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Overcoming Career Disappointments

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:52:11 +0000

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”

This quote by the eternal Robert Frost sums up the Any Resume attitude to helping our clients move past disappointments with past jobs that may have had a less than ideal ending. A solid resume may get you in the door but certain gaps in employment may raise questions that you have to discuss. If you have not moved on mentally, it will be a negative rating on your interview.

Job disappointments can include the following setbacks:

Downsizing of a company
Firing
Being laid-off
Being moved to a different department
Being asked to move for a new job within the company

Setbacks hurt us all. We are human. It is how we deal with the setbacks that will strengthen us as professionals as we move forward with our respective careers.

How have you handled your most difficult setback? Please leave your comments.

Written by: Shadeed Eleazer

Are Job Opportunities Moving Online?

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:21:34 +0000

Job fairs are becoming replaced by online juggernauts such as LinkedIn.com , Careerbuilder.com , and even Military.com

The question is: How do you increase your chances for success in an online job market?

Use an Email account that you access regularly –

Why? Opporunity for jobs move quickly. A hiring manager may view your resume and make a quick decision. If his or her email is lost in an email inbox that you check a few times per year, you are missing out on valuable opportunities to land your next position.

Fill out Your Profile

Why? Your profile information provides a basic introduction and it is searchable within that online job database that you have selected. Other areas to consider adding to your profile are:

Education
Certifications
City and State that you live

What tips would you recommend to improve your success in the online job market? Please leave your suggestions in the comments section.

Written by: Shadeed Eleazer

Can You Deliver What is Promised on Your Resume?

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:24:20 +0000

“An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.” – Mae West

A well-written resume is only as good as the candidate’s ability to deliver on the promise written on the paper. The Any Resume policy is to first get an idea of what the candidate is capable of delivering before even deciding to write the resume on the customer’s behalf.

Are you able to comfortably speak about the challenges you have overcome professionally if asked in an interview?

The quote leading off this post is the foundation of all solid employees and consultants.

What can you promise to deliver once you get the job?

Your resume is your representative. If can lead you to great promise if you are able to deliver or great consequences and potential embarrassment if you embellish key areas.

How does your resume rate? Leave comments or for a personal evaluation upload your resume for us to review.

Written by Shadeed Eleazer

Professional Development Inventory

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:23:20 +0000

“Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.”

In many examples in our careers, we tend to emulate our managers, professional role models and mentors. In order to get the most out of ourselves and our talents, it is important to take a mental inventory of who we are.

What are your 3 greatest strengths?

What separates you from others within your given field?

What 3 areas can you focus upon to improve?

Becoming stronger in our individual fields of discipline is a matter of successfully completing the inventory and creating a roadmap to success.

Leave comments on your greatest success and we’ll post them on the Any Resume blog.

Optimizing Your Resume Using Keywords

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:52:48 +0000

A common misconception with job seekers is that a resume is a document containing your job history from recent to oldest dates and work experience. A resume in 2012 is optimized and effectively searchable using targeted keywords.

Each keyword will be drafted from your resume, from the Job Announcement, and incorporated into a new, winning document that will represent you well again and again.

Each job position is different and keywords will change as a result.

How are you using keywords in your resume?

Your New Year Starts Today

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:34:31 +0000

The New Year mentality has been ingrained into the collective mindset of society for decades. It is perfectly acceptable to set new goals and targets for 2012 but the time to get started is today.

Whether you take up jogging, a new hobby, or hire us to write you a top notch resume, these are actions that you should look to take action on immediately.

What areas can you take action on today?
What obstacles do you believe are holding you back?

Have you Visited Military Transition 101 on Facebook?

admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:11:37 +0000

Military Transition 101 provides detailed resources for Active Duty Servicemembers who are in the process of transitioning and business and employment resources for those who successfully transitioned. Join today or refer a Veteran within your network

Introducing LinkedIn Profile Optimization Services

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:36:42 +0000

Any Resume Consulting now offers Linked In Profile Optimization

LinkedIn.com is the new online resume and one of the most effective ways to land a new position in today’s social networking ecosystem. Any Resume Consulting now offers LinkedIn profile optimization as a stand-alone service or in conjunction with our Electronic Resume package. To inquire about LinkedIn profile options and how we can best serve you, please Contact Us

Have You Tried Plaxo for Contact Management?

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:00:43 +0000

Keeping in touch as we go through life is the hardest aspect of networking to maintain. Your problems may be solved with Plaxo.
The platform delivers auto updates of contact info.
When a user edits and updates their info, it is dynamically updated in the address books of all who have added the user as a contact.
Conveinient. Effective.

Have you considered Plaxo?

Happy Thanksgiving from Any Resume

admin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:46:59 +0000

The staff here at Any Resume Consulting wishes you a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday. We will not be working on resumes on Turkey Day but you can Upload Your Resume for review starting on Black Friday.