A resume is like music. Even if I don’t like a particular music style, I can at least appreciate the talent of the musicians. Similarly, even if I don’t like a particular resume style, I can at least appreciate it when that style is well formed. What is the number one factor in making any…
Today I want to discuss the proper use of boldface in a resume. Boldface is like color – strategic and restrained use is a definite plus…
The baseline case for most professional resumes is to stay with a conservative format. Traditionally, this means a black and white format. Every client we work with in our staffing/consulting business (Path Technologies, Inc.) looks for a traditional format. These are financial institutions, utility companies, defense contractors, civil engineering firms, etc. For the purposes of…
I started the Assured Resume blog to share some of the knowledge I’ve learned over the past 30 years working with resumes. This was firstly as an Information Technology manager, secondly running an Information Technology / Engineering staffing firm and thirdly running a resume writing division. While I’m confident that I have a lot of…
On July 7, 2020 I interviewed Andrew Poole, Director of Engineering and Business Development at Poole Fire Protection, Inc. http://www.poolefire.com/. Drew has been with the firm for about 6 years. He was kind enough to discuss with me the critical role that resumes play in hiring their new employees. Here is some of what I…