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Your resume is your marketing and branding tool for employers. It needs to reflect all you can offer concisely and impactfully. “A lot of my people have a hard time ‘bragging’ about themselves during a job search. Holding back won’t help your case as you compete against fierce job competitors.
1. Allowing inconsistencies Even something as seemingly insignificant as your start dates not lining up correctly can raise a red flag for employers. Review your resume to make sure that all the details match your other public profiles. For example, if you have certain dates for a job position on LinkedIn, make sure you have the same dates listed on your resume. The same goes with job titles, stick to your actual title and keep it consistent across all of your professional platforms. It’s a small oversight that might signal to employers you aren’t being entirely truthful on your resume or...
We talked to experts about Brady's résumé and how it could be improved Expectations for résumés are higher than they've ever been before, according to TopResume expert. After seven Super Bowl wins, Tom Brady doesn't need a résumé to showcase his professional accomplishments â but over two decades ago, he almost did. Before the quarterback was drafted in 2000, he wasn't so sure he'd have a future in football, so he created a résumé. In 2014, Brady shared a photo of his post-college résumé with his 2.4 million Facebook fans. The caption read: "Found my old...