High COVID-19 unemployment numbers are producing active candidates. Passive candidates are on the verge of venturing into a job change now that the new normal is settling in. In either case, a concise well-planned resume is the foundation your next career will be built upon. Now more than ever, it’s important to take stock of the state of your resume […]
Read moreYour resume needs to make it past numerous gatekeepers, including Internet filters, HR specialists and recruiters. Before it gets to a hiring manager or a director, you have been vetted multiple times. Follow these rules to make it past the masses and to the interview. Link it in Your contact bar should be simple, easy to read and even easier […]
Read moreAs a lover of the English language, I have assembled a small library over the years of books about writing (yes, pretty geeky of me, I know). One of my favorite books is Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language, by Richard Lederer. Lederer is a former English teacher and writer about writing who collects language gaffes […]
Read moreA cover letter and resume should draw attention to your skills and qualifications, not detract from them with randomly capitalized words. Imagine if You received a Cover Letter written like This. Reading this is like riding a Roller Coaster. By the time you get to the End of the Letter, you would be thinking Twice about bringing that person in […]
Read moreI spent most of December helping my 8th grade daughter complete applications for high school. She is applying to private high schools, a process which entails responding to multiple short answer and essay questions in order to provide each school with a better idea of her interests, personality and the way she thinks. These essays are an important way for […]
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