resume should contain only information that is relevant to your current job objective. Technical resumes pose a special set of problems for a variety of reasons. In some technical arenas, it is not uncommon to change jobs frequently or to do contract work. Many technical jobs are project-based. Other technical personnel […]
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