I like to think of my resume as a living document; alive and well, living in the present. Unfortunately, not everyone shares my sentiment pertaining to their electronic career billboard, as evidenced by my recent interactions with clients. Surprisingly, there are hungry job seekers interested in employment that haven’t touched their resume in years! I can understand busy. I can even understand the fear and apprehension associated with attempting to adjust a resume when there is a feeling of: “I’m just not good at this”. Because these obstacles have prevented my clients and many others from updating their resume, there are resumes that now contain inaccurate, expired information which will suck the life out of any document. Please understand that a resume is used to judge the qualifications of the job seeker. What concerns me about my clients is that they’ve been a willing accomplice; contributing to the slow death of a document that should be living in the moment. Because resumes can open a door of opportunity, I’ve shared the following with clients to assist them in resuscitating their resumes:
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