by NRWA President | Jun 5, 2023 | Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Interview Tips, Job Searching, Personal Branding, Resume Writing
QUESTION: What do I write on my resume if I don’t have any experience in the job field I’m applying to? v Nancy Grant, Regional Career & Employment Services Easy. Focus on your transferable skills. Make sure you know what skills are important for...
by NRWA President | Jun 1, 2023 | Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Interview Tips, Job Searching, Personal Branding, Resume Writing
QUESTION: Can I trust ChatGPT to write my resume? Will it work to land interviews? v Mary Jo King, Alliance Résumé & Writing Service From ChatGPT: “As an AI language model, I am capable of generating text that can be used to create a resume. However, it...
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...