I still remember the pit in my stomach when I was applying for my first teaching job. There I was, fresh out of college, trying to convince a principal that despite having zero “real” classroom experience, I could handle 25 energetic third-graders. Sound familiar? The education job market has become increasingly competitive, with principals and […]
Look, I’m going to be straight with you about resume keywords. Most advice out there is garbage. People tell you to “sprinkle in buzzwords” like you’re seasoning a salad, but that’s exactly how you end up in the rejection pile. Here’s what actually happens: 75% of resumes get tossed by robots before a human ever […]
Let me tell you about Sarah, a talented sales rep who couldn’t get past the first round of interviews. Her resume looked impressive to me, but it kept getting rejected. That’s when I realized most sales resumes have the same problem – they don’t speak the language hiring managers actually want to hear. After helping […]
Let me guess – you’re staring at your resume right now, wondering if you should delete that awesome project from 2019 just to fit everything on one page. Stop. Take a breath. That “one-page rule” everyone talks about? It’s basically career advice from the 1990s. Here’s what drives me crazy: I see talented people literally […]
Most job seekers throw around generic strengths for resume presentations without understanding what actually makes hiring managers pay attention. I’ve seen countless resumes that list “team player” and “detail-oriented” as if these buzzwords hold some magical power to open doors. Here’s what I’ve learned after years of helping people land interviews: your authentic strengths are […]
Last month, I did something I’d been putting off for way too long – I actually sat down and wrote a real, handwritten thank you note to my old mentor. You know what happened? She called me the next day, practically in tears, saying it was the best thing she’d received all year. That’s when […]
You have about 7 seconds. That’s how long most hiring managers spend scanning your resume before deciding if you’re worth their time. Brutal? Maybe. But once you understand this reality, you can work with it instead of against it. The average resume is just 489 words long, with single-page resumes typically containing around 380 words […]
Ever notice how some people seem to land great jobs that were never posted online? They’re not just lucky – they’re using letters of interest to get in front of hiring managers before the competition even knows a position exists. Think about it: would you rather be one of 200 people applying to a job […]
Look, I’m going to be straight with you. I used to think resume templates were just pretty decorations. Then I sent out 50 applications with my “perfectly qualified” boring resume and heard… crickets. Turns out, “75% of resumes never reach human eyes nowadays” according to BetaNews, with over 90% of employers relying on ATS systems […]
I’ll never forget the sinking feeling when my perfectly formatted nursing resume disappeared into yet another online application portal. Three months of job searching, dozens of applications, and barely a single callback. Sound familiar? That’s exactly why I decided to dig deep into what actually works. I’ve looked at 25 real nursing resumes that actually […]
