Your LinkedIn profile offers an opportunity to make yourself “real” to potential employers. In other words, it helps you catch employer attention by coming across as a real person, rather than a canned presentation. The question is: Are you taking advantage of that opportunity? What Your LinkedIn Profile CAN Do—and Can’t Read More >
Does Your Resume Promote YOU?
Too many job seekers (at all career levels) focus their resume on peripheral elements, such as the companies they work for. Does that mean you shouldn’t highlight great things about your employer(s)? Not at all. It just means you don’t want to use excessive space to describe the organizations you’ve Read More >
Your Professional Resume: Confidence vs. Bragging
Are you uncomfortable “bragging” about yourself—that is, do you hesitate to use your professional resume as a self-promotion tool? While modesty can be refreshing, going overboard will probably defeat the essential purpose of a resume. What is that purpose? To catch—and hold—the attention of the employers you’re targeting. If Read More >
