If you are thinking about making a career change to a new profession, one of the most challenging things you will need to do is write a career change resume. Even for professional resume writers, career change resumes are among the most challenging to write. Your resume should demonstrate how your experience relates to the …
“48% of employees have thought about changing careers within the past 12 months” ……….that’s nearly one in every two respondents. Here is the rest of the list from their biggest findings:1. 79% of people “feel comfortable” working in-person post-COVID.2. 63% of those with a bad manager are thinking of leaving their company within the next …
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Here is something interesting I chanced upon: Not only are our long-term goals psychologically taxing to think about, but they’re also scary. Fear of long-term goals can be broken down into three categories: Fear of starting: We put so much pressure on our long-term goals that we feel the need to wait until ‘the perfect …
My client who was keen to switch her career to a new domain altogether was not getting any response to their application or was only getting internship opportunities without pay. After some dialogue, this is what we found were the red flags: ? She had posted and featured her Résumé on LinkedIn, which means the …
If you have read my earlier post about Resume Length, you will logically ask me how should I now condense all that information and make a one or two pages resume as suggested. Here are some tricks and tips to help you condense your resume and demark sections. Use MS word – Although the internet …
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You have a 6-page resume with every single detail about what you have done in your college and professional life, but you still don’t receive any interview calls. How is it possible that when your resume with all possible keywords is still not showing up in the recruiter searches or by the Applicant Tracking Systems? …
Improve your language skills- this is probably the most undermined skill, but communication is the key for you to be able to articulately market yourself. No matter which role, communication is always primary, if not at least a welcome supplement skill. Get certified – Certifications supplement your existing knowledge and also shows that you are upskilling, ready, …
So a friend recently asked me ‘What should you be careful about while accepting a new employment offer and moving jobs’ This is rather relevant today, the job market is bruised and some businesses are leveraging this situation and are creating manipulative job offers in the market. So here is a list of things to …
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Making a career switch or transitioning into a different career path can be exciting and daunting at the same time. The toughest aspect is to be able to get your resume shortlisted and convince the recruiter to call you for the interview. Your resume should be able to show recruiters how your existing skills, knowledge, …
Fresh graduate, your education section should be your 1st or 2nd section. Experienced, your work experience stands taller than your academic credentials so put it after work experience. Maintain a chronological order to your education. Degree, field of study, board/university, location and year should do the trick. Fresher’s should write your GPA, for experienced it is a choice, …