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This Week in Career Advice: 5 Stylish Resume Designs
We’re all familiar with the plain-jane resume templates found in Word. Unfortunately, since we’re all familiar with them, using them increases your chances of having a resume that looks like everybody else’s. If you want your resume to stand out among the thousands of other pages of single columns and Times New Roman, check…
Read MoreHow Long Should My Resume Be?
After working multiple jobs over several years, it can be tempting to include your entire work history on your resume. But should you? The short answer is no. Generally speaking, you should limit your resume to two pages and only include the most relevant and recent positions you’ve held. Forbes’ Liz Ryan argues “your most…
Read MoreThis Week in Career Advice: LinkedIn Summaries VS Resume Profiles
Why is the Linkedin Profile Summary section so hard to fill out? If LinkedIn is essentially a digital representation of your resume, why can’t you just use the same professional summary copy from your actual resume? The truth is the LinkedIn Profile Summary section is so much more than what people often include on their…
Read MoreA Simple Tip To Keep Your Resume Updated
Career advice website The Muse has an ingenious and incredibly simple lifehack that will simplify your efforts to keep your resume (and LinkedIn profile) updated without wracking your brains or increasing your stress-level! It’s simple: keep a folder in your email that acts as a ‘brag file’. Anytime you receive praise, new responsibility, new feedback,…
Read More5 Soft Skills Insurance Job Seekers Should Add to Their LinkedIn Profile
Here on InsuranceJobs.com, we come across a lot of insurance job postings – thousands to be exact! And while different jobs require different skills and experience, a few soft skills are transferable and desirable in almost any position.
Read MoreThis Week in Career Advice: What is a Letter of Interest?
Have you ever heard of the hidden job market? It’s all the career opportunities that are not publicly advertised. How do you land a hidden job? If you’ve never heard of the opportunities, how do you know they’re available? Simple! You ask using a letter of interest.
Read MoreThis Week in Career Advice: Resumes — When to Update, and When to Start Over!
As your professional career advances, so do the number of professional accomplishments. Over time, this can translate to many different job titles, and ultimately, a decision between continuing to update your resume as it currently stands and starting over again. Which option should you choose?
Read MoreThis Week in Career Advice: How to Spice Up Your Plain Jane Resume
Watch as The Futur’s Chris Do and Jose Caballer review everyday resumes and offer advice on how they can be improved.
Read MoreThis Week in Career Advice: Writing Cover Letters
Every week, the InsuranceJobs.com Employment Blog brings you the top career articles with the best advice. This week, we’re looking at resources to help you write a cover letter!
Read MoreHow Good Does Your Resume Look?
This is the second in a series of articles highlighting principles for writing a sparkling resume. Each article presents one or more keys to creating a professional and effective resume that generates interviews. How Resumes are Read Resumes are rarely read. Resumes are first scanned, usually by HR (Human Resources) or the internal recruiter. Resumes…
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