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Fundamental but quintessential rules to crafting an effective Résumé!

Resume Writing / Shilpa Laharwal / resume critique, resume writing

From the various résumé writing tips you have seen, this may seem too obvious, but it’s worth mentioning: ?️Use a professional email address and ditch the casual one you made in school ✔️ [email protected] ❌ [email protected] ?️Ensure your contact details are minimal and on top of the resume. ✔️Ph: xxx-xxx-xxxx, email xxxx!xxx.com location: city, state, […]

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Marketing Your Résumé, The Right Way!

Job Search Strategy / Shilpa Laharwal / job search strategy, job-seeker, resume writing

It’s one thing to own a strong & attractive Résumé, but it’s quite another to understand what to do with it, how to market it, and where to distribute it. Here are some hacks that have succeeded in the past: ?Dice & skim job postings to identify relevant keywords & be sure to use them

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Applying Design Thinking Principles to develop a tailored Résumé.

Career Advice, Resume Writing / Shilpa Laharwal / careercoach, resume writing, resumewriter

‘Design Thinking’ is the new buzz that’s making rounds in the market that leading universities such as Harvard, Stanford, MIT, etc. have started teaching the approach, and brands such as Apple, Google, GE, Samsung, etc. have embraced quickly. It’s has a human-centered core and its framework is a 5-step process including EMPATHISING, IDEATION, PROTOTYPING &

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How do you get your Résumé to catch the recruiter’s eye?

48 Comments / Job Search Strategy / Shilpa Laharwal / job search strategy, job-seeker, resume writing

With the pandemic hitting, the job market equations are now skewed. Recruiters on average receive 400 résumés for a single job posting. Even if you get past the automated ATS bot, you still have to catch the eye of the human reviewing your profile at the next level. So how does one get noticed by

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SHARING LEARNINGS FROM MY ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY

Career Advice, Resume Writing / Shilpa Laharwal / Career Coaching, resume writing

After spending close to two decades with corporates as an HR practitioner, I decided to go independent and started Career Faktor last year on the 15 Aug, along with the Indian Independence Day. I was both excited and jittery just as any new entrepreneur would feel, and I would like to share some learnings and

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