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10 “Cool” – but not so cool resumes

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Mediocre career advice meets mediocre graphic design and is making its way into mainstream resume preparation. Recently commentary on an article “10 Cool Resumes Made by Professional Graphic Designers” replete with samples showed up in one of the on-line Career Management discussions. In my opinion, these are perfect examples of irrelevant resumes. People who hire […]

Graphs on Resumes – Mostly Bad

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One of the current trends on resumes of top executives are graphs – graphs that show the increase in share price, increase in revenue, company growth rate, reduction of costs, and related metrics of performance. Most recently I have seen such a graph placed as part of the description for each of the last few […]

Resumes Are Not Dead

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The death of resumes continues to be endlessly and tirelessly debated. It is a topic that pops up periodically in the career press and online conversations and ebbs and flows like the tide. The problem is that the premise is wrong. All of the conversations are about the document we call a resume, which hasn’t […]

When I wake up depressed about

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When I wake up depressed about having to make a transition at 53 years old, I read my new resume and get re-energized. Big 4 Consulting Partner

My bio continues to be useful.

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My bio continues to be useful. Your work is excellent.

My bio and resume have been put to use very

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My bio and resume have been put to use very well. I approach opportunities with confidence thanks to my well prepared documents.

Thank you so much. My niece is very happy with

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Thank you so much. My niece is very happy with your work, and I appreciate how quickly you finished the resume. She sent it to me and it looks great.

I want to let you know that I was recently

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I want to let you know that I was recently promoted to vice president and received a huge raise, bonus, and stock. I couldn’t be happier. Thanks for all of your help. VP Software Solutions

You'd think someone in my position, knowing

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You’d think someone in my position, knowing what I do about marketing, could do this for myself. Now it seems so clear, but I couldn’t do it without your help. Fortune 500 Marketing Director

I am getting GREAT feedback.

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I am getting GREAT feedback. One person said that the opening [of my resume and bio] was so that he would have known it was me without seeing my name!

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Your Resume’s ROI

The CEO of an online job search community was asked if job seekers should have their resumes professionally written. He said "The answer is a resounding YES!"

The average compensation of our members is $180,000 with an average tenure of 5 years. That makes the value of the next job $900,000. If you were marketing a product worth nearly $1 million in revenue, would you write the advertising copy yourself? Not likely. So why would you write your resume without professional assistance?"

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Praise for Yellow Brick Path

“I hadn't even considered updating my resume or getting ready for a job search effort in more than 20 years, so obviously I had both some trepidation and skepticism about this process. Not being in a state of immediate need made this investment a difficult decision initially. It shouldn't have been. In fact, I should have done it sooner. My experience with you has resoundingly addressed my initial concerns. I am proud of the resume and bio we created together, and I also feel much more comfortable about where I am today and the prospects for an active search effort, when and if that time comes. I am more relaxed and confident as a result - and that benefits both myself and my current employer.” CEO, Medical Device Company

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The Evolution of Generative AI, Ethna Mollick from One Useful Thing, November 20, 2023

As summed up in the title, “Not much is changing, a lot is changing: Generative AI, OpenAI, Microsoft, and the OpenOffspring.” This is a top-notch evolutionary history (and future vision of the space, which is really worth reading.

How Not to Fire a CEO: Sam Altman, November 2023

When OpenAI’s Board suddenly fired its CEO Sam Altman in November 2023, it sparked a lot of discussion in the places that track AI as well as in the places that track Board activity. One of the most interesting and useful is this graphic, “How Not To Fire a CEO: Open AI Boards’ missteps in […]