We are most certainly living in an age where competition is at “cut throat” levels. This is especially true where executive positions and an executive resume is concerned. This brief discussion is going to look at the ways that executive resumes can be structured to benefit an executive in search of a position, and how to use other resources as an advantage too. Let’s start with the one thing that most executives tend to overlook, and that is the design of the document. Though there are rigid guidelines or outlines about the details to be included in the resume, it is not essential to adhere to any formal system. For example, if you are seeking to get an executive position within…..
Executive Resumes
January 24th, 2012Resume – Competency Resumes
January 18th, 2012Do you remember the “show and tell” events from your primary school days? This was a time when you brought something to school to “show” the class, and you also had a chance to “tell” them all about it as well. Though it made most kids nervous to do this, it let peers get to know one another on a much deeper level. This is also the reason that anyone writing professional resumes needs to find the ways to show and tell a possible employer about their “core competencies”. What are they? The core competencies can also be called your strong points and tend to include the professional skills that you have mastered to such a degree that you could probably…..
Resumes – Creating an Online Resume Portfolio
January 17th, 2012Though the Internet seems to be a primary resource for billions of people around the globe, it is not a complete solution. Well, not yet, anyway! This is definitely something that is changing, however, when you consider the ways that job seekers can now create websites as a backup to their resume and / or highly attractive online resume/ portfolios too. Here’s an example: A graphic designer has spent a few years under contract with a publishing company. He/she wants to find a new career that uses similar skills, but it is difficult to “translate” the work to a few lines of text on an electronic resume. What’s the solution? He/she can create the regular electronic resume, or he/she can…..
Resumes – using a Resume for LinkedIn
January 17th, 2012Resumes – using a Resume for LinkedIn Did you know that one of the most common activities or reasons that people make a LinkedIn profile is to begin using it as an online resume? This is because it is a way of maintaining a very professional social network without risking the same problems that Facebook might cause. For instance, a Facebook profile is a great job hunting tool, but one lousy photograph posted by a friend or one off color comment made by a colleague could cause you to lose a bit of opportunity. It’s also not regarded as a professional profile in which resumes or a resume should be posted. Instead, you can take all of the data from…..