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News, tips, and updates from RedRocketResume, your friendly neighborhood resume writing service.
How to Use LinkedIn to Connect with a Real Person When Applying for a Job
Most people know how to find jobs online and apply for the jobs they find. But one of the biggest frustrations I hear from job seekers is the difficulty of making sure your application reaches a real, live human being—and that that person will actually give your...
Think Twice: 3 Ways Your First Idea May Be Undermining Your Career
Sometimes our first thought isn’t the brightest idea. As I work with professionals in every industry, at every career level, here are 3 pesky mistakes I see crop up again and again, strategies that at first glance seem like a smart move but that in reality can have...
Insider Tips from the Job Yenta
One of the most maddening parts of career development and job search is the disconnect between the hiring side and the job seeker side. We send out resumes and hear crickets. We’re passed over for great-fit positions with no explanation why. We hear stories of...
Why (and How) to Tweak Your Resume (It’s not as hard as you might think!)
Have you heard the advice that you should customize your resume each and every time you send it out? This is great advice in theory. But in the real world, spending hours re-constructing your resume for each job application isn’t practical. And what exactly should you...
Turning the Tables: 5 Questions to Ask at Your Next Job Interview
One of the biggest, most influential mindset shifts about a successful job search is that it's not about you. A successful job seeker or interviewee understands that their job isn't just to communicate about themselves. It's to communicate how they can serve the...
A Mindset for Success
A lot of success comes from good old-fashioned hard work. Gaining the skills, putting in the hours, fixing problems, following up on details, getting the job done. But more and more research shows that success isn’t just about what we do, it’s about the underlying...
Come In, We’re Open! How to Use the LinkedIn Career Interests Page
Here’s a helpful new tool from LinkedIn to let recruiters know you’re open to new job opportunities. Angela from RedRocketResume walks you through how to set your LinkedIn account to “open.”
Resumes for Law School / Business School Applications
MBA/business school or law school can be a great career investment. Such applications generally call for a resume, along with a personal statement, recommendation letters, and other documentation. But the professional resume you already have probably will not fit the...
Open Sesame! How to Use Keywords to Get Your Resume Past ATS
One of the resume questions I get most often is regarding keywords. People hear stories about a mysterious computer system that screens resumes and discards those that don’t have the magic words! The stories are true. Many companies, particularly large companies doing...
“Enough about Me, Let’s Talk about You!” Why Your Resume Isn’t Really about You.
“Enough about Me, Let’s Talk about You!” Angela from RedRocketResume explains why a truly effective resume isn’t really about you at all.
