by Barbara Safani | Oct 11, 2011 | resume
I review a lot of resumes. And most of them have at least one of four major problems related to content, style, and form. Does your resume fall into one or more of these categories? If so, it may be time to perform a checkup on your resume to improve the overall...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 9, 2011 | resume
Last week AOL Jobs interviewed me for an article about fonts and asked me which fonts were preferable for resumes. While many fonts including Arial, Arial Narrow, Times New Roman, and Calibri are fine, others really have no place on a resume. You can click the link to...
by Barbara Safani | Sep 28, 2011 | resume
Deciding how much of your career chronology to report on your resume can be a tricky thing. If you focus on information too far in the past, an employer may quickly figure out how old you are and possibly discriminate against you based on your age. But if you...
by Barbara Safani | Sep 23, 2011 | resume
When it comes to resumes, longer is rarely better. In today’s fast-paced world, hiring managers generally spend less than 15 seconds looking at a resume. They want to be able to see your key differentiators quickly, and they will rarely look past page two to...
by Barbara Safani | Sep 20, 2011 | career solvers news, resume
Each year, Career Directors International hosts the resume writing industry’s most prestigious Toast of the Resume Industry™ (TORI) resume writing competition. Resume writers from around the world compete for awards in 9 writing categories and Career Solvers has...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 18, 2011 | resume
This month my Career Collective colleagues are discussing tactics for giving your job search strategy a mid-year checkup. My tips for a resume checkup are below. Be sure to check out the sage advice of my colleagues as well by following the links at the end of this...
