Resume Writing

Resume Objective Statements and Professional Summaries will show you how to start your resume with an introduction to grab a hiring manager’s attention.  Your resume will become a powerful and impressive sales tool for your job search.  Unlike other books on resumes that provide a chapter or two on objective statements and professional summaries, this [...]

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As I continue to proofread my third book, Whitesmoke has again proved to be an invaluable resource.  I used Whitesmoke extensively for my second book, Resume Writing for Manufacturing Careers, and knew it would help greatly again.  I’m using the 2010 version of Whitesmoke.  The newer version is supposed to be better, but I haven’t [...]

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I have been working on my third book.  I’m at the stage where I need to proofread over and over again.  As I did with my last book, I’m turning to automated grammar checkers to help with the process.  They can’t replace a proofreader, but they can help improve the process.  For this book, I’m [...]

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The webinar I presented on Wednesday went great. I reviewed the results of the resume benchmarking study I did for APICS, and then took questions. This was the first time I did a live resume assessment.  During the Q&A, I asked attendees to send their resumes so I could review them during the session.  Two [...]

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I am presenting a webinar on July 13th (2PM EDT) with the results of the Resume Benchmarking Survey I conducted for APICS.  The survey looked at nearly 400 resumes of operations management professionals.  These mainly came from supply chain managers, production managers, production planners/schedulers and logistics managers, but also covered other operations management careers. The [...]

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My book, Resume Writing for Manufacturing Careers, is on Amazon.  We had a few problems with the initial setup of the book, but the publisher did a great job getting everything fixed.  You can now buy the book on Amazon: Resume Writing for Manufacturing Careers This book is perfect for anyone in an operations careers, [...]

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My new book is now available! The book can be purchased directly from the publisher, and in the next few days, it will be available on Amazon.  I am also working on getting the book into other retail channels. The website for the book is up and running… www.resume-writing-for-manufacturing-careers.com

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My new book is just about ready to go.  I’m due to receive the first printed copy today!  The book, Resume Writing for Manufacturing Careers, teaches the resume writing process in a step-by-step approach.  It starts with the information a job seeker needs to know in order to develop a good resume.  It then shows [...]

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There are 20 million companies in the US.  Although a hiring manager may recognize a few thousand of these, it is impossible to know what all 20 million do.  For most job seekers, this offers a potential pitfall.  Your past employers may be completely unknown to the hiring managers reading your resume. When a hiring [...]

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I’ve written a lot about the importance of accomplishments on a resume. Accomplishments show what you did, while responsibilities show what you’re supposed to do. Because accomplishments are so important to make a good impression, you should separate them from the list of responsibilities. The resume I read this morning did the opposite of this.

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