It’s very normal to have a “gap year” on your resume. You are not alone. But how can you effectively handle employment gaps on your resume and interview? Think of other activities you could use to fill that period of time. Perhaps you have experience that is relevant to your job target, even though you… Read more: How to deal with employment gaps on your resume and interview

LinkedIn is the most underrated networking tool in the world. And this is not an exaggeration. Please let me explain. Your friends and family can’t help you with your career. Yes, read that sentence again. Your friends and family cannot help you with your career. I mean if they can help you with your career, they must… Read more: Using LinkedIn for successful networking

In today’s day and age, changing directions in a person’s career is common. If a career change is done right, it can be the most satisfying thing in life. But how can we pivot successfully? Learn something new: If you are interested in a particular career which requires a certain qualification, you’d better get the qualification… Read more: Effective Strategies for a Career Change

Having reviewed hundreds of resumes, I’ve noticed that generally there are three elements that are missing or should be improved. I’m going to show that with an example using a specific bullet point that, of course, I’m making up now, but it reflects what I see in many resumes.Consider this: “Owned roadmap and end-to-end development… Read more: Writing bullet points: an example

We’ve all been there: changing jobs after being at a company for a while, changing careers, getting into a new field, and many other situations that make us look at our resume and say “oof, I haven’t updated this in a while and I don’t even know where to start!”. Even though I specialize in… Read more: I haven’t updated my resume in a while. What should I do first?