"The most transformational job in the corporate world right now isn’t glamorous, certainly isn’t easy, and at times is even a little thankless. It’s a job where little can go right and a lot can go catastrophically wrong. If that isn’t enough, it’s probably the hottest seat in corporate America today

We're all driven by metrics these days. Whether it's cost, revenue, increase in market share, streamlined operations, or KPIs, numbers often seem to tell the story of success or failure.

That's why Executive Resumes Writers - myself included - work to dig out the quantifiable achievements to demonstrate our client's success.

It's a rare week that I don't see a blog post or article with the 3, 5, 7, or 10 things that a job seeker MUST or MUST NOT include on a resume.

There's one big problem with articles like this. They go on the assumption that every career is the same, and that there's an simple template - a cookie cutter approach - that works for every career, every resume, every job seeker.

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 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

In this series of blogs, I'm going to address the 3 most significant issues that I see in the IT resumes that cross my desk.

And I'll start at the top of the organization - with CIO and CTO resumes - and continue the series with IT Directors, IT Managers, and then address issues that I see in the resumes of "hands-on" IT professionals.

My musical tastes are pretty broad - as my twitter followers know from the changes in my profile there. But one constant in my musical life is George Harrison - I've been listening to his post-Beatles work since I was a kid.

I've blogged extensively lately,on the rapidly evolving role of the CIO - and how that evolution can be most clearly and effectively communicated in your CIO resume.

Balance is a critical component in strong, successful IT Resumes - and one of the most essential areas for that balance between the amount of technical detail in the IT Resume and the broader business issues that you've solved.

My clients are very smart people.

They are expert problem solvers who can anticipate technical and business issues months - if not years - in advance, and create complex, detailed, and effective strategic plans that address many critical issues - before they happen.

As a professional resume writer, there are some issues that I see over and over again in the initial client IT resumes that cross my desk.

One of the most common is to see every job described in an almost identical number of words, the same number of bullets, the same visual space on the page - whether that job is current, or was a decade and a half ago.

IT Resume Writers keep a constant finger on the pulse of both business and technology.

That's why I continuously scan technology news to get a strong sense of current and future trends that will directly impact my client's careers and job search strategies.

One of the great things about my job is that I'm always focusing on the positive, what my clients have accomplished that are unique, powerful, compelling.

Sure, my clients need me to solve pressing career problems - whether that's moving up the ladder, or finding a new opportunity after a layoff.

I was recently in a cafe here in Colorado Springs, and saw a tip jar on the counter with this message: "If you're scared of change, put it here."

I've been an IT Resume Writer for many years, and in that time, I've watched the evolution of technical leadership with great interest.

There have been many changes in the CIO role, of course, but if I had to rapidly define that change over the last several years, it's the transformation of the CIO from a primarily tactical - and often reactive - leader of back office systems to that of a full partner with the rest of the C-suite.