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Monday Motivation | Customize Your Resume

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week Tailoring your resume to the specific job and company you want can be an involved process. Many resumes are reviewed electronically before a human sees them. Tailoring each submittal with keywords from the job posting is critical to passing the electronic screening. Look at each bullet…

Monday Motivation | It All Adds Up

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week Include concrete metrics in your resume where you can. For example, if in a previous position you were a part of a team that increased website traffic by a strong percentage, make note of that impactful number. If you’re not currently job-searching, make things…

Monday Motivation | Stay Organized

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week Creating a spreadsheet is a simple and effective way to keep track of your job applications. It doesn’t have to be fancy, and it’s up to you how detailed you’d like it to be. There are also ways to cut down on the mental overhead to…

Monday Motivation | Navigating Anonymous Jobs

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week Notice a job listing that seems interesting, but the organization name is left anonymous? Read through the listing to find context clues that you might be able to plug into Google for more information. Job listers may remain anonymous for a number of reasons.…

Monday Motivation | Stand Out From the Crowd

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week When a hiring manager is trying to get through cover letters, making sure your personality shines through is of the utmost importance. Adding in interests or facts about yourself helps the hiring manager flesh out who you are as a person and helps them…