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Top 3 Interview Tips from Career Transition Strategists
RedRocketResume is pleased to partner with the career coaches at Job Seekers' Edge. Founding partners Kathryn and Mary have worked with professionals in virtually every industry to help them land better-fit jobs. They bring a compassionate, common-sense approach to...
The 10-Second Listening Hack That Will Revolutionize Your Professional Communications
We have a running joke in my family about phone calls with my father-in-law. He’s an action-oriented engineer who has little tolerance for pointless small talk. So when you call, you better be ready to get to the point. The conversation might start pleasantly enough:...
What You Need to Know about Submitting Job References
Job references are one of those mysterious elements of a job search that happen behind the HR curtain. Do they really contact my references? What do they ask? This month, I talked with HR professionals and career coaches to learn more about how references are handled...
LinkedIn by the Numbers: How to Leverage LinkedIn Character Limits to Optimize Your Profile
LinkedIn has become an essential component of a well-managed career portfolio. A strong LinkedIn profile can do a lot for your professional brand: ⇨ Communicate your professional brand to prospective employers, who will definitely check you out on LinkedIn as part of...
How to Ace a Phone or Web Interview
Your next job search will include phone or webcam interviews. But don’t let worries about managing video conference software add to your nerves over navigating an interview. Angela from RedRocketResume shares the top dos and don’ts from an interview coach for phone/web interview etiquette.
The Simple 1-2-3 Formula for Writing Powerful, Accomplishments-driven Bullet Points for Your Resume
Strong bullet points are the star of most any professional resume. Here’s a 1-2-3 formula to help you engineer powerful, accomplishments-driven bullet points for your resume.
The One Powerful Question that Can Give Your Life Balance and Direction
Here’s powerful Q&A process from a women’s health and wellness coach that will help you overcome overwhelm, rebalance your priorities, and find more energy and vitality.
How to make the most of the 6 seconds recruiters spend looking at your LinkedIn profile
How long is 6 seconds? Let’s put it another way. The average GIF you find online is anywhere from 2 to 6 seconds long. So when a recruiter starts scanning your LinkedIn profile, you’ve got the timespan of a GIF or two to entice them. Here’s how to make every single millisecond count in your favor.
How a Recruiter Reads a Resume (in 4 minutes, 37 seconds)
You submit a job application, your resume makes it past ATS, and it lands on the hiring manager’s desk.
Then what??
Here are the 5 steps every recruiter uses to quickly evaluate if a resume should be advanced to the interview phase.
Striving for the Job You Want (and Deserve!)
RedRocketResume’s very own Abigail Marshall, a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW), shares how Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs can help answer critical questions about your career priorities. In 1943, psychologist Abraham...
