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Don’t give up on your Job Search

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Don’t give up on your Job Search    Is your job hunting weighing you down? Don’t give up! Let me share my personal experience to encourage you. I have been there, it was exhausting! Are you feeling like:  You have been sending resumes after resumes and still no call back? Do you feel sad when you see people go to work and come back home? Are you tired? Do you feel like giving up? Do you feel unseen and worthless? I understand you perfectly well but don’t give up.  All you need is a yes! Just one yes and that yes is coming. But it won’t come when you give up.   My Story I have been on the job market before and I can tell you that it was not easy. I was applying and applying and applying with no response. And when there was a response, it was rejections and rejections upon rejections. During that period, looking for a job was a full time job for me. There were many times I felt like giving up but I knew giving up meant not finding a job. Don't give up!   What...

10 Resume Tips and Hacks

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  10 Resume Tips and Hacks     If you are on the job market looking for some tips and tricks to tighten your resume. I have put together 10 hacks for you. I wish you all the best in your job search. You will celebrate soon.   1.       First things first, update your resume. Include your latest work project and experiences.  2.       Now, update your online resume: LinkedIn, Indeed, etc . Let this match the resume you will be sending in.  3.       Ensure your resume is readable.  4.       Let someone else review and proofread your resume. They might catch the errors that you missed. 5.       Limit it to two pages. It’s not a CV, it’s a resume.  6.       Do not put your picture on your resume unless its industry required. I say this because of the biases and the subjective nature of recruitment. 7. ...