The Writique Blog
Our career service blog contains all the best tips for the perfect resume, cover letter, job-searching advice, and the latest information for students to executives. The Writique will work with you as you plan your future. It is our goal to make you look like a stand out candidate, helping to land your dream job.
Whether you’re considering a career change at the end of the year or you’d like to ask for a raise at your next performance review, compiling your career achievements throughout the year is a great way to keep track of all your wins and to make tweaking your résumé or coming up with talking points for your performance review much easier.
Read MoreIf you’ve been looking for a job for a while, a seemingly out of the blue email from a recruiter offering you an interview for a 6-figure job or a résumé review service offering to optimize your résumé for free can appear to be the boon you need to advance your career.
But here’s the thing: If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Read More“Why do you provide me with multiple file formats of my career documents? Should I be using the Word document, the PDF, or the ASCII text version?”
Read MoreYou may have noticed pronouns (he/him/his, she/her/hers, they/them/theirs, ze/hir/zir) being included on social media profiles, email signatures, and in the job search process in general. Including pronouns can prevent accidental misgendering, helping you avoid having to correct a hiring manager or recruiter using incorrect pronouns.
Read MoreHave you ever stopped to consider the cost of being unemployed?
The longer you are out of work, the more costly it is. Here are some things you may — or may not — have considered as the “cost of unemployment.
Read More“Fully vaccinated for COVID-19.”
Should you include that information on your résumé?
According to job search site Indeed.com, job postings on the site requiring vaccination against COVID-19 increased 34 percent by the end of the first week of August 2021 compared to one month prior. Job postings requiring vaccination were up 90 percent over the same time period.
Read MoreA recent Insider article revealed that a whopping 27 million job seekers have their applications sent into the void by ATS (applicant tracking systems) before their résumés are ever seen by a hiring manager or recruiter.
If you’ve ever experienced having your application rejected within hours or even minutes, you can probably relate to the frustration those millions of job seekers are feeling.
Read MoreIn today’s job market, it’s common for people to have short stints on their résumés, especially after COVID-19 hit. With layoffs, downsizing, and other major changes brought on by the pandemic, workers at all stages of their careers have found themselves spending less time in their positions than they intended.
Read MoreDid the COVID-19 pandemic make you rethink your current job and your career as a whole?
You’re not alone.
Over 95% of workers are considering resigning from their jobs and 92% are willing to pivot to a different industry to find the right position for them.
This phenomenon is so widespread that it even has a name: the Great Resignation.
Read MoreTransitioning from school to the workforce can be a bit overwhelming. With most jobs getting hundreds of applicants, it can be difficult to stand out from the crowd – especially when you’ve spent the majority of your life in school.
Read MoreThe internet has totally transformed the way we look for jobs. Gone are the days of walking into a business with your résumé and asking to speak to a manager.
Read MoreLearning how to effectively show off your experience and transferable skills through your résumé and cover letter can help you land jobs as an entry-level professional or career transitioner.
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