Blog Post: Today Kicks Off...Update Your Resume Month!

I will be sharing valuable information with you all month long. 

Today's Tip: Keep a Resume Journal

A resume journal you say?! Yes...

A resume journal is your career journal.  Keep track of all the accomplishments you have achieved at your job(s).  Keep track of clients, key clients. Keep track of valuable, measured results.  For example, if you are in sales...how much did you sell?  Did you meet or exceed your goals?  Are you in management? How many people did you manage? Were you recognized for being the top manager? How about customer service?  Any job you have or have had, you should keep track.  Anything that is new, update your journal.  Continuing education, professional development, new skills, etc.

I have a resume journal too, where I keep track of the clients I meet with, projects I am working on, boards I am appointed to, awards or nomiations that I receive,  new certifications, organizations or corporations that I work with, speaking engagements, and more.

The point is, get in the habit of writing down what you have done and keep track of it.

Let me share with you a story about a client today...a perfect example of what I mean by having a resume journal.

One of the clients I met with today, is very successful and had lots of information to share with me about her career history.  What I did not expect was a file about three inches thick with letters, documents, articles, etc. and she said, "Here you go!"

WOW! Even though I am happy to read all the information, if she had a resume journal, it would be easier to read than going through all those documents and choosing what is information is valuable.

So, get out that journal and start writing!

Violet Nikolici Lowrey

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