Tag: resume

Lots to do…

After my week of not doing much on the job search in the wake of the flu, I have tons to do this week. I cannot tell you how the job listings piled up in my in-box – and I really have to read them if I don’t want to miss a good lead right?

My outplacement coach sent me a new version of my resume. And so did the Ladders. Resume rules are SO confusing. My outplacement coach’s writers completely contradict the resume review at the Ladders. And I bet if I sent my resume to LinkedIn, they’d have even more contradictions. If someone tells you they have the definitive template for a resume, tell them you have a bridge for them to buy first. From what I can tell, the best thing you can do is pick a template, make sure you use keywords from the job description and hope for the best.

I also need to follow up on the HR screener interview I had last week. They told me I’d hear about next steps by the end of last week. And I’m getting crickets… I would really LOVE the role too…

I dreamed about my job at Walgreens again last night. So frustrating to dream about work and wake to not working! I think we can safely say, this is a down day in the old job search so pardon me while I go give it my best to turn it around!

Rewriting my resume…

My big to-do today is to rewrite my resume. Again. I met with my outplacement coach yesterday and we went through my resume. I thought I had done a good job updating it but BOY did she point out some places that need improvement. So I have work to do….

I’m also deep networking again. I spoke with a friend of mine yesterday that did a career change a couple of years ago. He’s in a good place now but says it was rough. I’m still all in on marketing but I always think it might be a good idea to get a project management certificate. I’m generally VERY organized, deadline driven and love to write presentations so project management always seems like an attractive alternative to marketing. I just can’t give up my love of figuring out how to connect a brand and a consumer though!

If I had my life to do over though, I’m wondering if I should have followed my first career ambition and went into physical therapy. The therapist at the hospital where I volunteered might not have done me any favors when he told me I was too petite to be a therapist. And life happened with my Mom passing away so going to college for business administration/marketing seemed like the right thing to do at the time. But it isn’t illegal to wonder is it?

OK – gotta go. I have a deadline to get my resume back to my coach!