Career Coach. Management Consultant. Writer. Marketer. Accountant.
There’s an internet meme floating around that makes me laugh every time I see it. It’s not quite true for me but I know SO many people that this describes perfectly.
If what I regularly see out in the wild, you’re probably making a major mistake on your resume but before I tell you what it is, I want to ask you a question.
Let’s talk about resume bullets and why they’re the most important part of the resume. The bullets are where you have you have a chance to shine and get the reader to say “This person gets it. We should bring them in to have a conversation.”
Writing attention-grabbing bullets not only provides clarity about what you did in a role or on a project but it does something else too, which may or may not even show up in the job description… [Read more…]
A few days ago, I sent a note about a recession coming. I don’t know if it’s true or not but if you read the links, you can see people — who I imagine get paid to follow this sort of thing — think a recession is coming. But guess what?
If you’re focused on that, you missed the main point. So what was the point?
The point is it’s in your best interest to always be ready.
I heard Will Smith (formerly known as the Fresh Prince) say, “if you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready.” That’s one of the most useful pieces of advice I’ve heard from anyone. Read it again.
So do you want to know what you can do right now to stay ready? [Read more…]
