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How We Are Navigating Job and Life Change Amid a Pandemic
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APRIL 27, 2020
Sometimes in our lives ambiguity reigns.
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Making Career Lemonade
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APRIL 6, 2020
Rudyard Kipling famously wrote: “If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs … Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it.” Most would agree, these words were written for times such as these.
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The fears we place onto our resumes
Career Trend
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Here are the top-10 resume fears on which I beg careerists to release their grip: 1. Fear of a resume that is too long. Even recruiters know that 1-2 pages is no longer the ‘norm.’
How Discipline Will Empower Freedom in the New Year
Career Trend
JANUARY 11, 2020
It may seem to some that discipline equals drudgery, but there's a more empowering way to think about discipline that can lead to a life of freedom, hope and joy. The post How Discipline Will Empower Freedom in the New Year appeared first on Master Executive Resume Writing Service.
Rejuvenate Your Executive Resume Story for a 2020 Audience
Career Trend
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
As a new decade approaches, it is a good time to assess, and if need be, rejuvenate your executive resume story. Executive resume writing is not just about tightening up your career brain dump and interjecting the right keywords like ‘strategic leader’ or ‘shareholder value.’
Why CEOs Hire Me: Writing Career Stories for the C-Suite
Career Trend
DECEMBER 27, 2019
I serve CEOs every day by writing career stories for the C-suite. At CareerTrend, our primary focus is writing career stories for the C-Suite and Board-level executives. Executives hire me for the eloquent, deep processes we undergo.
Executive Resume Story: Building the case for complexity in a keep-it-simple world
Career Trend
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
In Our Hustle Culture, We Are Pressed to Get to the Point Less-is-more advice is prevalent in almost every area of our lives these days. Career communications; aka, executive resumes, are not immune from this weathered recommendation.
Patience, Grasshopper: Culture and Qualifications Fit Take Time
Career Trend
MAY 7, 2019
The Reality of Job Search Patience, Grasshopper: If ever this phrase was more applicable, it is during executive job search.
10 Tips From a Texas Executive Resume Writer for 2019
Career Trend
JANUARY 7, 2019
Pulling together ONLY 10 tips from my executive resume writer repertoire initially was intimidating because I have so many ideas on this topic. Before 60 seconds had elapsed, I already had listed 10, and I wasn’t even sure if they were ‘top-10’ worthy.
Your Resume and You: Are You Standing in a Social Media Fog?
Career Trend
JULY 29, 2019
It’s all become quite clear, in an overwhelming, sometimes noxious sort of way. Some people get social media, others are in the learning curve process, and still others just don’t seem to have a clue. There is a lot of fog around developing and then using your storied resume.
Executives Are Feeling a Job Search Itch This Month
Career Trend
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Executives are feeling a job-search itch this month. Employers should take heed. I’ve been engaged in numerous, meaty executive resume service consultations with Directors, VPs + CEOs this month, more so than in recent Decembers. These individuals all are preparing for a 2020 job hunt.
Articulate Your Unique Value Proposition Without Being Pushy
Career Trend
SEPTEMBER 14, 2019
Have you ever connected with someone new, enjoyed the brilliancy of their smile, the ebullience of their voice and the mutual passion for a hobby? Have you experienced such instant-connections abruptly taking a nosedive?
Why I Believe Your LinkedIn Profile May Now Be More Valuable Than Your Resume
Career Trend
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
While once a junior-player in career communications, your LinkedIn profile now reigns supreme in job search. The post Why I Believe Your LinkedIn Profile May Now Be More Valuable Than Your Resume appeared first on Executive Resume Writing Service.
What end-of-year career goals are you working to meet?
Career Trend
OCTOBER 18, 2019
I’ll go first — it’s actually a career goal I’ve been working on for most of 2019 that I want to continue to build on through the rest of 2019. Have you checked out my Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn lately? If you have, this will come as no surprise to you, but if you haven’t […].
7 Tips to Unfurl Your Executive Career
Career Trend
APRIL 8, 2019
Executive Career Realities Fielding calls and creating correspondence was not my idea of an executive career when I landed my first role out of college. A bachelor’s degree in writing underpinned hope as I dove into my first opportunity as a fledgling writer, soaking up every chance to learn.
Preview: My Personal Branding Session at Lake Texoma, Texas
Career Trend
AUGUST 2, 2018
My Personal Branding Session at Lake Texoma, Texas It may seem that work-life blend is a mystical dream, A fantasy that inspirers use to elevate self esteem. It may be that residing in a rural lake town, Creates images of someone living in a perpetual hoedown.
9 Ideas to Help Spur Your Goals Forward This Year
Career Trend
JANUARY 22, 2018
Are you past the new-year resolution high and ready to dig in for the long haul to a better you, with resolve and commitment? If so, read on for eight ideas to help you spur your new year goals forward.
How to Resuscitate Your Executive Image
Career Trend
JANUARY 19, 2019
You are a busy executive. Strategically responding to seismic changes in your industry, in the country, in the world at large underpins your day-to-day. Transforming your enterprise, from culture to vision to overarching revenue and profit goals undergirds your brand.
10 Senior Executive Resume Writers Provide Expert Job Search Tips for 2019
Career Trend
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Following is a cross-post of top 10 resume writing and jobs search tips, reprinted with permission from executive resume writer colleague, Rosa Elizabeth Vargas, owner of CareerSteering.
Top 11 Behavioral Interview Questions
Career Trend
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
Behavioral interviewing remains popular because the answers, if articulated well, will convince the employer that the job seeker is a fit – or not – for an open opportunity. The post Top 11 Behavioral Interview Questions appeared first on Executive Resume Writing Service.
Breaking Through in the New Year
Career Trend
JANUARY 2, 2018
I’ve been contemplating what breaking through in the new year means. I’ve been pondering motivators and what actions will make me a better, stronger and more hopeful person. As well, I’ve been considering areas where my motivation has waned–where the spark has been snuffed.
Hiring an Executive Resume Writer With Wisdom + Vision
Career Trend
JANUARY 25, 2019
This post was inspired after an executive called me the other day, inquiring if he should invest in my executive resume writing service. He indicated he wished he’d ‘found me’ earlier, after having only recently invested thousands of dollars in another resume writer.
How to Combat Digital Noise + Add Value
Career Trend
MARCH 25, 2019
There’s a whole lot of noise in the world. What are methods to combat digital noise and add value? The internet hums with people selling ideas and wares, competing for intellectual bandwidth. Bombarded with multitudinous data and images, prospects scan sights, sounds and images.
Message to Executive Job Seekers :: Just Slow Down
Career Trend
JANUARY 16, 2018
This is a message to executive careerists in job transition :: Just slow down. It may be tempting to lean heavily upon inherent leadership skills in areas such as: executing rapid change; quickly navigating turbulence; and, making lightning-fast decisions.
How to Kick Your Executive Career in the Butt
Career Trend
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
How to Gain Executive Job Search Momentum I don’t know about you, but I often need a kick in the butt to get myself going–whether it be a new lifestyle and fitness routine, the start of a complex, multi-phase writing project, or something as major as planning a relocation of my life and home. The […].
Top 11 Behavioral Interviewing Questions
Career Trend
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
Behavioral interviewing remains popular because the answers, if articulated well, will convince the employer that the job seeker is a fit – or not – for an open opportunity. The post Top 11 Behavioral Interviewing Questions appeared first on Executive Resume Writing Service.
3 Words for My 2019 Story
Career Trend
DECEMBER 27, 2018
Each stroke of the new-year drum gains clarity, beat by beat. I look forward with hope and three words to shape my 2019 story: 1 of 3 Words: FAITH Faith is the foundation. Without daily nurturing and cultivating of faith, the other two words will wither.
Stop Being So Boring + 4 More Things to Quit Doing on Your Resume
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JUNE 9, 2015
5 Things Not to Do on Your Resume 1. List every task you perform.
Patience, Grasshopper: Culture and Qualifications Fit Take Time
Career Trend
MAY 7, 2019
The Reality of Job Search Patience, Grasshopper: If ever this phrase was more applicable, it is during executive job search.
7 Things I’ve Gained (and Lost) During 7 Years Living In Texas
Career Trend
MAY 4, 2018
In 2011, my husband, “Capt.” ” Rob, and I uprooted our lives in Kansas City, MO, to relocate to a tiny town in North Texas, in a community called, Sherwood Shores, on the banks of Lake Texoma. You can read my prior posts on this career and life upheaval, here, here, here, here and here. A couple of years […]. The post 7 Things I’ve Gained (and Lost) During 7 Years Living In Texas appeared first on Executive Resume Writing Service.
Is a Strategic Resume Path Even Necessary?
Career Trend
DECEMBER 17, 2017
If you have a resume that bores you to tears, then what will be the reader's reaction? The post Is a Strategic Resume Path Even Necessary? appeared first on Executive Resume Writing Service. 2018 Career Goals executive resumes Strategic Resume executive resume Executive Resume Story resume writing
Top 6 Traits of The Best Executive Resume Writing Services
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OCTOBER 14, 2018
Four Executive Resume Writers Articulate Traits of the Best Executive Resume Writing Services. The post Top 6 Traits of The Best Executive Resume Writing Services appeared first on Executive Resume Writing Service. Barb Poole executive resume Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Janice Worthington Resume Writer Rosa E. Vargas branded resume professional resume writer resume Resume Story resume strategy Resume Update resume writing
Meaningful Work Matters
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OCTOBER 5, 2016
“There is no amount of beer-Fridays that can make people feel good if they don’t do meaningful work.” ” -CareerTrend.net client. The post Meaningful Work Matters appeared first on Executive Resume Writing Service. Career Wisdom Meaningful Work workplace
Digging out from the snow storm of executive job loss
Career Trend
DECEMBER 21, 2018
I’ve known loss. Haven’t we all? A blizzard storms through our lives, creating paralyzing white-out conditions In my life, a painful storm of divorce, from which I not only survived but from which ashes I also arose to rebuild a new and BETTER life, occurred.
Writing Your Board of Directors Resume: Know Your Audience
Career Trend
MARCH 18, 2019
Writing Your Board of Directors (BOD) Resume Recruiters hiring for board-level candidates have requirements unique from recruiters filling a corporate executive-level role. Understanding the audience’s distinctive needs is imperative when building a board of directors resume.
Why You Should Select Mirrors That Catch and Reflect Your Magical Light
Career Trend
MARCH 13, 2018
“A mirror works because the atoms inside it catch light and throw it back,” Chris Woodford, Mirrors, the Science of Reflection I had a conversation with a family member the other day. She mentioned having recently gone clothes shopping.
When articulating your LinkedIn profile, help people out by showing the value you bring
Career Trend
JULY 13, 2018
Ed Han, Technical Recruiter and Adjunct Instructor who teaches on the topic of LinkedIn, shares career advice across various channels, and I follow his insights closely. This includes daily LinkedIn tips where he describes how careerists can optimize their energy when using this robust site.
Career Changer: What to do when you doubt your ideas + grapple with fear
Career Trend
AUGUST 8, 2017
The idea of a slimmer, more toned body spurs me to try on new habits and behaviors. I: start a new exercise routine; become more resourceful in food prep; actively resist temptation, replacing unhealthy snacks with a sumptuous book or by engaging in a body-fueling, light-hearted activity.
How Embracing Your Colorful Details Will Result in a Resume That Knocks the Socks Off Your Next Employer
Career Trend
MARCH 8, 2018
“I thought maybe it was the best resume I’d ever seen,” said my new strategic sales executive client who retained my services yesterday.
7 Tips to Unfurl Your Executive Career
Career Trend
APRIL 8, 2019
Executive Career Realities Fielding calls and creating correspondence was not my idea of an executive career when I landed my first role out of college. A bachelor’s degree in writing underpinned hope as I dove into my first opportunity as a fledgling writer, soaking up every chance to learn.
Lower Quality Resumes Are Loud, With a Bumpy Ride
Career Trend
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
My husband and I are avid boaters who live on a lake. Our fleet of boats over the past 11 years has included three sailboats and a Four Winns power boat we dubbed Pilar, an homage to Ernest Hemingway. We currently are in transition, having sold Pilar as we prepare to invest in our next […].
How to Keep Your Eye on Your Career Destination Prize
Career Trend
AUGUST 13, 2015
There are times in your career that job search may seem like boot camp, where you follow your sergeant’s orders unquestioningly. You just do what they tell you and trust they will guide you to the right destination.
When I started focusing on the right things
Career Trend
OCTOBER 26, 2015
My husband recently summed up a work-life conversation, saying, “It’s a funny thing, but when you start focusing on the right things, everything else starts falling into place.” ” I cling to this, as I pursue a new phase in my journey.
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