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The 2-Page Resume Rule Does Not Usually Apply to C-Level Executives
If you’re a CEO, COO, CIO, CTO or otherwise a top C-level executive, the usual rule of keeping a resume to no more than two pages does not apply to you.How could it? You’ve one too much to list and describe on two measly pages. Nobody reaches your level of achievement in a few short […]
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Employer Asking for an Executive Career Biography? Here is What You Need
Unlike a resume, an executive career biography is a one-page overview of a executive’s background written in the third person and comprised of a sequence of paragraphs that outline work experience and successes in a general way.A resume is intended to create enough interest in you to get you an interview appointment. An executive bio, […]
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More Than Any Other Job Seeker, a C-Level Professional Needs a Professionally Written Resume
If you’re applying to flip burgers or clerk in a convenience store, you really don’t need a professionally written resume — and though a professionally crafted resume is certainly nice to have at any level of employment, when you reach C-level professional status, it becomes imperative.The reason is simple: You are playing in a much […]
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White Space on a Professional Resume: Makes Information Easier to Read
Why people, including many who should know better such as advertising execs, designers and anyone with the presence of mind to research the topic before spending tons of money on advertising, make a cardinal mistake of leaving insufficient white space around black type. Even worse, some of them actually use white type on a black […]
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Contact Your References Before Listing Them on Your Employment Application
Don’t assume that you can simply list the people for and with whom you have worked in the past as references on your resume and application for employment without asking for their permission first.For one thing, some of those people may have moved on to other companies, jobs or even retired. But the bigger reason for not […]
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A Senior Level Resume:
15 Years or Less - Anything Older is Usually Outdated and Irrelevant to Your Current Career Path
When you’re applying for a senior level job, it may seem tempting to list all your career achievements. However, restrain the impulse to “tell all” and confine your resume to what’s been going on in your professional life for […]Popularity: 2%
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Manual Spell Check Your Resume: Spell Checker Won’t Catch Faux Pas (Like Manger Instead of Manager)
When it comes to a document as important as your resume, don’t trust detecting errors to your word processing program’s spell checker. While it’s always a good idea to run your spell checking program, spell checkers invariably don’t catch resume writing mistakes unless they involve misspelled words.For example, your resume might include the fact that you […]
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Stress Accomplishments and Career Milestones on a Professional Resume
“Don’t hide your light under a bushel” has always been good advice. After all, if you don’t let others know who you are and what you can do, who will?That’s why your professional resume should stress your accomplishments and career milestones. For example, if you are a land use planner with considerable water resource management […]
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You Need a Well Formatted Plain Text Resume if You Are Applying Online
It’s not enough to have just one resume these days. So many jobs are advertised online on various job sites or even just on the websites of the companies that are offering those jobs that you need three resumes at the very minimum: one you can print out and mail to interested parties, another you […]
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Unless you are Applying for a Federal Position, Do Not Include Salary Information on your Resume
Unless the job for which you are applying is a federal vacancy, leave out the salaries you received from your present and past employment. Why? Simply because unless you’re headed for federal employment and nothing else, including your salaries can work against you.Suppose, for example, that you’ve been working at a job and receiving a salary […]
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