Here are the top-10 resume fears from which I beg careerists to release their grip: 1. Fear of a resume that is too long. Even recruiters know that 1-2 pages is no longer the ‘norm.’ Amy Miller, Senior Technical Recruiter at Amazon Lab126, asserts, “I haven’t thought about page length since the last time I […]
Why CEOs Hire Me: Writing Career Stories for the C-Suite
I serve CEOs every day by writing career stories for the C-suite. At CareerTrend, our primary focus is writing career stories for the C-Suite and Board-level executives. Executives hire me for the eloquent, deep processes we undergo. They know that I understand their vocabulary, respect their gravitas, and tailor their message. It’s not easy to […]
Rejuvenate Your Executive Resume Story for a 2020 Audience
As a new decade approaches, it is a good time to assess, and if need be, rejuvenate your executive resume story. Executive resume writing is not just about tightening up your career brain dump and interjecting the right keywords like ‘strategic leader’ or ‘shareholder value.’ It’s also not just about using power verbs like ‘transform’ […]
What end-of-year career goals are you working to meet?
I’ll go first — it’s actually a career goal I’ve been working on for most of 2019 that I want to continue to build on through the rest of 2019. Have you checked out my Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn lately? If you have, this will come as no surprise to you, but if you haven’t […]
Articulate Your Unique Value Proposition Without Being Pushy
Have you ever connected with someone new, enjoyed the brilliancy of their smile, the ebullience of their voice and the mutual passion for a hobby? Have you experienced such instant-connections abruptly taking a nosedive? That was me last night as my husband and I sat at the bar in our boathouse, basking in the glow […]
Your Resume and You: Are You Standing in a Social Media Fog?
It’s all become quite clear, in an overwhelming, sometimes noxious sort of way. Some people get social media, others are in the learning curve process, and still others just don’t seem to have a clue. There is a lot of fog around developing and then using your storied resume. Some people think it’s all about […]
7 Tips to Unfurl Your Executive Career
Executive Career Realities Fielding calls and creating correspondence was not my idea of an executive career when I landed my first role out of college. A bachelor’s degree in writing underpinned hope as I dove into my first opportunity as a fledgling writer, soaking up every chance to learn. Or, at least, that would have […]
How to Combat Digital Noise + Add Value
There’s a whole lot of noise in the world, not the least of which is the noise on the internet. What are methods to combat this digital noise while you also strive to add value? The internet hums with people selling ideas and wares, competing for intellectual bandwidth. Bombarded with multitudinous data and images, prospects […]
Writing Your Board of Directors Resume: Know Your Audience
Writing Your Board of Directors (BOD) Resume Recruiters hiring for board-level candidates have requirements unique from recruiters filling a corporate executive-level role. Understanding the audience’s distinctive needs is imperative when building a board of directors resume. Overlap in writing your resume for these two targets naturally will occur. However, the primary objective in writing for […]
How to Kick Your Executive Career in the Butt
How to Gain Executive Job Search Momentum I don’t know about you, but I often need a kick in the butt to get myself going–whether it be a new lifestyle and fitness routine, the start of a complex, multi-phase writing project, or something as major as planning a relocation of my life and home. The […]
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