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Tweetvaso linkThese days, with the economy in turmoil, the Canadian labour market is flooded with executive resumes for senior-level professionals looking for work. The current market has created an unfortunate situation for thousands of job seekers. Many of them are highly experienced and successful – and yet they find themselves in need of a new position. If you are an [...]
Tweetvaso linkHave you ever tried to open a door with the wrong key? No matter how hard you try to jam and jiggle the key, it just won’t open the door. Your job search works in a similar way. If you try to open the door to an opportunity, but you have the wrong key, [...]
Tweetvaso linkIf you are a leader in your area of expertise, you probably don’t need a resume to open doors. This might sound a little odd coming from someone who runs the top resume writing firm for leaders in Canada. My business is writing effective resumes for six-figure professionals, so why would I suggest that [...]
Tweetvaso linkWouldn’t it be nice if you could see the resumes that your competitors are submitting before you apply for a position? What would you do if you could compare your resume with theirs? I suspect that you would want to revise yours to be certain it would be the very best one. Well today [...]
Tweetvaso linkIn the last few years, you must have noticed all the excitement and uproar about The Secret. To many of us in the career industry, “The Secret” is really no secret at all. It’s the law of attraction. If you’re hoping to achieve your goals, you can use this law to your benefit. First [...]
Tweetvaso linkJust about everyone has to deal with sensitive issues about their career. By including a cover letter with your resume, you can address many concerns and gain a distinct advantage over your competition. A cover letter shows that you are a proactive professional who takes extra effort to present a complete proposal. It displays [...]
Tweetvaso linkHow much is a job worth to you? How would you feel if you were declined an offer after a background check? What if you were fired because of a misstatement in your resume? In Canada, an employer can terminate you if they discover that you misrepresented yourself on your resume or in your [...]
Tweetvaso linkAs a vocal advocate for ethics and integrity in our Canadian labour market, I sometimes come across websites offering questionable resume services. Clearly, there are many, very good, highly qualified and certified resume writers worldwide. However, the practices of a few deceitful people can seriously harm the prospects of job seekers, and significantly discredit [...]
Tweetvaso linkA rule of thumb in executive resume strategy is that it is wise to spend most of your effort on descriptions of accomplishments that pertain to work in the past ten years. The vast majority of recruiters and hiring managers feel that things have advanced so rapidly, that much of what you did prior [...]
Tweetvaso linkIn this challenging market, I’ve heard from many executives, managers, and six-figure professionals who are now pursuing opportunities that don’t exactly match their previous job title. In some cases, the individuals were performing more senior activities than their title suggested. In other cases, they were transitioning into a different role for which they were [...]
