by John G. Self | Apr 19, 2022 | Career Transition/Outplacement, Resume
Here are three tips to enhance your resume: 1. Never mix scope of responsibility statements with your dot-point accomplishments. You should describe your scope of responsibility in conjunction with your title. 2. When using percentages to tout an accomplishment, use a...
by John G. Self | Apr 4, 2022 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Job Search, Resume
If you have not participated in a competitive job search during the last five years, the biggest mistake is to say, “It doesn’t apply to me,” referring to the new rules for job search. That statement is closely akin to a pre-trauma declaration, “hold my beer and watch...
by John G. Self | Apr 3, 2022 | Career Transition/Outplacement, Resume
Your resume is your first interview. And it is what gets the vast majority of job applicants eliminated from further consideration. Automation and artificial intelligence now determine who will be considered for employment. Here are three things you must...
by John G. Self | Jan 24, 2022 | Career Transition/Outplacement, Guiding YOUR Career, Resume
JGS Productions Ninety-eight percent of all Fortune 500 companies use Applicant Tracking Systems to sort and evaluate every resume submission. Sixty-six percent of all large companies use this automated technology. When you incorporate job sites such as...
by John G. Self | Dec 13, 2021 | Job Search Tips, Resume
Nobody likes getting bamboozled, especially when between jobs and money is tight. Unfortunately, this happens more frequently than most people realize. Here are four questions you should ask before paying someone for a new resume. Hire a resume writer who will...
by John G. Self | Dec 9, 2021 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Resume
PRODUCER’S NOTE: The idea of finding a job without using a resume is pretty far-fetched unless you have a gargantuan reputation or you are married to the boss’s daughter, but that does not slow the speculation on when resumes will become a thing of the...
