Crossroads Career Network

Thanksgiving is a great day to announce our 2012 Crossroads Career Workbook “Maximize Your Career.” Thanks be to God for the thousands of volunteers who have served tens of thousands of career explorers – from whom we have learned much about the latest and greatest tips and tools to find jobs, careers and calling. Much [...]

I remember when I was discharged from the Army; it was easy for me to translate my Public Information Detachment experience as an E-5 Sergeant into my first career in advertising and public relations management. But what if I had been a tank commander looking for a civilian job? You’ve spent years of your life [...]

In a prior posting I indicated that many recruiters only look at the top half of the first page—commonly called “above the fold.” This is where your resume can make or break you with each recruiter. Let me start off by saying that this topic is highly contested among resume writers and reviewers … it [...]

If you have ever seen Keyword Summary listed on a resume but are not sure what the purpose of it is or how to write this section properly, you’re not alone. The Keyword Summary is a new addition and was added when electronic resume submissions became commonplace. How the Keyword Summary Works When a job [...]

On my last trip to London, I rode the London Tube (a.k.a. Subway or Underground) on several occasions as I traveled throughout the city. There were signs posted all over the stations that reminded people to “Mind the Gap”, which referred to the spacing between the train platform and the train car which passengers must [...]

Last week I posted Resume Writing – Basic Checklist, so I felt it was time to develop a more advanced list of items to consider when developing your resume. But don’t consider a checklist the end-all for guiding you through the resume writing process. I’m assuming you already have a decent resume to start with. [...]

As a resume reviewer I don’t usually get to start with a “blank sheet”, I’m instead put in the position of critiquing an existing resume—one that the job seeker has often worked diligently on for days or weeks or months. Sometimes the resume is so pitiful I can’t bring myself to mark everything that’s wrong [...]

When I wrote my first resume back in the ’80s, there was no such thing as a Summary of Qualifications. Resumes basically just gave your Objective, Work Experience and Education. Today, your resume should start with a Summary of Qualifications that spotlights your most impressive and relevant accomplishments, skills and experience. Your resume summary can [...]

You may not want to hear this while you are still in a job search or once you land your new job, but your new job is not your last. The average being quoted for the number of jobs a person will have in a lifetime these days is 12 and the number of careers [...]

I have read – I mean looked at – over 25,000 resumes in my career of recruiting, corporate HR and career development. Over the course of my career, I’ve discovered THE 6 tips to writing resumes that get results. Resume Writing Tip #1: Feature Results in Your Resume Most recruiters believe that past performance is the best indicator [...]