by John G. Self | Aug 15, 2019 | Career, Career Coaching, Resume
Editor’s Note: Today we are featuring John’s response to a colleague’s question about red flags with their resume. Q: What are some things that stand out on a resume? What are resume red flags? What information is irrelevant? Mary John, East...
by John G. Self | May 2, 2019 | Interviewing Skills, Job Search, Recruiting, Resume
Yes. Multiple times. Lying about degrees, certifications, employment dates, etc. is less of a problem today. I think everyone FINALLY got the memo that said lying on your resume about the easy-to-catch stuff was really a fool’s errand. (c)JohnGSelf + Partners Now for...
by John G. Self | Mar 11, 2019 | Career Coaching, Career Transition/Outplacement, Resume
I am not a big fan of resume writers. As an executive recruiter with more than 25 years of retained search experience, I have a lot of reasons not to tout this sub-set of the career management industry, but here are my top three: Canva Design Changing Job...
by John G. Self | Aug 30, 2018 | Career Management, Job Search, Resume
Editor’s Note: With a very busy engagement and travel schedule, John is taking the month of August off from writing his weekly blog and hosting his podcast. In his absence we have selected previously published posts that were popular with our readers. This post...
by John G. Self | Aug 16, 2018 | Career Management, Resume
Editor’s Note: John is taking a break from writing his blog and hosting the podcast during the month of August. During his absence from this space, we are re-printing some of his more popular posts from an archive of more than 1,000 articles. This post, one...
by John G. Self | Aug 15, 2018 | Career Management, Job Search, Resume