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Chris Nadherny
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The Proactive Executive
Business & Investing
Author Insight
Continuous Resume Building
The most effective resumes are not a collection of disjointed roles and experiences. The best resumes reflect a considered series of moves and experiences that are building towards a grander design. There should be consistent threads woven throughout the story of your professional development. You may not have an exact understanding of your final desired destination. However, you do likely have an idea “directionally” that is reinforced by how your strengths, interests and learned skills intersect. When looking at new opportunities it is important consider whether they are directionally consistent and whether they expand and build on the story you want to tell. Disjointed and unfocused resumes are often the result of professionals who “let” their careers happen to them, as opposed to taking control of the story they want to tell. Proactively consider the story you want to build and tell and then plan how you will gain the proof points required to be credible. Doing this throughout your career will pay dividends.
Book Excerpt
The Proactive Executive
During the course of my many years in executive search, I screened upwards of 100,000 resumes. I have seen pretty much every form of resume on the planet. Many of these resumes I’ve reviewed were “OK” but not as compelling as they could have been. There is a significant difference and impact between a good resume and a great one.
Your resume is the embodiment of who you are as a professional. It is both the story of your professional development and a marketing document. It should be attractively formatted, organized, easy to read, honest, articulate and compelling. The best resumes provide succinct contextual understanding of where you have worked and what you have done. For example, if a company or role on your resume is not well recognized, it should be accompanied with a brief description. Throughout your career, you should remain attentive to your end goals and the big picture as you build and shape your resume. In other words, your career decisions and experiences should be m
oving you closer to your career objectives and positioning you attractively in the market.
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