1. Ask yourself, is the experience you highlight in your resume truly relevant or helpful to the new role you’re targeting? Make sure you make custom tweaks to your resume based on the specific role you are apply to. 2. Have done your due diligence and turned this experience into tangible result or achievements on your resume? The more detail the better! One example I like to use is sales. I know sales makers that make $50k a year and hold $500k quotas and I know some that ma

Looks like the #1 frustration is the AI/bots that scan your resume. So I'll post a few tips. 1. The format of your resume is so important. A lot of people want to use colorful formats with blocks and multiple columns, but those formatting features can jack up your resume when you try to update it, either corrupting it or making it very difficult for a recruiter to read. 2. I want to stand out. I get it. It is SO tempting to go to Canva and find one of those super sexy templat

The Applicant Tracking System contains artificial intelligence that reads and analyzes your resume. To make sure your resume is picked up properly, follow these tips below: · When formatting your resume only us round bullets, not arrows or special characters. · Minimize what you bold. · Avoid the following: underlining, shading, italics, graphics, color font, borders, or photos. Following those tips will help make sure your resume isn’t kicked out of the applicant tracking sy

When you apply online for a job, it is being uploaded into what we call an applicant tracking system. The Applicant Tracking System contains artificial intelligence that reads and analyzes your resume. It’s looking to see if your resume contains words that match the job description. It doesn’t understand nuanced, emotional concepts like loyal, words, hard, dedicated, etc. None of which should be on a resume anyway. Make sure you use exact keywords from the job description in

Most companies start slowing down their hiring patterns in November, often having only critical roles posted until the end of January. This is because companies are trying to save money as they exit the year. Then most of the time, recruiting has to wait until the next years budgets have been approved before they start hiring again for the new year. Net/net: if you are looking to find a new opportunity sooner than later, make sure you've got a robust plan in place for Septemb

Forcing people back to the office to have zoom meetings with people that are not in the office or are in an office 5 doors down is peak corporate dysfunction. You either trust your employees or you don’t. Let people work how they want to. There were over 10.7M job openings in the US in June alone. More than 4.7M people in the US are working at least 50% or more remotely right now. There are more than enough remote jobs right now. Life is short. Get the balance you want. I can

This is your reminder to apply for that job you’re interested in. Don’t self-eliminate. Way too many people who say they didn’t apply because they didn’t perfectly match 100% of the requirements. Job postings are wish lists, not necessarily requirements. If you meant 60-70% of the criteria: Apply. Finding a new job and writing the perfect resume can be scary. The good news is that you don’t have to do this alone. Wouldn’t it feel amazing to have a high level of confidence in

Do not sell yourself short when it comes to salary negotiation. There is no other time that you will catapult your earning potential more than when you change jobs. Once you are in a job, you’re lucky if you get a 2-4% bump every year. Even when you get promoted, most offers are usually not more than 10% of your current earning. It’s important to do your research on sites like Glass Door. You should also work with a career coach, who has a ton of experience in recruiting/tale

1. Each job on your resume should have a brief paragraph that describes your responsibilities. The bullets should be reserved for key accomplishments, major projects, awards, results, etc. 2. Resist the temptation to stick your accomplishments at the end of your resume where they will be an afterthought. Most people never even make it to the 2nd half of the resume before deciding whether they want to screen you as a candidate. Finding a new job and writing the perfe

1. I cannot tell you how many Sales Executive resumes I have read that have NO SALES NUMBERS! If you are someone who is responsible for any numbers, which could include budgets, departments Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), operational goals, sales forecasts, revenue goals, etc, it is CRITICAL that you add these key accomplishments to your resume. 2. Always be as specific as possible. Context is incredibly important. Being responsible for $50M in sales a quarter i