by Ellie Vargo | Dec 10, 2020 | Federal Resumes, Job Search, Resume Essentials
Looking for a federal employment opportunity? Here’s what you need to know: 1) They are different from civilian/business resumes and must be written for specific job announcements that are posted on usajobs.gov, indeed.com or agency websites (e.g., Department of... by Ellie Vargo | Oct 20, 2020 | Interviewing, Job Search, Online Application, Resume Essentials
Since even senior-level executives have to follow the online application process today, here are some tips to increase your likelihood of winning interviews. 1. Read the job posting carefully and follow application directions. 2. Make... by Ellie Vargo | Oct 12, 2020 | Interviewing, Job Search, Online Application, Resume Essentials
Determined to ruin your resume—and potential interview opportunities? Here’s what to do: Use a template created by someone else. Since these are often created using graphics and tables and have a rigid format, there is no guarantee that your information will flow in... by Ellie Vargo | Aug 3, 2020 | coaching topics, Job Search, Justifying promotion, Leadership, Resume Essentials
The technical resumes I see are most often written from a “trees” perspective, and they can work for technical specialist roles. They are not effective, however, in moving careers forward. Winning interviews for higher status, higher compensation roles requires a... by Ellie Vargo | Mar 11, 2020 | coaching topics, Job Search, Justifying promotion, Online Application, Resume Essentials
The approach most job seekers take after learning that recruiters do “keyword” searches on resumes submitted online, is to focus on job functions in the hope that a brief description of what they do will cover all the possibilities. Say an employer receives 100... by Ellie Vargo | Oct 31, 2019 | Resume Essentials
If you are using a software template to create your own resume, there are some serious drawbacks that you need to be aware of. Here are some of the more serious ones: 1) type in text blocks is invisible to the applicant tracking systems (ATS) that most employers use...
