One of the most common reasons to update your resume when you’re not actively looking for a job is because you don’t have a good feeling about your current situation. Is there a lot of turnover in your current job or the company overall? Have there been rumors of layoffs, or did the company just [...]
The main reason to create — and maintain — an updated resume is that it takes time to put a good resume together — whether you’re writing it yourself, or having a professional prepare it for you. A resume is not just an “obituary” of your work history — it’s not a summary of everything [...]
Now that we have figured out how long your resume should be let’s see why you need a current resume. Remember that all jobs are temporary and you are always in transition. You need to have a current resume ready to go at all times whether it is for an in-house position or elsewhere. A [...]
There is a lot of controversy about one page resumes. The problem is that one size does not fit all. Let me explain this. A traditional current college graduate needs a one page resume because he/she does not have much professional experience related to his selected field. With that said it should be a full [...]
