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How a Hiring Manager Looks at Your Resume
By Philip Schoen · 13 years ago
The Hiring Manager (HM) wants nothing more than to find a qualified candidate for a gap in her team. She is hungry for a solid, resume that answers the job description she posted on the ...
Does Your Resume Scream "Overqualified?"
By Philip Schoen · 13 years ago
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When your resume shows that you are overqualified for a job, it usually gets rejected. But there are ways to be taken seriously for just such jobs. It’s called managing your Marketing Plan.
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Bullet Points That Sing of Success
By Philip Schoen · 13 years ago
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Bullet points make up the bulk of a resume, and in a well-crafted document, each one is an invitation to the Hiring Manager to imagine you as the solution to her staffing need. If ...
Win the Hiring Managers Vote with your Summary of Qualifications
By Philip Schoen · 13 years ago
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A strong Summary of Qualifications (SoQ) can go a long way toward getting your resume put in the "yes" stack of candidates being considered for a position. It can also motivate the Hiring Manager ...
Being the Hiring Manager’s Solution
By Philip Schoen · 13 years ago
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Hiring Managers need much more than just another warm body that can complete the tasks for a position. They need solutions to much broader problems. Being that solution not only finds you a way ...
How to Write a Resume That Makes a Hiring Manager Smile
By Philip Schoen · 13 years ago
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Making a Hiring Manager smile starts with understanding the difference between a resume that markets you, and one that just lists everything you have ever done. The first persuades and inspires, and latter bores ...