by NRWA President | Mar 1, 2023 | Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Job Searching, Professional Networking, Resume Writing
QUESTION: I’ve taken a few courses toward a bachelor’s degree but didn’t finish the degree. I’ve had a long and successful career in spite of this. How should I represent this foray into higher education on my résumé? v Cathy Lanzalaco, Inspire...
by NRWA President | Feb 6, 2023 | Career Tips, Job Searching, Professional Networking
QUESTION: Should I include my military service on my resume? It goes back to more than 20 years ago. v Ruth Pankratz, Gabby Communication Thanks to those who served in the military. U.S. military experience is a marketable resume asset. Some employers...
by NRWA President | Feb 3, 2023 | Career Tips, Job Searching, Professional Networking
QUESTION: Is it wise to accept connections from everyone who contacts me on LinkedIn? v Kelli Thomason Do you share your contact details with every person in attendance at a networking event? Or, are you more selective? What’s the goal of being on LinkedIn?...
by NRWA President | Feb 1, 2023 | Career Tips, Interview Tips, Job Searching, Letters, Bios & Other Career Tools, LinkedIn Profile Writing, Resume Writing
QUESTION: I don’t feel comfortable about all of the jobs I have done in the past two of my employers were, shall we say nicely, controversial—as were the jobs I had there. What do I put on my resume? v Angela Watts, MyPro Resumes You get to choose what you do and do...
by NRWA President | Jan 9, 2023 | Career Tips, Interview Tips, Interviewing, Job Searching
QUESTION: I’ve always been told that a resume isn’t a venue for me to tell my life’s story; that makes sense, but now I’m hearing that I shouldn’t shy away from telling my story. What should I believe? v Ruth Sternberg, Confident Career Search A resume is a summary of...
by NRWA President | Jan 5, 2023 | Career Tips, Interview Tips, Interviewing, Job Searching
QUESTION: I’ve been fired from my last 2 jobs. How do hide this from prospective employers – or can I? v Cherie Heid, Competitive Edge Resume Service On a resume you do not state why you have left a job so when a prospective employer reads your resume they do not know...
