Mary Elizabeth Bradford
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Author, speaker, Certified International Master Director and Nationally Certified Resume Writer, Mary Elizabeth Bradford is a career-services industry expert and is known as “The Career Artisan.” She has 13 years’ experience providing expert job search coaching and resume/cover letter writing for the mid to senior-level job seeker. Her resume/job-search coaching “packages” have helped professionals all over the world secure more interviews, get bigger offers and land the jobs they really wanted. Mary Elizabeth is the author of two guidebooks: "Secrets of the Unadvertised Job Market…Revealed!” and “Phone Networking Secrets Revealed.” She is the publisher of the bimonthly ezine, The Career Insider. Her guidebooks have been lauded by both clients and colleagues as “powerful,” “comprehensive” and “highly effective.” She has designed resumes for more than 450 professionals worldwide and completed more than 4700 hours of “virtual” coaching. Mary Elizabeth is a member of the highly esteemed Career Directors International and serves on their Innovation Committee. She also obtained her Certification as an Advanced Resume Writer and Master Career Director through CDI. She has been published in multiple Law and Business Journals throughout the US.
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Most professionals that work for someone else believe they have little control over these matters. However, once you begin to understand that YOU are truly much more in control of your current circumstances than perhaps you once thought, you will start a positive chain reaction that can not only help, but also open doors to more work satisfaction, more potential to succeed and more money.
Not only do you stand to loose your negotiating power by prematurely mentioning money, but the dollar figure you mention will now serve as an immovable backdrop against the successful communication of your strengths and attributes.
No matter what you "say," the secret is to be positive, bold and forward-thinking. Your interviewers will focus on whatever you shine the spot light on, so keep your attention on them, their challenges and how you can help.
Making sure your resume is a powerful marketing document is a wise investment in your career. It can set you apart from your competition, maximize the amount of interviews you land and ultimately play into how much a company offers you.
This is the person who is going to help market you, draw out your greatest strengths, guide you toward your ideal industry and position and possibly much more. You are putting a large part of your career success in their hands. You should like them and trust them. You need to have a good connection with this individual so they can help you.
So if your job search is in a slump then now is the perfect time to get back on track through refocusing yourself, doing a quick check of your goals, reconnecting with your network and temporarily shifting your expectations of yourself while increasing your R&R.
Are you wondering if your resume best positions you to land the job of your dreams in a parallel market, new industry or higher level position? One area you want to make sure to check is your key-words.
Tounge-tied when it comes to ansering this interview question? Here is a simple way to break down what to say each time you are asked to share a little about yourself.
Most professionals would love to land their dream job but when it comes to writing a resume that would qualify them to make the jump; they end up stuck with what to say and how to say it. Not knowing how to create an interest-generating opening statement is a common problem and can quickly lead to job seeker discouragement before the job search even begins!
