by Susan Geary | Jan 17, 2017 | Blog, Job Search Advice, resume, Resume Service, resume writing, Roanoke Resume Writer
Don’t let your resume date you. I review a lot of resumes, and have noticed a recurring issue with older career professionals. The resume offers up more information than it should. Those little hints that reveal your age, or make you look older than you are.... by Susan Geary | Jan 2, 2017 | resume
It’s time for a new model If I wrote your resume sometime in the past 15 years, and it worked well for you, chances are you started tweaking and updating it yourself. Or maybe not. Either way, once the clock starts ticking on that resume, it will be out of date... by Susan Geary | Sep 9, 2014 | Blog, Career, Job Search Advice, resume, resume writing, Roanoke Resume Writer, Update Your Resume Month
It’s Update Your Resume Month again, and a reminder to anyone who writes their own: There have been changes over the past several years that can now bring your job search to a screeching halt; even if that resume worked wonders in the past. Here are five simple... by Susan Geary | Apr 15, 2014 | Blog, Career, Job Search Advice, resume, resume writing, Uncategorized
When I first starting writing resumes 13 years ago, it was not uncommon for my clients to want tell future employers about how they graduated with honors. The universities use the Latin term “cum laude” on the degree to distinguish these hard working... by Susan Geary | Oct 28, 2013 | Blog, Career, gaps in resume, hiring, job jumping, Job Search Advice, Recruiters, resume, resume writing, Uncategorized
Part of my job as a career coach is to keep an eye out on burgeoning trends; know when trends become passe; and listen, listen, listen to what hiring authorities want and need to see on a resume to garner their attention. I read a lot of blogs and advice columns on... by Susan Geary | Apr 12, 2013 | Blog, Career, Careers, job search, Job Search Advice, resume, resume writing, Uncategorized
Tax season is underway, and I know I have options when it comes to tax preparation: I can do it myself and hope I don’t make an expensive mistake. I can buy software and hope that I understand exactly what the program is asking me to do, or I can bite the bullet and...