Think you may not have much to say in your customer service resume? Think again! Potential employers want to read quantifiable and qualifiable information about potential candidates, including those submitting customer service resumes. Overwhelmingly, this is the type of information that prompts interviews. Conversely, if you fail to include such data in your career synopsis, […]
There are perhaps few careers more challenging, frustrating, and ultimately rewarding than that of education, particularly at the pre-school, elementary, middle school, and high school levels. Charged with the intellectual and emotional development of children and adolescents, educators are often required to balance competing interests, such as modifying inappropriate behaviors while simultaneously maintaining students’ levels […]
Like ice cream, resumes come in a variety of flavors. The different types of resumes, representing different resume formats, were developed in response to specific job applicant needs. We will begin our discussion of this topic with the oldest of the resume formats. CV’s, otherwise known as a curriculum vitae, are the ancestors of the […]
At a point in time not very long ago, a statement of objective opened the vast majority of resumes. Having fallen out of favor in recent years, the resume objective is nonetheless utilized by some job seekers. For those still incorporating objective statements into their resumes, the following resume writing tips should be considered and […]
In the workforce, the titles secretary, administrative assistant, office assistant, executive assistant, executive secretary, and clerical assistant are sometimes used interchangeably, and often by the employees themselves. Although the functions demanded by the various titles indeed overlap, there are differences that one must specify and highlight when creating one’s office resume. Although responsibilities can and […]
Riddle: When is a woman most like an octopus? Answer:  When the woman is a single mother. Every mother fills multiple, evolving positions that include and are not limited to educator, mentor, coach (literally and figuratively), chauffeur, cook, laundress, seamstress, baker of goods for last-minute school fundraisers, confidante, role model, and disciplinarian. Carrying these responsibilities […]
