What is My Personal Brand & How is It Reflected on My Resume?

You may have heard that a resume needs to reflect your personal brand. You may have then asked yourself (or whoever gave you that piece of advice), “What in the world is a personal brand?”  No matter how familiar you are with the concept of personal branding,...

How Often Should I Update My Resume?

By Miranda Morley, MA, CPRW Do you want to know how often I hear some variation of the following? “Hi, I’m calling you because I’ve recently become unemployed and I realize that I haven’t updated my resume in over a decade?” Let’s just say, if I had a nickel for every...

Want to Find a Better Job? First, Find your Advocates!

A few weeks ago, one of my clients had a job interview. She waited several weeks only to find out she didn’t get the job. She was a little bummed — she felt like she has a great connection with the interviewers and was well qualified for the position. I...

TLDR – How Long Should My Resume Be?

Most of you who know me know that I used to be a college professor — a college writing professor to be more exact. And as you can imagine, grading papers was a big part of that job, one that took quite a bit of time. Of course, I didn’t mind grading when I...