Comments on: What’s Wrong with Copying an Executive Resume Sample For Your Own? http://blog.brandyourself.com/career/resume-samples/executive-resume-sample-for-your-own/ Tips to become more hirable, strengthen your personal brand and build a remarkable web presence Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Trace Cohen http://blog.brandyourself.com/career/resume-samples/executive-resume-sample-for-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-6264 Trace Cohen Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:14:35 +0000 http://blog.brand-yourself.com/?p=4190#comment-6264 That's great advice Richard! Your resume is a single piece of paper that defines and represents everything that you have done, so why would you leave it up to chance when you show it to someone else. Your resume needs to SHOUT experience, hard word, dedication and eduction all on a single document that defines who you are. <br><br>What are the major problem areas that you generally see when someone asks you to help them with their resume? That's great advice Richard! Your resume is a single piece of paper that defines and represents everything that you have done, so why would you leave it up to chance when you show it to someone else. Your resume needs to SHOUT experience, hard word, dedication and eduction all on a single document that defines who you are.

What are the major problem areas that you generally see when someone asks you to help them with their resume?

]]> By: Trace Cohen http://blog.brandyourself.com/career/resume-samples/executive-resume-sample-for-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-5732 Trace Cohen Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:14:35 +0000 http://blog.brand-yourself.com/?p=4190#comment-5732 That's great advice Richard! Your resume is a single piece of paper that defines and represents everything that you have done, so why would you leave it up to chance when you show it to someone else. Your resume needs to SHOUT experience, hard word, dedication and eduction all on a single document that defines who you are. <br><br>What are the major problem areas that you generally see when someone asks you to help them with their resume? That's great advice Richard! Your resume is a single piece of paper that defines and represents everything that you have done, so why would you leave it up to chance when you show it to someone else. Your resume needs to SHOUT experience, hard word, dedication and eduction all on a single document that defines who you are.

What are the major problem areas that you generally see when someone asks you to help them with their resume?

]]> By: Richard Brunt http://blog.brandyourself.com/career/resume-samples/executive-resume-sample-for-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-5724 Richard Brunt Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:41:51 +0000 http://blog.brand-yourself.com/?p=4190#comment-5724 Right away I will admit that I am a resume writer, and as such am biased. Most people I speak with tell me their resume is great - it just needs a tune up. But when I see it, it is ghastly. We are talking about a simple document that could easily change the course of your life. Properly done it could lead to a more satisfying career, or a significantly larger salary. Yet people try to save a few bucks and do it themselves. This is not a logical strategy. Hire someone who does this all day, and has for years. Get someone who understands your industry, and knows what hiring managers are looking for.<br><br>Beware, because there are many terrible companies posing as professional resume services. Consider that a proper resume will take a skilled writer at least several hours to write. That business has overhead as well. If they are offering to write your resume for a very low price, ask yourself - "how much time would I put into a job for that amount of money?" I know for a fact some companies have their employees average 3 resumes per hour (with predictable results). You can't get 4 hours of a highly trained professional's time for $79.<br><br>Beware companies where you can't speak to the writer voice to voice. Some places are using students to cut and paste your information into templates. If you can talk to the writer personally you can get a sense if they are any good.<br><br>Being a "certified" writer is no guarantee of expertise. It is an unregulated industry, and some of the "certification" agencies are little Mickey Mouse companies with no real expertise.<br><br>Any one can format a resume. But you need skill to translate your experience in well-targeted, hard hitting achievement statements that will get you noticed.<br><br>Good luck!<br><br>Richard Brunt<br><a href="http://cutting-edge-resumes.com" rel="nofollow">cutting-edge-resumes.com</a> Right away I will admit that I am a resume writer, and as such am biased. Most people I speak with tell me their resume is great – it just needs a tune up. But when I see it, it is ghastly. We are talking about a simple document that could easily change the course of your life. Properly done it could lead to a more satisfying career, or a significantly larger salary. Yet people try to save a few bucks and do it themselves. This is not a logical strategy. Hire someone who does this all day, and has for years. Get someone who understands your industry, and knows what hiring managers are looking for.

Beware, because there are many terrible companies posing as professional resume services. Consider that a proper resume will take a skilled writer at least several hours to write. That business has overhead as well. If they are offering to write your resume for a very low price, ask yourself – “how much time would I put into a job for that amount of money?” I know for a fact some companies have their employees average 3 resumes per hour (with predictable results). You can't get 4 hours of a highly trained professional's time for $79.

Beware companies where you can't speak to the writer voice to voice. Some places are using students to cut and paste your information into templates. If you can talk to the writer personally you can get a sense if they are any good.

Being a “certified” writer is no guarantee of expertise. It is an unregulated industry, and some of the “certification” agencies are little Mickey Mouse companies with no real expertise.

Any one can format a resume. But you need skill to translate your experience in well-targeted, hard hitting achievement statements that will get you noticed.

Good luck!

Richard Brunt
cutting-edge-resumes.com

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