You’ve bought a professionally written resume, you’ve read it, and it looks good. You’re ready to send it out, right? Not quite yet, if you really want the job.

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In today’s gig economy, freelancing is much more common than it used to be. It can be a great way to fill the gap after leaving a job. So make sure you know how to list freelance work on a resume. Are recruiters skeptical of consulting and freelancing work on resumes and LinkedIn profiles? Sometimes. [continue reading…]

Does the job you’re looking for require attention to detail or any kind of accuracy? Then you need an error-free resume. And do you really know how to proofread your resume so well that zero errors remain?

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Are LinkedIn recommendations important? My answer is a resounding Yes! In this conversation, fellow job search coach Marc Miller and I explain exactly how these comments from your contacts can power your job search in many ways, by… …providing clear evidence of hard-to-prove skills, …improving your LinkedIn search rankings, …presenting you as someone who maintains [continue reading…]

You’ve sent your resume out for a dozen jobs this month, but it seems like it’s disappearing into another dimension because you aren’t getting calls. Sound familiar?

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