I am pleased to announce that Career Solvers was recently nominated for a TORI (Toast of the Resume Industry) Award by Career Directors International. Career Solvers has been nominated for this award over 30 times since 2006 and won 12 awards for Best Executive Resume, Best Technology Resume, Best ...
Things No One Ever Tells An Executive About Their Resume, But Should
As an executive resume writer, I have reviewed thousands of resumes over my career. Many resumes fall flat with recruiters and hiring managers because they contain little differentiating information or rely on tired phrases about a candidate's personal attributes that are never substantiated anywhe...
Career Solvers Honored With Three Industry Distinctions
I am pleased to announce that Career Solvers recently won three of the industry's most prestigious resume writing awards. As the winner of the Modernize Your Resume Award, sponsored by Emerald Career Publishing, my work was recognized for its tight writing, compelling strategy for messaging the clie...
Career Solvers Nominated for Three Toast of the Resume Industry Awards
I am pleased to announce that Career Solvers was recently nominated for three TORI (Toast of the Resume Industry) Awards by Career Directors International. Career Solvers has been nominated for this award over 30 times since 2006 and won 11 awards for Best Executive Resume, Best Technology Resume, B...
The Biggest Mistakes New Job Seekers Make
I meet many job seekers who have never had to conduct a formal job search. After coaching over a thousand clients at every professional level and across practically every industry, I’ve found that most make the same rookie mistakes. If you’re looking for a new job, below are some tips for sta...
Resume Design Strategies That Separate You From Your Competitors
Recruiters and hiring managers generally spend just a few seconds on an initial scan of a resume. The vetting process is very similar to what most of us do when we visit a website looking for a product or service. We don't read the entire website; we scan it quickly and if we don't find what we need...
Spring Cleaning for Your Job Search
Spring is here and it's time for some Spring cleaning. That goes for your career strategy as well. Have you given any thought to trimming your bloated, outdated resume or banking some of your new networking contacts to help advance your job prospects this season? Here are 7 easy steps you can ta...
Ten Ways to Make Sure You Don’t Get Hired
Here are ten ways I see job seekers sabotaging their job search. Are you guilty of any of these mistakes? Inflate their qualifications or lie on their resume. While a resume is not a legal document, it should be an accurate representation of your experience and achievements. I advocate for show...
Seeking Unqualified Lazy Slackers
Out of every 100 resumes I review, approximately 95 of them start off with a reference to the personal attributes that candidate believes they possess. The logic here is that these descriptive words will verify the person's abilities and make them a more desirable candidate in the hiring manager's e...
New Year’s 7-Day Career Cleanse Program
So the new year is here and everyone is trying to stick to their resolutions to eat better, exercise more, save money, etc. But what about your career? Have you given any thought to trimming your bloated, outdated resume or banking some of your new networking contacts to help advance your job prospe...