by Ellie Vargo | Sep 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
From an employer’s point of view, the hiring process always begins with: “We have a problem.” The successful candidate responds with: “I understand your problem and I’m the right person to help you solve your problem.” The fundamental question this exchange poses is:... by Ellie Vargo | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Since a resume is not an affidavit, you don’t have to include every aspect of your career or every job you’ve held, particularly if you have a career spanning 20 or more years. For many positions, focusing on the last 10 years and emphasizing relevant/related... 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...
