So today I would like to share my take on these three approaches and who should be employing them.

A Tech Sheet Resume

My definition of a Tech Sheet resume is one where the writer’s emphasis is on making the reader instantly and easily aware of specific skills sets and it focuses heavily key words usage rather than narrative and achievements.

As you may surmise this is an excellent approach for job seekers on the techie side of IT and in other fields where the screener’s initial focus is to ascertain whether what the candidate brings to the table aligns with the skill sets required for the position such C++, C#, J2EE, AJAX HML, Linux Unix, Siebel, Cognos, Active X, SAP, SAS, Oracle Financials, Cisco Pix firewall etc.

These resume often include lists so the eye can easily scan categories and the skills that go with them such as OS, Software, Hardware, Networking, Languages, Scripts etc., and on occasion I’ve seen these lists creatively broken down into the number of years of experience using them and/or the candidate’s proficiency level.

For these types of positions this is an excellent approach; however I have seen people apply this writing approach to non-technical position resumes and in doing so the final product falls way short of impressing the target audience.

A Classic Novel Resume

To me creativity and style in terms of format, content and narrative are essential to making a resume stand out in the crowd, and over the past few years resumes have evolved quite rapidly and creative approaches are no longer frowned upon; quite the contrary, today they are looked upon quite favorably by most decision makers.

However there are certain fields where a resume must follow a time-tested old fashioned traditional format or else it will be rejected out of hand. Lawyers a

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Addiction is one of the hardest things a person may have to overcome. Because of this, the specialization of addiction therapists are needed desperately. The road to becoming an addiction therapist varies depending on what exactly a person wants to do.

Education: Some positions in addiction therapy, which is also known as a substance abuse counselor (many would generally categorize the occupation as “social work”), only require some training classes programs and internships at online or community college classes or an Associate’s Degree. Other

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Presenter: Janice Albert, MSc Pharmacology.

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2. Check with Your References. It is important to find out what your former employer will say, or not say, about you if called for a reference. Wh

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Yesterday a friend let me tag along to the National Restaurant Association’s annual show because he had an extra pass. I spent the first half of the show chowing down on free samples, and the second half looking for cool companies to tell you about (while chowing down on free samples). While getting into conventions like this can be a bit pricey, they’re an amazing opportunity for job seekers to see trends, learn about companies, and connect with people in their target industries. While I didn’t find a ton of companies with jobs posted, I did see two major trends: frozen yogurt and web-based technologies. Howev

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Looking for a job with a future? Here’s our latest pick:

Landscape Architect

What’s involved:

Beautiful spring days should be spent relaxing outside on the grass in city parks, on college quads, and company lawns. As a landscape architect, you create these picturesque settings.

As a landscape architect, you design the locations of pathways, flowers, trees, and green spaces that surround a building. Your goal? Make the environment both attractive and functional.

Your work could also take you outside the city limits. Som

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Lately I’ve been talking a lot about the relationship between humans and computers. The most important takeaway from all of this is that we’re all humans, and that’s important. If we can’t all agree on that simple fact, then we as a society are doomed. Considering that the only thing more important than people is money, I think it’s essential that we take this special day to look at The Human Fund. They are a

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In the 1970s, British economist E.F. Schumacher wrote that the downfall of our economic system will, in part, be rooted in our misconstrued belief that technology will solve our problems. 1970s!

This year, we still hold this harmful belief and I see it harming job seekers who begin to use social media with no strategy, no map or direction. Relying solely on some automated function built into the technology by some network engineer at midnight 5 years ago.

LinkedIn is just a tool, YOU are the artist

When you log in to LinkedIn, the first thing you see is a list of folks who you “might” know. Who

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Why is rebranding so critical?

Rebranding or targeting each resume to the specific position for which you are applying is so critical because a generic resume doesn’t prove that you’re a perfect match for the position. If yo

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My article on delivering energized lectures, as well as presentations on building functional and attractive web sites to support video streamed lectures, have been attempts to clarify how technology can play a role in enhancing the conditions for the first stages of student engagement – getting and keeping their attention.

Of course, energizing classroom lectures and/or delivering them to students anywhere, anytime is only the first step to encouraging learning. What the students “do” with the knowledge after they have seen and heard it really makes the difference in terms of their comprehension. Moreover, I believe that whatever they do to deepen their understanding is far more effective when done with their peers. My co

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The health care situation in the United States is a mess. It’s hard to disagree with that, but it’s easy to disagree about how we can fix it. I think that technology is a big part of the answer. I don’t mean medical technology (though that will certainly help)–I’m talking about administrative technology. I know it’s

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College student? Unemployed grad? Underemployed and miserable? This book might awaken possibilities for you.

Change in Hard Times

Give Yourself Permission

When we stand face to face with our fears, it’s only then we can see how unreasonable they really are–but it takes courage. For example, let’s say you have an opportunity to relocate for a great job, you’ve done research (see my posts here on relocation), spent enough time exploring the possibilities, but it feels “safer” to stay put. In the back of your mind, you know passing up this opportunity will be a bone of contention from now on–the “what if?” scenario. Yet you refuse to giv

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Peter A. Professional’s Career, 2000 – 2012

Here lies Peter Professional’s career. A victim of the current recession, Peter’s career has been on life support since a layoff from a healthcare consulting firm. Prior to its final demise, Peter took his career through a stint as a personal fitness trainer and ended it working as a car salesman with a luxury-car dealership.

Peter was a graduate of a prestigious university where he earned a degree in integrated science and technology. He immediately began employment as a tumor biology lab technician where he worked for 2 years before joining the consulting firm. While

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