[Hidden-tech] resume writer

[Val Nelson]

Chris,
You make a good point about not stopping with the resume.

As a career and business coach, I see lots of problematic resumes and
misunderstandings about the job search. I even see resumes by resume
services that don't understand today's job market.

Shel's approach is the right one. He gets that a resume is a marketing tool
where you need to get creative. It can't be an old school resume in today's
market or you'll be lost in the shuffle.

In terms of books, I have found that many of my career coaching clients
don't get as much out of the Parachute book as some other books.

A couple of new books that are fun, creative, and concrete:
- The Anti-Resume Revolution by our local genius Angela Lussier.
- Career Renegade by Jonathan Fields.
Both of those books accommodate for the fact the more and more people have
to start their own business to follow their calling. And then there are all
the specialty career books such as for introverts, mid-life, etc.

Actually many people just don't get enough out of any book. They need help
rethinking their career, getting past fears, considering self-employment,
etc.

Just my (more than) two cents from a coach perspective.

Thanks
Val

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On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Chris Hoogendyk <hoogendyk at bio.umass.edu>
wrote:
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> Not to take this off track, but . . .
>
> She should really get the latest copy of the book, "What Color is Your
Parachute?" This has been the
> bible for job hunters since I graduated from college in the 1970's. It
gets updated every year and
> now covers all the internet and social media aspects of job hunting as
well. It also has a companion
> web site.
>
> I used that book in the 1970's and found it helpful. I used the then
latest edition in the late
> 1990's and found it helpful. I got the latest edition for my daughter a
couple of years ago. One of
> the points the book makes is that if all you have is your resume, and
your strategy is to just keep
> sending it out, then you are really missing out on the majority of the
opportunities and not taking
> the best advantage of the ones you are taking a shot at.
>
> Especially for someone late in their career or changing careers, this
book can be an eye opener and
> can make a real difference.
>
> Do get some help from a resume writer, but don't stop there. Job hunting
should be attacked like a
> job in itself. Best wishes and good luck to her.
>
>
> On 2/3/12 12:15 PM, Kristen Sund wrote:
>> Hi everyone-
>>
>> My mother is looking for some help writing her resume. Anyone specialize
in this, or know someone
>> who does?
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Kristen
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