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In today's competitive job market, your resume has only about 7 seconds to make an impact. This article by Kristi DePaul in Harvard Business Review shares strategies to get your resume noticed. Here are a few key takeaways: Outsmart the Robots: Use keywords from the job description to align your resume with AI screening tools. Show Off Your Skills: Craft a compelling narrative at the top of your resume to highlight your strengths and relevant experiences. Diversify Your Experience: Include academic projects and papers to showcase key skills like teamwork and project management. I hope you enjoy reading the article as much as I did. Don't let your resume get lost in the crowd. Follow these tips to stand out and land that interview! 🚀 #JobSearch #ResumeTips #CareerAdvice #InterviewPrep #AIRecruitment https://lnkd.in/ek4gPvtN

Are you… Feeling stuck? Lacking in career direction? Even, holding yourself back? it’s not uncommon to see lawyers holding themselves back from promotion and other career progression opportunities due to their own self-limiting beliefs. A great example is Silk applications, where men apply when they are c.50/50 sure, whilst women wait until they are around 90% certain, of success. If you tend to stand in your own way with job applications or interviews for new roles, Breaking Barriers is the new online course for you, launching Wed 8th May. You will learn ways to… Reframe “imposter syndrome” to improve self-confidence bring about more positive professional outcomes and successfully achieve career progression Join me at the introductory webinar, a week today, Tue 7th May at 12.15 pm where I’ll explain more and share preferential course offers to webinar attendees. Click here to reserve your place: https://bit.ly/3UmZi2b

Introducing an exciting new series: Cambridge Career Corner! 💡 Our take on an advice column, this series is going to be getting your burning questions answered by an expert. From interviewing to hiring, or any job-related issue, we’re here to help! → Today’s question: I’m 58. Should I leave my graduation date off my resume? Cambridge President Jennifer Graham goes into the reasoning behind her answer, and talks more in depth about age discrimination in the workplace. Head to our website to read to full article! Send us a message if you have a question you’re dying to have answered in our next installment! #CambridgeCareerCorner #MakeTheConnection #advicecolumn

Three Steps to Leave the Classroom... Kristi Oliva outlines three essential steps for transitioning teachers: choosing a new career path, updating your resume, and building a professional network. Start your journey today! Listen here: https://lnkd.in/esgAT3V6 #TeacherTransition #CareerChange

The best panels on career advice are run by early career faculty. Super nice panel with pro tips. 1. Balance your portfolio between quantity and quality. 2. Pay attention to local rules. 3. Form new research relationships after graduation. 4. Teaching is an important criterion used when hiring. 5. Keep productive over time. And more. #academiclife #academiccareers

Team… Interesting HBR article here (compliments of our own Kelly Pritt!....Thank you Kelly!) where the author provides insight into the Skills Economy and how more employers are looking for industry-specific and skills-based courses on a resume. This trend translates to highlighting relevant hard skills (read: training you’ve attended while active duty) and tailoring your resume to ensure it’s optimized for the position you want, not the job you had while active duty. Want to learn more about how Blue Water can help you optimize your game plan for when you step into your career progression? Register for a cohort today! https://buff.ly/3IzkZFP

Just finished the course “Returning to Work with a Resume Gap” by Kelley Biskupiak and Susan Rietano Davey! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/er9bnrzK #jobsearchstrategies #careermanagement.

Just finished the course “Returning to Work with a Resume Gap” by Kelley Biskupiak and Susan Rietano Davey! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/eCefFY4S #jobsearchstrategies #careermanagement.

This was the commencement of commencement on Saturday at Indiana University Bloomington. 10,000 strong - all graduating into The Real World! We help graduates "Interview Like a Boss" and get the job they want. Parents often invest in 1 of our 3 options for a new graduate or their adult children. Give them the graduate gift that keeps on giving: Executive Presence. ----------- 🌟 What's more, we work with senior executives in career transition who need to stand out against the others. --Do you need to share YOUR VALUE more clearly? -- Do you have sticky stories you can share with ENERGY and PRECISION at the drop of a hat? --Is your CONFIDENCE in need of some pro polish? Flipbook with 3 options here 👇🏻 Work with Cindy Skalicky 🔷 Get the job. #careers #careertransition #employment #interviewing #jobs #interview #jobinterview #careersearch #resume #boardresume https://lnkd.in/g7UF3ZD3

The topic: The Importance of Understanding Career Pathways Before Making Grade 10 Subject Choices found at https://lnkd.in/ev3MMuKn