Today we’re discussing resume writing, specifically, what's the best format to deliver your resume? The question today is, should I deliver my resume/CV in Microsoft Word, or PDF format. This you show chance to open up dialogue, to befriend the hiring manager. What I suggest is, if you're … [Read more...] about Resume Writing Advice: What’s the Best Format to Deliver My Resume?
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Corporate & Board of Director Resumes
Corporate & Board of Director Resumes...are They The Same Format? The question today is about Corporate & Board of Director Resumes. "I have a joint corporate & board resume. What do I do?" I am Martin Buckland. I'm an executive career management practitioner and I help senior … [Read more...] about Corporate & Board of Director Resumes
Resume Q & A
How Do I Create a Resume That is Scannable? Is there a template or a process to follow? Yes. Try and steer clear of shading, never have any graphics, and have circles or squares as bullets and only have one block of text for four lines or more, and the rest needs to be three lines. It's a format. … [Read more...] about Resume Q & A
7 Common Cover Letter Mistakes
Hello and Welcome to Captain Career Videocasts/Blog Series, a series of how-to videos and posts. I am Martin Buckland, a Global Executive Career Management Practitioner. This is a series of posts where I share my wealth of knowledge on executive career management. Today we are going to talk about … [Read more...] about 7 Common Cover Letter Mistakes
How to Liven Up Your LinkedIn Profile and Seduce Your Audience
LinkedIn is the crux of your career management. If you don’t entice a reader, your chances of being found by a career decision-maker are decreased. Relationship building is key to success in both your business and your personal life. A LinkedIn profile is a contributor to relationship building. … [Read more...] about How to Liven Up Your LinkedIn Profile and Seduce Your Audience
International Resume and Global Job Search
More of my eMBA clients are choosing to open their post-graduate job search up to the global job market. They’re certainly qualified! In addition to becoming aware of different business etiquette, handshakes, and customs in the countries they’d like to work, I focus on helping them create an … [Read more...] about International Resume and Global Job Search