All Entries Tagged With: "Resume"
Part 1: Can I Outsource My Job Search From Go To Whoa?
Can a busy working mom outsource her job hunt, getting someone to find the job, do the research and even write a cover letter and resume? Find out. Dear Aunt Jobby, I desperately want to find another job. Because I fear losing my current job, I am working so hard that I don’t have time to look [...]
Got a Little Black Hole In Your Resume?
Dear Aunt Jobby, I am rewriting my resume but don’t really know how to deal with a resume gap that occurred a long time ago. About 10 years ago, after a long period of job hunting, I finally landed a job. Within a day, I knew it wasn’t going to work. Within a week, I [...]
Lay-off Trackers: Do Not Send Resumes Here!
The recession has spawned a growth industry in lay-off tracking sites, which provide a weird and wonderful array of intelligence for any mom looking for work (or any mom’s husband, son, etc.). Use these sites to find out where the hot, and ice cold, spots are in your industry or area, or to inform your [...]
Dear Aunt Jobby: Should I Dumb Down Resume?
Dear Aunt Jobby I’ve been out of work for six months. I used to work in marketing for one of those big financial institutions that are now owned by the Government, he he. I am 43, with two teenagers who eat a mountain of food each week, and a big mortgage. I’ve been job hunting every [...]
131 Action Verbs That’ll Get You Hired – Part 2
Updated July 1, 2009 Resumes for moms Think about adding strong verbs to your resume to get hired. My view: Many women underplay their successes, hesitant to make strong statements about their achievements. Career coach Catherine Palmiere of Adam Personnel says many people submit lame resumes that don’t use strong verbs to show their achievement or [...]
Ace Tough Interview Questions And Evade Tricky Ones
How do you handle job interview questions about flexible hours? And how do you negotiate salary when you’ve been out of the workforce caring for kids or family? You don’t. Evade these questions until you’ve got the upper hand. To find out how working moms and moms returning to work should handle these tough questions, [...]
Targeted Career & Job Search Advice: I Want More! Day 29 Since Layoff
This is the sixth installment of “Diary of an Unemployed Finance Mom 2.0.” This story is real, nothing is fabricated. For the sake of her privacy, and her hopes of landing a new job, she’s going under the pseudonym, job mom 2.0. Follow her trials and tribulations on Twitter @jobmom First the generic career advice [...]
131 Action Verbs to Beef Up Your Resume
A to Z of action verbs for resumes: Part 1 Many job seekers don’t know how to ‘sell’ their skills and experiences when they write their resumes, says career coach and hiring expert Catherine Palmiere, president of Adam Personnel. Applicants with poor resumes often accept lower salaries than people with the same experience but better [...]
Returning To Work After a Long Break? Tips For Moms
Great question and answer on the vexed question for working moms: How do you explain gaps in a resume when you return to work after time out looking after family or kids? This is a short excerpt from a very long Q and A on The Sacramento Bee Web site about these issues. Well worth [...]
Frustrated!…and Amused: Day 19 Since Layoff
This is the fifth installment of “Diary of an Unemployed Finance Mom 2.0.” This story is real, nothing is fabricated. For the sake of her privacy, and her hopes of landing a new job, she’s going under the pseudonym, job mom 2.0. Follow her trials and tribulations on Twitter @jobmom So I knew this day [...]
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