A well-performing résumé must be distinctive, impactful, and accomplishment-focused. Résumés have evolved from simple employment summaries into professional marketing presentations designed to communicate value, credibility, and fit within a competitive marketplace. A résumé can no longer function as a simple job description. It must be an accomplishment-rich presentation that showcases the best of your skills […]
Posts Categorized: Resume Writing
Collaborative Writing – A Vital Résumé Writing Tool
As a professional writer, I discovered early that collaborative writing was a vital résumé-writing tool. When I began résumé writing 25+ years ago, I hired a front-line representative who booked appointments and completed questionnaires with callers. When I tried to write from that material, I realized very quickly that I still had many unanswered questions […]
Should You Write Your Own Résumé?
Should you write your own résumé? Today, that question has become more complex. Some people still prefer to write entirely in their own words, others rely on templates, and many now turn to AI tools for help. All of these approaches can assist with organizing information, but none automatically solves the harder challenge of recognizing […]
What Makes a Winning Cover Letter?
A winning cover letter is our introduction to a prospective employer. It must be rich in content and motivate our reader to want to meet with us. A cover letter can be a successful complement to our résumé. We therefore must give careful attention to how we write it. Over the years, I have reviewed […]
Should You Have a One- or Two-Page Résumé?
There is much controversy about the one- versus two-page résumé. I recommend a common-sense approach. What will it take to differentiate yourself and demonstrate to your audience how you have brought real-world value to the companies you have represented? If you can do it in one page, that’s great. If you need two pages to […]
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