Category: Best Practices

Productive Ways to Fill Resume Gaps

Best Practices, Complete Index, Improving, ResumesCarrie Krueger, Vice President, Jobfully2 Comments

No matter if you’re in a career transition or between jobs, it’s vital you continue to build skills and successes you can show on your resume.  You will be viewed much more positively if you demonstrate recent achievements and continued growth than if you present a resume representing no new skill development or career growth over the last several months.  You will also have interesting things to talk about when asked what you have been doing recently.

Spending time productively sounds much more impressive than simply saying you’ve been looking for a job. Here are four excellent avenues for productivity during a job search: Read More

Are Keywords Overrated?

Best Practices, Complete Index, ResumesCarrie Krueger, Vice President, JobfullyLeave a comment

There’s a lot of talk about keywords and how they can help your job search. Job seekers are told to load up their resumes with keywords so that applicant tracking systems (ATS) will “find” them.  In fact, some resumes feature a huge block of keywords.

The reality is that keywords are just one of many tools in your job search.  Here is where keywords bring the most benefit: Read More

Should I Put Volunteer Work on My Resume?

Best Practices, Communication Skills, Complete Index, Generating Job Leads, Improving, Marketing Yourself, Personal Brand, Resumes, Strategic adviceDennis Grubbs, Jobfully Social Media Marketing ManagerLeave a comment

Volunteer work is a great way to get involved and help make your community a better place.  It might also help land you your next job.  Many people don’t think to put volunteer work on their resume because it’s not a “regular” paying job.   When writing your resume, include any skills or experience that will help demonstrate that you are the right match for the job.  Take advantage of volunteer work by doing the following: Read More

What Does Your Resume Convey in 6 Seconds?

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Today our guest blogger is Matt Youngquist. Matt is the President of Career Horizons, serving Northwest individuals and organizations dealing with the unique challenges of job hunting and employment transition.  Matt is a recognized expert in the field of career coaching, job hunting, and professional employment counseling.  You can follow him on Twitter @mattyoungquist.

Resume angst.  It’s a very real thing and the majority of job hunters I meet seem to suffer from it.  There just aren’t many people you’ll meet who will stand behind their resume 100% and say “I think my resume is terrific, sums up my qualifications beautifully, and is a piece I’m highly confident in sending out to potential employers.” Read More

Keywords: What They Are and How to Use Them

Best Practices, Complete Index, Marketing Yourself, Online presence, ResumesCarrie Krueger, Vice President, Jobfully1 Comment

One of the biggest tricks to being “found” by recruiters is to make your resume and online profile keyword-rich. If you’re a bit baffled by the term, you’re not alone. Keywords can be a source of confusion to the point where they are sometimes just ignored by job seekers. Ignoring them may mean your resume never makes its way to an actual hiring manager.

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