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By Brenda Collard-Mills. A resume is a marketing tool and the product being marketed is your client! In order to help my clients stand out from their job search competition, one of the homework assignments I ask each client to prepare is “What ONE word best describes you?” I don’t mean words such as reliable, honest, dedicated….almost every job search candidate will consider themselves to have those qualities. No one is going to say they are unreliable, dishonest and indifferet as an employee! In the April 2012 edition of Chatelaine…
Last week I received a personalized congratulatory email from LinkedIn’s Senior Vice President of User Experience that said “You have one of the top 1% most viewed LinkedIn Profiles for 2012”. LinkedIn now has 200 million users, so by the time I worked out the math (1 in 2,000,000), it never had as much meaning, unless I go back to my marketing data and see how much of those views resulted in clients. Anyway, that didn’t stop me from tweeting the news, but before I did, I googled the sender’s name to make sure it was legitimate.
By Sharon Graham. Resume grammar, spelling, and language are areas where most clients struggle. What you may not know is that many Canadian practitioners also have difficulty in these areas. Many practitioners applying for the Certified Resume Strategist (CRS) credential have difficulty with the grammar, spelling, and language areas. In fact, resume grammar is where many applicants lose points in the overall work product submission and evaluation process. As a Canadian practitioner, to provide your clients with solid resume advice, you must have above-average comprehension of the English language. Resume grammar, spelling, and…
Welcome to our new PROFESSIONAL Members: Vicki Martel Trisha Grace Tami Cooper Eva Wilkinson-Knight Paul Burns Carrie Wakeford Pat Shepherd Thank you to our renewing PROFESSIONAL Members: Linda Simpson Anita Gerwing Vera Tachtaul Tara Alexander Skye Berry-Burke Jayne Barron Simon Lawton Lita Pitruzzello Brenda Badgero Tara Orchard Congratulations to our newly CERTIFIED members: Charmaine Johnson, CRS Jeanelle Grant, CRS Rachel Morris-Ohm, CRS
By Sharon Graham. Clients hire professionals to write strategic resumes. And, professionals need to have superior skills to provide top-notch documents. For this reason, most resume writers and employment consultants regularly take professional development to upgrade their resume writing skills. Some practitioners prefer to turn to the Internet to learn the basics. It is very tempting to download a resume template and modify it for a client. However, when you rely on templates, you automatically stunt your ability to distinguish your client and write a strategic resume. Follow these steps to write a strategic resume…
By Brenda Collard-Mills. All too often, a resume ends up in the Recycle Bin despite how highly qualified someone is for the position. So, how did this happen? There are multiple potential reasons a resume might get eliminated by either an HR professional or a computer program. Here’s a list of common elimination factors: Improper spelling, grammar and type-o’s. No contact information (including a current phone #). Too long (over 3 pages). Employment gaps; dates missing. Too short; excessive use of white space. Lack of detailed career accomplishments. Lack of key words and key phrases. Created using a word processing template.…