by NRWA President | May 23, 2025 | Career Tips, Interviewing, Job Searching Online
QUESTION: Does my accent matter when I go for a job interview? v Mary Jo King, Alliance Résumé & Writing Service Unless your accent makes your English difficult to understand, it shouldn’t matter (but it might, anyway). Consider bringing it up...
by NRWA President | May 21, 2025 | Career Tips, Interviewing, Job Searching, Job Searching at 50+, Job Searching Online, Recruiters
QUESTION: How do I explain a career change on my resume without confusing hiring managers? v Lynne Williams, Career News Today Write a concise profile summary highlighting your strengths, expertise, and reason for pivoting or reinventing. It’s OK to...
by NRWA President | Sep 24, 2024 | Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Executive Job Searching, Interview Tips, Interviewing
QUESTION: In an interview, how do I answer the question, “Tell me about yourself?” v Ruth Sternberg, Entrepreneurial Job Search I recommend a three part answer: How you got into the field and role you have, one or two concrete examples of what makes you...
by NRWA President | Sep 20, 2024 | Branding, Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Executive Job Searching, Interviewing, LinkedIn Profile Writing, Resume Accomplishments, Resume Writing
QUESTION: After long-term employment with one company, how do I combat perceptions that I am inflexible, set in my ways, or unable to adapt to new work environments—both on my resume and in an interview? v Donna Tucker, CareerPRO Resume Center When...
by NRWA President | Aug 19, 2024 | Interview Tips, Interviewing
QUESTION: In my last interview, they asked which other companies I was interviewing with. How should I have answered? v Tammeca Riley, Infinite Potential Resumes Consider providing general responses without specifically naming companies. For example,...
by NRWA President | Jul 19, 2024 | Interview Tips, Interviewing
QUESTION: How can I make my resume standout when there are already over 500 applicants? v||divi||400 Brenda Mariah, Push Career Management, LLC Discrimination can be especially difficult to prove, so unless you have rock-solid proof, pursuing legal action may...
