Based on the caliber of resumes that make it into hiring managers’ hands today, many job seekers don’t know the first thing about how to write an effective resume. In today’s highly competitive job market, job seekers need all the help they can get. Here, Pongo’s certified resume writers offer their Top Ten Tips and
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Is there such a thing as age bias? Yeah, there’s age bias. Just like there’s bias against kids just getting out of college who have thin to nonexistent resumes. And there’s bias against people who have gaps of a few years here and there on their resumes. So if you’re over 50 (that’s arbitrary…over-40s can
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The number of job seekers sending out resumes is growing exponentially with each passing day. It’s unfortunate that the vast majority of these job seekers will end up sitting at home wondering why the phone doesn’t ring with a call for an interview. Some will simply not be qualified, but just as many will have
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It is very important to include a cover letter for resumes that you send out to potential employers. A cover letter gives you the opportunity to introduce yourself and establish a line of contact with an employer. Cover letters show professionalism and allow your personality to show. The sad truth is that many people leave
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This resume opens with a qualifications summary, for which there’s a header: Technical Sales, Service and Training Professional. The first line of the summary itself begins like this: “Experienced technical sales, service and training professional….” Ouch. Is this candidate afraid the reader might miss “technical sales, service and training professional” the first time around? Or
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You’ve spent the time to put together a dynamite resume. You’ve sent out your resume to a select group of potential employers. One or more of those prospective employers have responded, and at least one of them has set up a face-to-face job interview with you. The date is set. You prepare, so you can
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Professional presence and image are cornerstones to career advancement and financial success. Studies show that 55% of other people’s perception of you is based on your visual appearance, 38% is based on your tone of voice, and 7% based on the words you use. These statistics prove that while sounding intelligent contributes to presenting a
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The workplace has changed; it is tougher than ever to find the right job and to get hired. And with so many new unemployed people in the market place, the competition is intense for each job. That means that when you apply, you have to stand out…you have to get noticed. And getting noticed is
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When people merely hear the words “job interview,” they start sweating, their heart races and they begin to shake. OK, that may be a slight exaggeration, nonetheless it can be a very stressful situation for many job-seekers. As a career coach, I help my clients reduce their anxiety so they can put themselves in the
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As someone that *has* a resume consulting business, obviously I believe that having your resume written professionally can be a major benefit overall. That being said, everyone that *has* a resume should ideally learn how to write their own. If you do decide to pay someone else, what should you look for? I’ve seen more
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The state of the global economy has caused many to rethink their job stability and start to proactively make plans in the event they have to transition into new jobs or maybe even new careers. If you don’t have an updated resume ready to print and send out at a moments notice, quickly pulling one
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When unemployment is high and you find yourself in a competitive job market, it is easy to get discouraged. It is a fact that there are more and more people competing for fewer and fewer jobs. And, there is no doubt about it! In a time when it seems like no one is hiring and
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I am sure you have noticed that we do not live in a one-size-fits-all world. We want our food, our music, our vehicles and our clothes exactly our way. We want to be able to customize to make it right for each of us – because we know we are all different. Well, the same
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