In my “Career Advice Cliches (Part 1)” article, I talked about the career advice cliche I disliked the most.  I hear career advice cliches often and I dislike them because the advice is typically vague, tends to over-simplify things, or it is outdated but people have heard it so much, they continue to perpetuate it.  So, part 2 of my

If you hadn’t noticed, times have changed.  The job search process is completely different and it is changing rapidly.  In an older post, I talked about the micro resume, a trend started in China.  This time, I want to discuss the Infographic Resume and Vizualize.me. What is It? An infographic is simply a graphic visual representation of information.  When you

The number one reason people have poor resumes actually has nothing to do with their key words, their font selection, or any other miscellaneous design aspect.  It has everything to do with their experience.  Most people aren’t able to get the jobs they want because they don’t have the experience for which employers are asking.  I already know the question

Your resume is not a summary of your past, a list of your skills, or a history of your past experiences – it is a print advertisement.  Advertisements are designed to persuade a target audience to do something.  In the case of the resume, you need to persuade the employer to schedule an interview with you.  People who describe resumes