by Heather Austin | Feb 22, 2022 | Business, Career, Resume Writing
As a career strategy expert who reviews hundreds of resumes every week, I’ve seen some BIG resume blunders. From not paying attention to the top half of your resume to not including results-driven achievement statements. Or how about this one… Not customizing...
by Heather Austin | Feb 1, 2022 | Business, Career, Resume Writing
Let’s get real for a second… Writing a resume is awkward. It’s not easy to brag about your skills, your experience and even your accomplishments. Or to prove that you are the best possible candidate for the position. Not to mention if you’re...
by Heather Austin | Jun 15, 2021 | Career, Job Search, Resume Writing
So what is an applicant tracking system? It’s a type of software that creates candidate recommendation lists and auto ranks candidates based on their resumes. A lot of companies use some type of ATS (applicant tracking system) to help them streamline the hiring...
by Heather Austin | May 18, 2021 | Career, cover letter, Job Search, Resume Writing
There seems to be a lot of confusion and conflicting ideas around the topic of resume summaries. Like, what’s the purpose of summary, how long should it be, or do I even need one? Contrary to what you may have heard on the Internet, a resume summary is still most...
by Heather Austin | Jan 12, 2021 | Career, interview strategies, Job interview, Job Search, Personal Brand
Are you discouraged by the lack of attention your resume is getting? Do you have a hard time pinpointing your strengths and highlighting your accomplishments? Maybe you’ve always landed jobs through word of mouth and now you need your resume to do the heavy...
