I've blogged on this topic before - but I think that it's important - do to the amount of misinformation you'll find on the web.
It's a rare week that I don't see a career "expert" suggesting customizing IT Resumes for every job you apply for.
IT Resumes - the #1 Issue that Can Keep You From Getting Where You're Going
IT Resumes Writers see a number of critical patterns that can be easily missed - both by IT professionals seeking a new opportunity, and by hiring authorities primarily focused on filling critical positions.
Given the highly specialized nature of my work - and the large number of often unsatisfactory IT resumes that cross my desk, I'm in a unique position to notice those patterns. And it's my responsibility to my clients to make them aware of the bad news that may be keeping the phone from ringing
Top 5 Reasons That IT Professionals Contact a Professional IT Resume Writer
How Much Technology Does Your IT Resume Really Need? Find That Critical Balance!
You're Strategic IN Your Career. But Are You Strategic ABOUT Your Career?
What Really IS Happening in the IT Jobs Market?
I've been seeing some very contradictory news on the IT jobs front lately.
Some of that news seems very positive. For example, in "IT Jobs and Salaries on the Rise, According to Recent Reports," William Frierson writes that "It’s a great time to be in IT... Growth of IT jobs in several sectors shot up 4.6 percent nationally in the last year..."
How Much Will Staying in Your Current Job REALLY Cost You?
Bad News on the IT Hiring Front - 3 Tips on Making the Best of a Bad Situation
As one of the leading IT Resume Writers in the careers industry, I make it my business to follow all aspects of IT news.
My clients expect me to know every major trend - both in IT generally, in the IT job market. So when I came on this article, I felt it critical to pass the information along to the readers of my blog, and my twitter and LinkedIn followers.
3 Reasons Why BYOR (Build Your Own Resume) is a Really Dangerous Career Strategy
I held off on buying an iPad.
I couldn't see the point - it seemed like a big iPhone that wasn't a phone.
But I broke down and got one early this year. I'm studying Chinese, and there's an incredible app - Skritter - for learning Chinese characters. And using Skritter on the iPhone was killing my eyes
CIO Resumes - 3 Strategies to Leverage Your Early IT Career Achievements
3 Reasons that You Don't Want to Write Your Own IT Resume
When prospective clients call me, they're often frustrated - frustrated in their current job and frustrated with the challenges of the job search.
After all, if a prospective client loved their current job, they wouldn't email me. That's why, in my initial conversation with a prospective client, I always want to get a strong feel for what's going on in their current job - what prompted them to pick up the phone - and what their concerns are about the job search.
Technology Executive Resumes Require a Wordsmith
We all know that technology has its own language, and technology executives are fluent in the jargon. However, fluency in techno-speak does not always translate to fluency in the language of resumes. While your resume needs keywords and some of that industry jargon to satisfy the electronic and techno-savvy reviewers, the HR recruiters who are often the first screeners need more than that. They need to see accomplishments, challenges/actions/results, and that you can relate to non-technology associates, too.
Technical Resume Formatting Tips
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm not a big believer in extensive lists of technical resume writing do's and don'ts. Every career is different, and every technical resume writing service brings a unique approach to writing a technical resume. So, with that said, I'd like to discuss a few approaches that I've found useful in formatting technology resumes.
Technical Resumes - When Less IS More
In my previous post, I discussed reasons to include enough information in your technology resume to demonstrate what you can do to solve the hiring authority's problem. The challenge, of course, is knowing what "enough" is. While some technical professionals err too much on the side of brevity to provide a clear picture of who they are or what they can do in their technical resume, others go to the opposite extreme.
Technical Resume Length - Less is Not (Necessarily) More
There's a lot of discussion about the most appropriate length for technology resumes for job seekers at all levels from hands-on to senior technology executives including IT Manager, IT Director, and CIO. This is the first of two blogs discussing technical resume length. In this post, I'll address the "less is more" approach to the technical resume - and the potential downsides to that.
Technical Resumes - Pros and Cons of Highlighted Achievements
If you're an IT Director or CIO, and you've been searching the web to find information on writing a Technical Resume, you've no doubt seen many opinions from the many fine Technical Resume Writers who post regularly. I think that's a great thing, personally. I don't believe in one-size-fits all approaches writing a Technical Resume. I think that different clients need to explore the options, and pick the Technical Resume Service that best meets their needs.