by Slye Joy Serrano | Oct 4, 2017 | Job Search, Resumes and Cover Letters
In the old days, the most typical and ubiquitous format of resumes looks like this: Contact information An objective statement A listing of prior jobs Candidate’s education It begins with a now “obsolete” objective statement with the underlying message...
by Slye Joy Serrano | Mar 31, 2017 | Career Advice, Getting Started
Writing your resume for the very first time can be very intimidating. For fresh graduates, writing a resume that gets the job is far more intimidating. And we’ve all been there! Staring at a blank document, wondering which of the many impressive attributes of yours to...
by Slye Joy Serrano | Sep 13, 2016 | Job Search, Resumes and Cover Letters
A majority of resumes and LinkedIn profiles look like job descriptions. Right? Yes, a majority of resumes do look like job descriptions. Why? Well, either people don’t know how to sell themselves or people find the idea of turning duties into accomplishment a tough...
by Slye Joy Serrano | Apr 7, 2016 | Job Search, Resumes and Cover Letters
We’ve been talking about writing and formatting a resume, and it’s pretty clear that drafting an impressive resume is much more difficult than we think. Indeed, writing the resume is the first challenge, but it’s more than just filling in the blank spaces with your...
by Slye Joy Serrano | Apr 5, 2016 | Job Search, Resumes and Cover Letters
I used to wonder what the difference is between a curriculum vita and a resume (aside from length). I mean, when do we use which? Where did these two kinds of document, very important documents, came from? How are these two used around the globe? I figured it out. In...