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 29 times since 2006 and won 11 awards for Best Executive Resume, Best Technology Resume, Best Sales ...
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...
Career Solvers Wins 2 Top Resume Writing Awards
September and October were great months for Career Solvers! In September I received the National Resume Writers' Association ROAR award for outstanding achievement in resumes and in October I was nominated for 3 TORI (Toast of the Resume Industry) awards by Career Directors International and won in ...
Job Search Tips for Employees of RadioShack and Others Facing a Layoff
According to recent reports, RadioShack is preparing to shut down in a bankruptcy deal that would sell almost half its stores to Sprint and close the rest. And a similar layoff scene is playing out in many other well-known companies across the nation. Yet many people wait until the other shoe dro...
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 Have you given any thought to trimming your bloated, outdated resume or banking some of your new networking contacts to help advance your job prospects this season?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...
Is it Time to Clean Out Your Resume Closet?
One of the reasons why it is so difficult for people to write their own resume is that there is often so much emotional baggage attached to our careers and it is hard to let go of the things we experienced in each of our jobs. Writing a good resume forces you to make choices about what should and sh...
Career Solvers Resume Specialty Certifications
If you are looking for a resume writer that specializes in your industry or job function, Career Solvers may be the perfect fit. In addition to four resume writing credentials, Career Solvers holds six specialty resume writing credentials in the following areas: Sales & Business Development F...
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...