Have you ever left an employer off your resume? Or have you stretched the number of years or areas of responsibility at a past job? What might seem like a simple bending of the truth is actually fraud. Resume fraud is not only unethical – it’s often illegal and can be punishable by law. […]
Surprisingly Simple Steps To A Killer Accountant Resume Call it a resume. Call it a CV. It’s a sales tool. It’s job: to help you get in front of the hiring partner. Period! Make it clean and concise. A resume is an ad, not a user’s guide. The hard truth […]
TMI: Too Much Information! The curse of overkill. Thanks to Facebook and other social media, sharing our lives is the norm. However, there’s sharing and then there’s over-sharing. Never over-share during a job search. Don’t Get Voted Off the Island First, let’s talk resumes. There’s a lot written about what to include […]
The 8-Second Challenge! I better make this quick. The human attention span is now just 8 seconds. The same amount of time a bull rider must hang on to a bucking bull for a “qualified ride” during competition. Grabbing someone’s attention these days is a lot like trying to cling to a kicking […]
