Author Archives: Shoshanna Grey

Resume – Education Section

After your employment history, put your educational background on your resume. Some people place their education closer to the top of the resume – before their employment history. This is fine if you have a college or university degree. However, if you just have a high school diploma and then maybe a little bit of college or a few professional courses, it is better to put this below your employment history so that the employer can see what you have accomplished after leaving high school. Education isn’t everything, so make sure that they see your work experience. Just like your … Continue reading →

Resume – Professional Experience

Your Professional Experience is the “meat” of your resume. This is where your potential employer is going to put most of his or her focus, so it is important that you do a good job in this section. First, a few things to remember when writing out your employment history: •Include the name of each business where you worked •Include the city and state where it is located •Don’t include the address or phone number for the business (you only provide these on an application, not on a resume) •Be sure to include the dates that you worked there – … Continue reading →

Resume – Summary of Qualifications

This part of the resume comes after your objective. The Summary of Qualifications is something that many people leave off their resume, but I highly recommend that it be included. This is where you have a chance to brag about skills and qualifications that might not make it into your resume otherwise. This section of your resume should be in a bulleted list. Include at least four items, but don’t put in more than six. If the list is too long, then your prospective employer may not read it. Keep in mind that these need to be your best qualities … Continue reading →

The Resume Objective

The objective is listed as optional in a lot of resume manuals, but I disagree. The point of your resume objective is to explain what kind of position you are seeking. Especially if you are sending your resume out to a lot of different employers, it is important that it be obvious why you have sent the resume to that particular company. What better way to do that then to write your purpose directly on the resume? Some people are a little scared of writing an objective, but it isn’t very difficult. Basically, you just want to say what kind … Continue reading →

The Resume Heading

You wouldn’t think that something as simple as the heading on your resume would be a big deal, but it really is important. The heading of your resume is the first thing that a potential employer sees and even though it won’t get you the job, it can cause a less than favorable impression. I have seen a lot of really bad resume headings and so I believe that this part of your resume warrants some time and consideration. Here are a few things to remember when creating your resume heading: Catch Attention Your resume heading goes at the top … Continue reading →

Developing an Eye Catching Resume

The important thing to remember when creating your resume is that yours will be competing with many, many others. You need to do whatever you can to make sure that yours stands out and gets noticed. Getting your resume noticed is the first step towards being called for the interview that you want. Spending extra time to make sure your resume is just right is definitely worth it. Here are some things to keep in mind when you are writing your resume: Lots of White Space Don’t feel like you have to fill in every bit of space on your … Continue reading →

The Dossier

When you start looking into international adoption, you will quickly begin to hear the word “dossier” being thrown around quite a bit. It may catch your interest or you may just dismiss it as one more part of this confusing world that is adoption. However, if you are adopting internationally, the dossier is about to become a big part of your life. Your dossier (pronounced “doss-e-aye”) is the group of documents that you have to put together in order to begin your international adoption process. Depending on the country, the requirements are different, but most dossiers do have some common … Continue reading →

Skills You Need to Get Employed

In the past, all you needed to get a job was to be neat and clean and have a good work ethic. That just isn’t the case anymore. In today’s market, many willing and able workers are unable to find jobs because they lack the skills that employers require. As the world of employment grows and changes, employees are finding that they also need to grow and change. Here are a few skills that you need to get a job in today’s world. Computer Skills This is a big one. You don’t have to be a computer programmer, but you … Continue reading →

Top 10 Jobs in 2005

Trying to find a job? Not sure what field to go into? When you are just looking around you or at the “help wanted” ads in the newspaper, it is hard to recognize trends in employment. That’s why “Top 10” lists can be helpful. Some wonderful people (who are much better at math and statistics than I am!) take the time to compile the information and generate lists of growing industries. This resource gives us the opportunity to see what is going on in the job market and we can use that information in several different ways. First, for those … Continue reading →

Answers to Interview Questions Part 2

Here are a few more of the most common interview questions and how to answer them: Why do you want to work here? Don’t say “I don’t know”. It is also important that you explain why you want to work specifically for this company. Talk about how you are excited about where the company is going or how you think it is a great opportunity. Give reasons why you want to work for them and then follow up with how you can benefit the company. Why do you want to work in this field? If this is a new field … Continue reading →