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How Long Should My Resume Be?
The most common question I’m asked when talking to job seekers is “How long should my resume be?” Unlike dressing for an interview, this question is a little more cut...
Build Your Success Story Bank Today For Your Dream Job Tomorrow: Here’s How
We’ve all seen the headlines. Millions out of work due to COVID-19. That’s millions of people now searching for what’s next in their career story and competing for new opportunities. When...
What is an Applicant Tracking System, and Why Should it Matter to Me?
You may have heard the radio commercials for online recruiting software that says it can help businesses and candidates that are suited to their open positions. Sound familiar? Well, the...
Use the "Small Things" to Give you Big Advantages in The Gameplan For Your Career
The entirety of my basketball coaching tenure was spent learning. I studied all the big names. Wooden, Coach K, Frank Martin, Jay Wright, Calipari, Pitino; if they had a book,...
What’s in a (File) Name? A Lot When It Comes to Your Resume
As we’ve written about before, so many simple and small things can make all the difference in your job search. One example is the file name you use to save...
Preparing for the Technology Side of a Virtual Interview
Are you actively searching – or interviewing – for new jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic? Or looking to work for a company in a remote position? If you answered yes...
Strategies to Tackle Employment Gaps in Your Job History
If you look online, you’ll find tons of advice for explaining gaps in your employment history. The reason this is so often discussed is that employment gaps can signal that...
The Importance of Writing a Thank You Note
Writing a thank you note has quickly gone out of fashion. It’s, unfortunately, something we’re just not programmed to do anymore. If we’re lucky, we remember to send a text...
An Expanded Venture
I’ll never forget the first resume I ever wrote professionally. It was for a man named Jamie who was a delivery driver. Only a few short weeks after starting my...
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