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Career Advancement: A Conversation with Paula Gorman of Lift Up Career

On the heels of her recent guest post on writing a value driven resume, I caught up with Paula Gorman to have a conversation around career advancement—the intersection of much of the work we do at Gild Collective and Lift Up Career.

Write a resume that proves you are THE candidate, not A candidate

I’ve been the applicant and the hiring manager many times, so I know firsthand what works and what doesn’t. Whether you are writing your first resume or your 100th and are not hearing back from recruiters or hiring managers and want to re-evaluate your resume, these best practices are for you!

Your resume should reflect you and there is not a rule that says it has to look any specific way, however after reviewing hundreds of resumes, ranging from entry level to C-Suite level folks, I do feel strongly about a few things…