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So you get to interview, and the opening question is “What can you tell me about yourself?”
I hope you had a great fortnight, since my last newsletter. This last fortnight I’ve been ‘flat out’ working on client applications, which has been great as I love transforming clients on paper and getting such positive feedback and results for my clients (gives me a natural high every time).
I’ve also received quite a few enquiries, one in particular which was about the correct length of a resume. So just how long should a resume be?
Before you start sending out your resume, use this checklist below to make sure that your resume does not suck. Since the primary purpose of a resume is to successfully SCREEN OUT candidates, if your resume sucks, you won’t get to interview.
As more and more employers and recruiters advertise and ask you to apply for jobs online, it is important to know how to write a keyword rich resume for the online job boards. 
In this article I outline exactly what happens to your resume once you upload it on to the job boards, and how to create a keyword rich resume that ensures that your resume does not get overlooked for positions you are highly qualified for.
Everyone seems to have their opinion on what should, or shouldn’t be included in a résumé, and in today’s article, I debunk some of the prevailing myths about résumés that could be potentially hurting your prospect of securing an interview and in turn your dream job.
Myth One -A résumé is about YOU
If you think your résumé is about YOU, you need to start thinking about this document in a whole new light. NO a résumé is not about YOU, it is about what YOU can offer THEM! , that is the employer, recruiter, agency and selection panel members, if applying for a government position.
‘The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low….and we reach it’ – Michelangelo
Welcome to the New Year!
In this weeks article I decided to focus on goal setting, as so often the beginning of the year is a time to reflect on the past and set new goals for 2011. So many of us start with great new year resolutions, such as loosing weight, giving up smoking, finding a new job, but within a few weeks nothing has changed and life continues as normal. [Read more…]
This article was published to guide professional career consultants/resume writers, but as a lawyer, you will find the tips and strategies contained in this article equally useful.Writing a résumé for a lawyer is like any other career marketing document. It is vital to create an employer-focussed résumé that looks at the process from the employer’s point of view, with a focus on accomplishments, a large splattering of key industry words, combined with relevant formatting for the sector.
This article is not a definitive essay on how to write a résumé for lawyers, but is more just a general guideline for those professionals writing a Curriculum Vitae, or résumé for the legal profession (solicitors and barristers) in Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand.
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Carolyn Smith BA, LLB, PLSC, CARW, CEIC, CERW
