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IS YOUR RESUME CLEAR ABOUT EMPLOYMENT GAPS, JOB-HOPPING, AND UNPLANNED EXITS?

Ultimately, a successful interview strategy comes down to addressing issues head-on and controlling your narrative, in order to present a compelling professional story that’s both honest and positive. So how can a candidate position themselves in the best possible light? ☔EMPLOYMENT GAP – An unexplained lengthy employment gap between roles is the most common red […]

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HOW TO GET YOUR RESUME TO PASS THE APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEMS FILTERS

ATS compliant Resume / Shilpa Laharwal / ATS compliant resume, ATS friendly Resume, resume writing

It’s always been the employer’s market, the sheer number of applications that flow in for a single position is raising by the day. Companies have thus, evolved and got smarter by including Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to weed out and shortlist relevant resumes Therefore, knowing how to create a resume that gets past the ATS

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A RESUME WITH ERRORS WILL GET NOT GET YOU SHORTLISTED

Resume Critique / Shilpa Laharwal / resume writing

Even though you may have taken the time to research the company or recruiter, prepare for the interview, and find a job that suits you, having a small typo, which may seem insignificant to you, may become the cause of your rejection. If you don’t go the length to make a concentrated effort to ensure an

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RESUME SUMMARY FOR A CAREER SWITCH

Career Change Resume, Targeted Resume / Shilpa Laharwal / Career Switch, resume writing

A resume summary acts as a promotional prelude or blurb to the rest of your document. It’s the first section of your resume highlighting something that might not otherwise be obvious. As a career switcher use it wisely to direct the recruiter’s attention to the relevance of your experience with the job description and explain

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DITCH USING A GENERIC RESUME

Targeted Resume / Shilpa Laharwal / resume writing, Targeted resume

Sending applications blindly without reading the entire job description is an evident oversight you must avoid. When you are applying for multiple job posts, a generic resume is useful, but it doesn’t set you apart from Tom, Dick or Harry who are also applying. Generic resumes are simply a quick way to make future employers

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