Archives for March 2012
Think CAR – Challenge Action Results – When Creating your Technical Leadership Resume
Thursday, March 29, 2012 by J.M. Auron
The CAR – Challenge Action Results – approach makes it far easier to see the major themes of your career – rather than getting in lost in the weeds. In an earlier post, I discussed the value of the CAR – Challenge Action Result Resume format. Today, I’d like to expand on that earlier post, [...]
Read the rest of the post...Should you Include Interests & Hobbies in Your Technical Resume?
Monday, March 26, 2012 by J.M. Auron
As with so many resume issues, there are a number of opinions on whether or not to include hobbies and interests in a technical leadership resume. Those opinions range from “absolutely not, under no circumstances, never!” to “sure!” Personally, I take a middle ground. I certainly don’t include this information in every project in my [...]
Read the rest of the post...Streamline your Technical Leadership Resume – What to Omit
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 by J.M. Auron
As your career advances to the VP or CIO / CTO level, the challenge in writing a strong technical leadership resume shifts. Earlier in your career, the issue is primarily what to include. At the IT Manager or even IT Director level – the goal is often to present a clear, and complete picture both [...]
Read the rest of the post...Technical Resumes Titles – Make Your Goal Clear!
Monday, March 12, 2012 by J.M. Auron
There are several strategies to ensure that your resume value proposition is absolutely clear to the reader. I discussed that one reason an IT leadership resume may not get the right calls back is that there may be an ineffective headline – or none at all. Today, I’d like to address the resume headline or [...]
Read the rest of the post...Is your Technical Resume Getting the Wrong Kind of Call Backs?
Thursday, March 8, 2012 by J.M. Auron
One common issue that I hear from clients in my technical resume writing service is that my clients are getting calls back from their resume – but not the right kind of calls. Usually, this means that a client – an IT Manager or even Director – is getting calls that would be more appropriate [...]
Read the rest of the post...Present your Unique Value Proposition in Your Technical Leadership Resume
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 by J.M. Auron
The first question I ask clients in my technical resume writing service is simple. What do you do better? What are your differentiators? What do you differently? What do you bring to the table, that your competition may not? I begin every interview with these questions, because this information is absolutely crucial to build [...]
Read the rest of the post...Is your Technical Resume Easy to Find?
Thursday, March 1, 2012 by J.M. Auron
Needless to say, in my technical resume writing service, I see a LOT of resumes – as I did when I was recruiting. I’ve discussed a number of major issues to help build powerful, targeted technical resumes in previous blogs, and I’ll continue to in the future. But today, I’m going to mention something that [...]
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