by NRWA President | Apr 15, 2023 | Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Interview Tips, Job Searching, Personal Branding, Resume Writing
QUESTION: I’m targeting multiple roles; how should I create my LinkedIn profile to attract recruiters? v Jennifer Gruwald, University of Connecticut Use keywords that overlap for each of the roles you are targeting. Ensure that you tell a story in your...
by NRWA President | Mar 6, 2023 | Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Interview Tips, Job Searching, Personal Branding, Resume Writing
QUESTION: After 10 years in my industry, I am ready for a management role. How do I “sell” myself as manager-capable on my resume without the experience? v Stacie Fehrm, Stacie Writes Resumes Concisely describe your leadership skills in the profile summary....
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...
by NRWA President | Oct 24, 2022 | Career Tips, Executive Job Searching, Formatting, Interview Tips, Interviewing, Job Searching, Job Searching at 50+, Job Searching Online, Resume Submissions
QUESTION: Should I incorporate media in my LinkedIn profile? If so, what? v Cathy Lanzalaco, Inspire Careers Oh, yes! Please do! Media will enhance the visual appeal of your profile and help to drive engagement with your brand. Start by filming your LinkedIn Cover...
