Don Burrows
Owner of OneInAMillionResumes.com and Author of PlanWhile You Still Can

Acorn Consulting Inc

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QUESTION: If your current resume follows the typical reverse-chronological format, simply listing your job duties and responsibilities, and looks just like everyone else's resume, what would make the recruiter decide to select YOUR resume from a seven-inch pile on their desk?

ANSWER: Nothing.

And it's a sure bet your job search will be long, frustrating and discouraging.

SOLUTION: Stand out with an accomplishments-based resume that showcases the problems you have faced and fixed!

Think of it like this: reverse-chronological resumes are like spaghetti on a plate. They all follow the same format, look pretty much alike and all blend together...[more]

QUESTION: If your current resume follows the typical reverse-chronological format, simply listing your job duties and responsibilities, and looks just like everyone else's resume, what would make the recruiter decide to select YOUR resume from a seven-inch pile on their desk?

ANSWER: Nothing.

And it's a sure bet your job search will be long, frustrating and discouraging.

SOLUTION: Stand out with an accomplishments-based resume that showcases the problems you have faced and fixed!

Think of it like this: reverse-chronological resumes are like spaghetti on a plate. They all follow the same format, look pretty much alike and all blend together in that nine-inch pile on the recruiter's desk.

An accomplishments-based resume stands out like a meatball on spaghetti.

To win in this job market, you need to be the meatball, not the spaghetti.

Shall we start cooking up something good?

Don Burrows / 425.231.0085 [less]

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  Don has created the most comprehensive checklist to help anyone plan for the inevitable aging process we all face. I...[more]

  Don has created the most comprehensive checklist to help anyone plan for the inevitable aging process we all face. I highly recommend you buy his book for yourself and loved ones. Prepare now to save heartache in the future.    [less]