Building on Small Victories

Thank you for reading my blog. I debated whether to make this my first blog post, but I strongly feel sharing this experience will help someone else. That is this only reason I started to write this blog: to help someone else. I started working with a new job search client a few weeks whom…

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How to Triumph Over Transition. This is the Beginning of Your Great Story!

Written by Lisa Rangel, Executive Resume Writer   Whatever your reason for embarking on your upcoming transition, whether it be a layoff, economic incentive, professional frustration, divorce, empty nest syndrome or you simply have a great business idea to put to market, realize that you are in an exciting position!  Yes, you are. This can be…

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Why You Should Consider Freelance Gigs, Temporary Jobs & Contract Work?

Written by Lisa Rangel, Executive Resume Writer Consulting, Temporary, Freelance, or Contract Work—these terms can mean different things to different people. While each word can conjure an impression of a different level of employee with various employment arrangements (Contract/Consulting work can imply higher skill level and longer term assignments; Temporary work can mean seasonal, short-term, lower…

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Is Your Resume Idiot-Proof? Why Being Qualified Is Not Enough…

Written by Lisa Rangel, Executive Resume Writer I mean no offense to my recruiting brethren with my title heading. (I am a former recruiter for those who do not know.) We are certainly not idiots. Just overwhelmed. Job seekers need to know that corporate and search firm recruiters are overwhelmed with resumes and communications from candidates…

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Defining Your Search When Returning To Work

Written by Lisa Rangel, Executive Resume Writer You have decided that it is time to get back into the “outside” workforce…Note that I do not say “real” work force because the hardest and most real job there out there is being a stay-at-home parent. My husband was a stay-at-home dad for 7 years and there were…

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Yes, The Traditional Resume Is DEAD

Written by Lisa Rangel, Executive Resume Writer This is an answer I provided to a question recently posed to me by a client. What? Huh? Yes, I am a Resume Writer and Job Search Coach and I am telling you the traditional resume is dead. He had a beautifully written, task-oriented, result deficient, non-branded, visually uninspiring…

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