Resume writing advice can be so conflicting, so I invited Kamara Toffolo, a Resume Writer and Job Search Strategist to talk and answer the most popular resume questions of 2020 – especially related to COVID-19.
Watch our conversation here, as we cover everything from how to address a job gap due to COVID-19 to who you should follow up after submitting the resume.
In this episode we talked about:
00:02:52- 00.06:31 How to address an employment gap related to COVID 19
00:06:49 – 00:08:25 Should you update your LinkedIn status when you’ve lost a job?
00:09:16 – 00:11:46 Should you spend more time writing a resume or networking?
00:11:50 – 00:14:00 At which point should you move from one page to a two-page resume 00:15:24 – 00:17:24 Using other stories on your resume
00:17:25 – 00:18:27 Should you submit your resume as a doc or ATS-compatible PDF?
00:18:31 – 00:24:00 Is it essential to keep skills on the resume?
00:24:21 – 00:27:20 How do you show accomplishments you made during COVID-19 on a resume?
00:27:52 – 00:31:29 How to you track accomplishments related to work done during COVID-19?
00:32:07 – 00:44:31 Resume Review
00:45:55 – 00:48:38 How do you cut a three-page resume to two-page?
00:49:00 – 00:50:53 Is it okay to have 10 bullets under one job and two under another?
00:50:57 – 00:52:37 Should you use a resume template? 00:52:40 – 00:55:40 Creative graphic resumes
00:56:12 – 00:57:37 Do you need a relevant coursework section?
00:57:45 – 00:59:44 How to show qualitative achievements
01:00:22 – 01:01:49 Using sentences vs. bullets on a resume?
01:01:52 – 01:04:40 How to follow up after sending a resume
01:04:06 – 01:05:30 Do you need a cover letter
01:05:32 – 01:08:00 Should you follow-up with a recruiter or the hiring manager?
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This was a great session. I would like your input. I worked at a company for 15 years and one recruiter suggested to list the different titles with years right at the top and then list all relevant responsibilities then achievements below for all titles. That is a very different approach then what I have seen before. What are your thoughts on this? I understand everyone has different opinions with this, but trying to decide what makes sense and works for me.
Thank you,
Rachel