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How Far Back Should an Executive Resume Go?

By Tammy Kabell on Jul 11, 2023 11:47:36 AM

Many of the clients we work with are in their mid-fifties to early sixties, which means they have a lot of experience to share. So how far back should you go on your resume?...

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Optimize Your Executive Resume for 2022

By Tammy Kabell on Dec 5, 2021 4:47:56 PM

January and February are the BIGGEST hiring months of the year, with 35% of all jobs created happening in the first two months. Are you ready for January 2022 and the upcoming hiring wave??

In the video above, Tammy Kabell with Career Resume Consulting reviews a "good looking resume," and explains the hidden flaws in a typical resume, and how to correct those to increase your response rate by 3X to 4X.

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Is It OK to Leave Your Education Off of Your Resume?

By Tammy Kabell on Oct 27, 2021 11:19:28 AM

What kind of degree?

If you only have an associate’s degree and you’re looking for a role at a Director level or above, there is no need to include the associate’s degree on your resume. If you leave it off, an employer or recruiter won’t even realize it.

If you have a bachelor’s degree, even in an unrelated area, it’s a good idea to put it on the resume.

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JOB HUNT HACK #11 QUANTIFY ACHIEVEMENTS

By Philip Browne on Jun 24, 2021 11:27:00 AM

Quantify your Achievements

It’s one of our top pieces of advice. Whether you’re targeting head-hunters or hiring managers directly, quantifying your success sounds more impressive, gives you a dynamic positioning and helps people imagine the impact you’re going to make from the get-go. On your resume, it is very important to make every word count. Numbers talk!

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Cut Your Executive Search Time in Half by Solving a Puzzle

By Tammy Kabell on Aug 11, 2017 5:45:27 PM

 

Can you decrease your job search time simply by understanding how puzzles are put together? Tammy Kabell with Career Resume Consulting explains how YOU are a very valuable piece to the puzzle your future employer is trying to put together.

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The Ultimate Keyword Toolkit

By Tammy Kabell on Oct 2, 2016 1:20:24 PM

DOWNLOAD THIS GREAT FREE RESOURCE TO START WRITING YOUR RESUME

Here is a great resource for when you are writing an executive resume from scratch. This downloadable document below will give you over 200 key words and phrases that are transferable skills and experience factors that can be used in any industry. Using these skills and experience factor words and phrases will enable the reader of your resume to easily picture you in their organization, since you are taking out all of your own industry jargon.

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Six Ninja Persuasion Techniques for Your Executive Job Search

By Tammy Kabell on Sep 19, 2016 10:30:20 AM

Today, I’d like to quickly hit on some learnings I gleaned from re-reading a classic book on persuasion, called, “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.” The author, Dr. Robert Cialdini, is considered the father of the science of persuasion (and you didn’t even know that existed!).
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The Best Cover Letter for an Executive Resume

By Tammy Kabell on Jan 25, 2016 8:44:22 AM

Tammy Kabell with Career Resume Consulting explains how to replace the standard cover letter with a 5 minute handwritten note. She tells you exactly what to write beside your executive resume (of which she recommends a functional resume format) to get the best response.

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Start Your Job Search the Right Way in the New Year

By Tammy Kabell on Dec 29, 2015 8:55:17 AM

Today I would like to share with you the first steps in creating a great job search – a quick, effective one – from scratch, to take advantage of the biggest hiring quarter of the year (January through March).
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Resume Writing Tips: 10 Things to Remove from your Executive Resume

By Tammy Kabell on Dec 10, 2015 1:58:31 PM


Sometimes, the quickest way to increase the effectiveness of your resume is to remove some items from your current resume, which will immediately help boost your response rate. In this video, Tammy Kabell explains 10 things you can remove from your current resume to get more employers and recruiters calling you.

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