The first thing on a resume, after the obligatory name and contact byline, is the objective block. In college, I was required to take a communication class that focused on the basics of business communication.  I remember assignments such as giving a five minute speech, writing a memorandum, and the like.  Writing our resume was [...]

As I said in my Resume Tip Roundup, it’s been two years since I last updated my resume.  Stating that fact is an embarrassment to me.  I should be more on top of my resume than this. Here is my resume, from 2007 (as a PDF). I’ve left everything about it just as I found [...]

It’s been almost two years since I last updated my resume.  That’s too long.  The recommendation is that one should update their resume every six months, at least.  Since I haven’t kept my resume up-to-date, and given the current economic climate, now seems like a good time to get writing. I’m going to post my [...]