Low-Balling and How to Avoid It

Low-Balling and How to Avoid It In 1978, Messieurs Cialdini, Capcioppo, Bassett and Miller performed a classic experiment. Their aim was to investigate the technique of low-balling the practice of making an initial offer  attractive enough to gain agreement and then changing the terms of the agreement  (usually a higher price) in the expectation that the buy-in will be strong enough to keep  the other party in the deal. In the experiment students were asked to take part in an experiment, to which a high  number agreed, and only afterwards were they informed that it would start at 7:00 am  (more painful for most students than any electric shock techniques!). Although they were  allowed to drop out, none did and 95% turned up at the agreed time (which must have  been a new experience for them!). When the control group were asked to attend a similar experiment but informed  immediately that it would mean an early start only 24% agreed to be involved (even  that figure surprises me must have had a high number of those pesky dutiful mature  students on the course). Now, I always thought low-balling was one of those sales techniques that had died out in  the 1980s like Adam Ants hair, Scarecrow Mrs King and acid-wash jeans but it seems  I was wrong. Just this month we lost a tender to a more competitive price offering the same level of  service only to be told at a later date (mid-way through the search project and too late to  turn back) that in fact with the add-on costs such as travel expenses (they werent local  to our client), hire of remote office space to conduct local interviews, assessment tools  and other sundry that the total price was in fact above what we had proposed as an  overall price. I have faith that such behaviour wont lead to repeat business or long-term relationships  and subsequently we will be able to work with this client again when the next opportunity  arrives. But it does gall me that this stuff goes on and quite frankly when I read another  discussion from recruiters bemoaning how our reputation is often besmirched then Ill  point out that sometimes, as an industry, we only have ourselves to blame. Have you noticed more low-balling going on? If so, what was your experience? Let us know in the comments below.

Whats in a Name - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Whats in a Name - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Many of our ancestors came to America with a dream, a promise, and a name that was hard to pronounce or sounded too “insert nationality/religion here”. Names were altered to ease the way into society and increase employment opportunities. Today, in a world of self-marketing and personal branding, name changes happen for all kinds of reasons, especially for those in the public eye. Personal name changing amongst those in the entertainment business has been happening for years. Just click on the site Famous Name Changes to see hundreds of names From John and Jennifer Aniston to Loretta Young. Where some, like Aniston (formerly Anastassakis), were changed for conformity reasons, Portia De Rossi chose to go more exotic. Changing her name from Amanda Rogers was her way of re-inventing herself at age 15 and give her an edge in her modeling career. It also doesn’t hurt that it flows off of the tongue easily or catches the eye on a press release. Branding by name is done best within the artist /musician community, where name changes showcase the brands the artists are creating for themselves. From Lady Gaga to Madonna, Marylin Manson and Jay-Z. The list truly goes on and on. It’s no coincidence that many of those who have created stage names and have made it big, also have larger than life stage personalities. Did the name change help them better to self-market themselves? Or has the talent, drive, showmanship always been there and therefore they would have been successful sans stage name. At the end of the day, does it matter? Clearly creating these monikers meant something to them and lead to creation of a brand and persona that helped propel their career. Within sports, nicknames are king. Some even changing to them legally Babe Ruth, Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Chad Ochocinco to name a few. My recent favorite comes from Ron Artest who changed his name legally to Metta World Peace in Sept of 2011. To hear announcers make statements of “a big night for World Peace” or “ World Peace with the rebound” brings a smile to my face every time. Has it brought about a focus toward world peace like he wanted? “Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world.” If his actions over the next year focus on making that a reality, then the name change has purpose. Yet, knowing that his cause of focus for the last year plus has been raising awareness of mental health issues begs the question, why didn’t he change his name to bring awareness to that? He has put so much time, money and energy there; it is unfortunate that his name change only served to divert attention away from something near and dear to him. I am a strong believer that you should never spend too much time/effort on a name. It’s your goals, objectives, vision, and strategies where time should be spent. Our current president didn’t change his name to be more marketable or to avoid the perceptions that come with having a Muslim name. Name changes and creations should happen if you want them to happen, not based on suggestions from others. You name should mean something to you and you alone, because when it does, your actions will follow suit. If changing your name increases your confidence, gives you a alter ego persona when you preform on the job, allows you to re-establish yourself or change perception, then do it. Remember though, a names is not a miracle maker; it’s what you do behind your name that counts. Author: Katie Marston is the CEO and founder of DYME Branding, a personal and lifestyle branding company focusing on professional athletes. Follow her on twitter at @ktmarston or learn more at dymebranding.com.

Open letter to the guy who refuses to be the sole breadwinner

Open letter to the guy who refuses to be the sole breadwinner I coach so many women who say they want career advice, but what they really want is permission to not work. These women can see that the jobs they always dreamed of having are not compatible with raising kids, ant that makes  the work world feel very disappointing. So we agree that they dont really want to work. And their husband makes enough money to support the family. And thenthis happens all the timethe guy says he doesnt want to be the only one earning money. So this is my letter to all those husbands: Dear Mr. Do you want kids? If you dont want kids, you should only date  women who are past child bearing age. A huge number of women  who are 23 say they might be okay not having kids, but 80% of women over 40 have kids. So realistically speaking, if you date a  woman  under age 35, assume shell decide she wants kids. Because she might not but the odds are she will. Do you want to stay home with the kids? I bet the answer is no.  So you probably think both parents  are going to have careers and both will take care of kids. But thats not how the world works. Kids are a full-time job, which means until the kids are school-age, someone needs to take care of them. A deluge of research says that    there should be  a  single caregiver  until the child is three. If you ignore that research and your wife works, you will pay for childcare the whole time your wife works. Which means if your wife works full time and makes $50K a year, shell make $35K after taxes, and a huge  percentage of that will go to childcare   to leave your child with someone who probably does not make a living wage. Lets say your wife takes  maternity leave and then goes back to work. Someone has to pick up the baby at childcare at 5pm every day. No being late. Whoever does that cannot have a high-paying job, because people dont get paid a lot to leave at 4:30 every day. If parents switch off pickup days, it means both parents have a job that is not high paying. Or the parents have a fight every day at 4pm because neither feels able to leave work. So one person has to leave work at 4:30pm every day. That will be your wife, of course, because she doesnt even want to be at work in the first place. This means your wifes salary will never be particularly large because she can never be fully committed to work. Of course you already knew she was not fully committed to work because when you married her you knew she was not passionate about  making a ton of money. She was interested in other things. You could have married someone who loved making money, but then shed be threatening to you, and shed make you stay home with the kids. And you wouldnt like that. Thats why you picked this particular woman for your wife. So you have a wife who doesnt want to work. She wants to take care of your kids. And you want her to take care of the kids AND work. Because you dont want all the responsibility of earning the money. But you are not going to split the responsibility of childcare in half, because then your career would be nothing, so your wife is taking the responsibility of taking care of kids. Which means all thats left for you is to take responsibility for earning the money. Look: you can divide everything in half and have two half-time parents working half-speed at their jobs. Or you can have each parent specializing and the kids get a full-time parent and the family has a full-time breadwinner. Obviously the family works better with parents who take full responsibility for their half of the deal. Research abounds to show that marriages stay together better with a stay-at-home parent. And increasingly  educated couples are keeping one parent at home. And most women aspire to stay home. Want to look at what part-time work looks like for a mother? Look at all the law-firms that tried it: the women worked full-time and got paid for part-time. Because good part-time jobs do not really exist. You cannot leave work at 3pm when school gets out because theres always going to be a twenty-five year old who will do the job full-time. Want to know what two parents working looks like? Google latchkey kid. And you know where you got the idea that splitting things 50/50 is a good idea?  From people who didnt  split everything 50/50. Why? Because its impossible. There are two jobs for adults in a family. Kids or money.  Grow up and take one of those jobs. Because while yes, it is a lot of pressure to be an adult and earn the money, its a lot harder to be a kid who doesnt have a parent around when they need one.

Candidates Today Still Running The Gauntlet To Get Hired - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Candidates Today Still ‘Running The Gauntlet’ To Get Hired - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career In addition to what I learn and experience each and every business day about the current job market through my own executive recruiting firm, as a professional “headhunter,” I also keep my eyes wide open and my ears to the ground to keep abreast of current hiring trends and experiences in the broader market. While some things definitely are improving across the broader job market, many candidates today still are having to “run the gauntlet,” by being subjected to such things as an unusually high number of job interviewsâ€"even for entry level positionsâ€"and unnecessarily long wait times before any hiring decision is made. Running the gauntlet An article I spotted recently on a major online news site serves to illustrate my point. A woman in Alabama began interviewing last fall with a small business in Birmingham for a human resources manager position. She said that she had certainly expected to have at least two or three interviews before being seriously considered for the position. In fact, she ended up going through TEN interviewsâ€"and still ended up not getting the position! To put it mildly, this woman said she was both surprised and thoroughly disappointed by the experience. “I really believe they (the hiring company) could haveâ€"should haveâ€"made a decision earlier in the process,” she is quoted as saying in the article. I wish I could say that this woman’s job hunting experience is very unique in today’s job market, but honestly, it isn’t, although ten interviews is bordering on the ridiculous, even by today’s standards. Just four or five years ago (and depending upon the position being sought) the typical candidate could expect to have to go through, say, two to three interviews before being considered a “finalist” for an open position. Today, of course, that is no longer true, and, in many cases, the interview/final decision process can indeed be, or at least seem to be, all but endless. Why job candidates have to run the gauntlet The obvious question at this point would be, Why? Why are job candidates today being made to literally “run the gauntlet,” in order to be considered for a position, virtually any position? Actually, there are TWO primary reasons. First, even though the overall jobless rate is coming down somewhat, unemployment remains quite high by traditional standards and virtually any available position canâ€"and often doesâ€"receive hundreds, if not thousands, of applications. As a result, some hiring managers and/or human resources professionals feel that they can certainly take all the time they need (or want) to make a hiring decision. They feel that they remain very much “in the driver’s seat,” and for the most part, unfortunately, they are correct. That means they will make hiring decisions when they are ready and not one second sooner, regardless of how dehumanizing and demeaning the process may be perceived by candidates. Second, many hiring managers and/or human resources professionals today simply aren’t up to the sometimes complex tasks involved in the hiring process, e.g., finely honed interviewing skills, the ability to thoroughly understand and appreciate the genuine hiring needs of the companies they represent, etc. And there actually is a legitimate reason for this situation. During the Great Recession, with overall hiring down considerably, human resources professionals themselves, as well as some highly compensated hiring managers, oftentimes faced the axeâ€"and many of them got it! Some of the “survivors” therefore remain extremely cautious and quite hesitant to make a hiring mistake that could end up costing them their jobs, or they simply no longer feel it is safe to trust their own judgment. Plus, because of across-the-board budget cuts at many companies in recent years, significant numbers of hiring managers and human resources professionals have received little or no real training on how to hire, how to effectively interview candidates, etc., The end result: Better to make no hiring decisionâ€"or at least to make no hasty hiring decisionsâ€"than to make a bad hiring decision and end up being tossed out the door themselves. Both candidates and hiring companies adversely affected Ironically, where this issue is concerned, the knife tends to cut both ways: Not only against job candidates, but also, against companies which, because of increased/increasing business demands, desperately need to hire top-notch candidatesâ€"now!â€"in order to stay competitive. Let me elaborate. Some hiring companies, with genuine, immediate hiring needs are letting top-notch candidates, many of whom have multiple job offers already on the table, simply walk out the door because they (the hiring companies) are either unwilling or unable to make a quickâ€"or even relatively quick!â€"hiring decision! Real story. I recently had two candidates, both of whom were very-highly-sought-after, very-well- qualified candidates who had branded themselves as the crème dela crème of today’s job candidates. My client company had interviewed both candidates a number of times (not ten times, though!) and was very impressed with both of them. An offer seemed imminent. Then, one week passed after the candidates’ “final” interviews, and soon we were well into the second week. Still no word from my client companyâ€"despite my having sent numerous emails and left numerous voice mail messages. Finally, I was able to reach the HR professional who was trying to fill the positions on the telephone and I advised her that, if a hiring decision wasn’t made soon, the company risked losing these top-notch candidates to competitors (both candidates had pending offers from other companies at the time). This is the response I got from the HR representative: “Well, if your candidates can’t wait for us to make a hiring decision, and if they have other offers, tell them to go ahead and take one of those other positions. We’re not going to be rushed into making any hiring decision.” Shortsighted? Self-defeating on the part of the hiring company? Without question. Both candidates, by the way, opted to go with competitors of the hiring companies, and my client company’s competitors were able to add two exceptionally skilled, highly qualified and very talented employees to their payrollsâ€"all because my client company was not going to be “rushed” into making a hiring decision! (Up to that point the entire process had occupied about two months of my time, as well as the time of the candidates I presented.) No apparent end in sight for job candidates As a professional “headhunter” do I get frustrated and discouraged whenever I have to deal with arrogant and/or fearful hiring managers and/or human resources professionals? Of course I do! No one, including me, likes to spend considerable time, effort and energy on any project only to come up empty-handed in the end. (Fortunately, the overwhelming majority of hiring managers and human resources professionals I have worked with over the years do not fall into this category!)  That being said, however, I am fully aware that my frustration and discouragement pales considerably in comparison to that felt by some of today’s job candidates who are subjected to the “running the gauntlet” syndrome to find a new job. I wish I could tell you that things are going to get much better for job candidates in the near future, that we will soon return to “the good old days,” when hiring decisions were made in a more timely fashion. Sadly, I don’t see that as being the case at all. Until the number of available positions outweigh the number of available, qualified candidates to fill them, I am afraid not much is going to change in this regard. None of this means, however, that today’s job seekers should get ready to “surrender the flag”! Those candidates who continue to do those things that will indelibly brand them as being among “the best of the best” will still prosper, even in today’s brutal job market. (Consider, for example, the two candidates I mentioned above. Neither candidate was a loser in the “games” my client played during the hiring process. Rather, it was the company that ended up losing!) Make sure you areâ€"or become!â€"this type of high-quality, much-sought-after candidate and you, too, can expect to prosper, even in a job market as chaotic and unparalleled as today’s. Author: Skip Freeman is the author of “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever! and is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The HTW Group (Hire to Win), an Atlanta, GA, Metropolitan Area Executive Search Firm. Specializing in the placement of sales, engineering, manufacturing and RD professionals, he has developed powerful techniques that help companies hire the best and help the best get hired.

10 Skills You Learn as a Personal Assistant CareerMetis.com

10 Skills You Learn as a Personal Assistant A personal assistant has a reputation as a thankless and even ridiculed position. The gofer, dogsbody, drudge, delegate, and all-around minion of someone with more important things to do than handle the more menial aspects of their life.Personal assistants are the all-around, all-purpose all-stars of the professional world, and they won’t be bothered by petty nicknames or dismissive judgments. They’ve got more important things to worry about. In fact, becoming a great personal assistantteaches you all kinds of valuable career lessons.evalWhether you are working as a legal personal assistant, virtual assistant, or working for a corporation, you will gain skills that you can take to your next career. Below, I have outlined ten abilities you will walk away with after working as a personal assistant. 1) It Doesn’t Matter What Strangers Think Through Self AwarenessevalUnless you’re tremendously lucky or privileged, the first thing you have to do to achieve success is turn off that part of your brain that imagines other people’s judgments. Outward attitudes are nothing more than a distraction. As a personal assistant, you can’t let shallow pride get in the way of doing your job.This doesn’t mean you demean yourself. In fact, you do just the opposite. When you stop paying attention to every little judgment being passed you can become more self-aware. When you are living in a state of awareness, you know when to take criticism into consideration, and when to drop it.Tasha Eurich, principal of The Eurich Group says, “Research suggests that when we see ourselves clearly, we are more confident and more creative. We make sounder decisions, build stronger relationships, and communicate more effectively.”Being a personal assistant means acknowledging the strength in actual achievement rather than mere appearance. And this is a job that teaches you to achieve many, many things, as the rest of the items on this list prove.2) Nothing Is Beneath YouYou may have a post-graduate degree and perfect elocution, but you still have to work for a living.In fact, sometimes people who do the best in school crash the hardest in the real world. Most students don’t graduate and go straight into telling other people what to do. Success has nothing to do with staying out of the trenches. The sooner you learn that you may have to do tasks such as filing paperwork and fetching coffee to get to where you want to be, the better.evalRunning errands, answering phones and keeping schedules are all par for the course. Accept it, and take pride in doing your work well. No matter how pointless or silly you think that work may be. As your career progresses, you will earn unending adoration and inspire everyone around you with your ability to roll up your sleeves and get the job done.3) Event Planning Is EverythingThis may seem like a ridiculous notion, but event planning remains a major part of today’s business world. No matter what the size or industry, event planningis a critical component of success. People without event-planning experience overlook the complexities and volume of responsibilities involved until it’s too late. They find themselves in a ballroom full of hungry, uncomfortable guests.As a personal assistant, you may be asked to oversee events of various sizes. This can include hiring caterers and event space, seating, stage and sound setup, the order of ceremonies, centerpieces and décor, and invitations. This is obviously not a complete list as there are hundreds of other details that you’ll only truly understand once you’ve done them. And once you’ve done them, event management becomes an invaluable part of your resume.4) You CanHandle It…and ThemEvery job has its daunting aspects, but being a personal assistant means never knowing what, or who, you’ll have to deal with on any given day. Everyone you encounter in a professional context may be rude, dismissive or downright bullying. It sounds scary, and righ tly so. After you muddle through a few awkward interactions, you learn your lessons, and you realize that these difficulties can’t harm you.evalIn fact, they’re making you a better professional and a better person. Before you know it, handling unfamiliar tasks and rude people starts to become a habit. Now, in the face of rudeness, you shine through like one of those graceful humans who don’t blink under pressure. That self-assuredness means petty people can’t get in your way. Being able to brush off rudeness is a quality that will serve you well for the rest of your life.eval5) DiscretionYou always thinkyou’re discrete until you’re trusted with incredibly personal access to someone’s life. And the people who know you have that access will offer all kinds of rewards if you’ll share a bit of your insight. Gossiping about your job may gain you a little status in the short-term, but you can’t get away with it forever.You’ll soon lose your professional standing and ev en the people who encourage you to gossip understand that it’s not professional behavior. When you learn to resist gossip and value discretion above drama, you’ll be recognized for your character as well as your skills. Character is the quality of knowing what to do when you’re entrusted with something of value. Discretion is the quality of a next-level professional.6) Equal Parts Organization, Multitasking, and Crisis ControlVarious professional guides emphasize particular qualities as being essential. Some will say you must be rigidly organized, while others tell you to juggle various responsibilities at once. You might also hear that you must expect the unexpected. The truth is, you must be able to do all of these things.Working on behalf of someone else’s schedule and responsibilities teaches you that balance. You will approach the day with a plan, you will address several things at once, and you will learn to thrive in the chaos. Rather than picking one skill to pursue, you’ll have all of these tools in your toolbox. You won’t have to try to bend every situation into a singular skill set.You’ll find that the qualities you develop and theskillsyou learn as an assistanthelp you at each stage of your career.7) Being “Right” Isn’t That ImportantIt’s natural to want to be right, but it’s also a petty impulse that almost always gets in the way of greater goals. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but when you work as a personal assistant, you don’t have the luxury of indulging your petty instincts. The good news is, your instincts change.When in conflict with a superior, you’ll first learn to step back and keep your mouth shut. From there you’ll learn to see the bigger picture, and your urge to argue will dissolve. At last, you’ll be able to approach every situation with calmness instead of competition. You can use this as a tool for a creative and satisfying resolution rather than becoming trapped in minuscule issues.8) Budgeti ng When you’re out shopping for your employer as a personal assistant, you’ll gain firsthand experience of the cost of everyday items. You’ll be able to look at $100 and know exactly how far it can go. Likewise, you’ll soon understand what can be accomplished in an hour and what can realistically be done in a day. Budgeting is the skill of knowing what you have and how far it can go. When you know how to budget, you won’t overspend and you won’t overpromise.9) How to Self-Motivate As a reward for your own abilities, you’re given a firsthand look at the other behaviors of successful professionals. You’ll learn by doing, and you’ll also learn by seeing and emulating the skills of others. You’ll be immersed in the highest standards of the professional world. When you set these standards for yourself, you’ll automatically seek them out in others, too.Becoming a Personal Assistant Can Launch Your CareerYou have to start somewhere, but don’t believe that becoming a personal assistant is the same as starting at the bottom. In fact, a personal assistant position is a fast-track, comprehensive business education like no other. Becoming a personal assistant allows you to learn by doing, and to get paid while you’re doing it!When you’re skilled and discrete enough to earn the trust of your employer, being a personal assistant is like playing business mogul with somebody else’s capital. You have access to every detail of a successful life. Take those lessons and invest them further.

Whos Hiring for Entry Level Jobs College Grads Vol 3 - CareerAlley

Whos Hiring for Entry Level Jobs College Grads Vol 3 - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind dont matter and those who matter dont mind. Dr. Seuss Many of us grew up on Dr. Seuss (and if you didnt, my condolences), and as wacky as those stories were, each and every one had a point to make. So for recent grads, time to leave Dr. Seuss behind as you head over the waterfall into the real world. It is a wild ride and with any luck (and lots of hard work), it should become the working world for you. So what can you do differently? For one, you need to have a good research plan (what, where and who). Another point is that you should not forget that it is never too late to take on an internship or volunteer work. This will help you get some relevant experience (internship) or show that you are keeping engaged and active (volunteering). The longer you are job hunting the more likely it is that you will get questions like so what have you been doing?. Looking for a job is not the recommended answer. Now back to reality and finding that job. So first some advice and then some resource links. Career Advice: Advice for a Recent Graduate Looking for a Job Some pretty neat stuff in this article posted on myliferoi.com. The economy, wrong degree, getting the right job plus loads of other tips, this article is definitely worth a read. How College Graduates Can Land a Job in a Down Market This article, from nocopages.com, provides some great advice get organized, be persistent, network and more. It covers the basics of what you should be doing to find that job. Gradspot Careers This career page, which is part of Gradspot.com, provides a broad range of resources for recent college grads. The main section of the career page includes excellent articles (such as Surviving the 2009 Recession and 5 Common Resume Mistakes) plus many more, as well as links to Finding the Perfect Job and Preparing for the Job Hunt. This is a great resource for both your job search. Check out the rest of their site as well. Preparing new grads for uncertain job market This article, presented on ColoradoDaily.com, covers what the job market is like for this years college grads. The good news is that (according to the article) based on a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, employers are expecting to hire the same number of college grads as in prior years. The article is certainly worth a read Job Search Resources: THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online This sites tag line is The Career Site For Students of Color. The left hand side of the page has sponsors and employers, while the middle of the page lists career related articles and resources. Tabs at the top of the page include Job Tools and Career Center. Clicking on Job Tools takes you to Job Search, My Resume (resume management) and My Account (for registering). The site has a wealth of information and resources. Graduating Engineer This site, which is for both graduating engineers, provides a broad range of career related resources. The tabs at top cover Articles Advice, Search Jobs, Research Companies plus much more. The left hand side of the main page has a job search tool and clicking the Search Jobs link takes you to a listing of jobs which can be further refined by using criteria (at the top of the page). Chevron Chevrons Student and Recent Grad Site provides background on the company, a listing of upcoming campus recruiting events, a list of internship programs and a special page for MBA students. You can click on Types of Jobs which lists all of the job types at Chevron RecentGraduate This website is geared to recent grads and students. You can search jobs, post your resume, build a portfolio (cover letter, personal references, etc.), browse books related to job search and link to job resources (like Resume Rabbit). The site also provides a way for potential employers to link/review anyone who has posted their resume on the site. Indeed.com While Ive covered Indeed.com in a previous post (Job Searching Top Job Sites), I did not discuss leveraging Indeeds search engine to narrow the search to recent grads. Clicking the link at the start of this paragraph (or click here) will take you to a pre-defined search for recent grads. Similarly, you can narrow the search to Entry Level Jobs. You can further focus your search by entering criteria in the Where box at top or by using any of the items listed down the left-hand side of the page. Good luck in your search.

Writing a Resume For a Stay at Home Mom

Writing a Resume For a Stay at Home MomFinding the right words when writing a resume for a stay at home mom is very important. If you are able to do this, it will be easier for you to find a job in your field. Your words have to be accurate and within the guidelines set forth by employers. Here are some tips on how to write a resume for a stay at home mom.Your resume should highlight all of the areas you've done well. You should use a section for what you love to do and then list down all of the jobs you've held in each one. The reason for this is to show that you are detail oriented and that you have a diverse career that has helped you to develop many skills.It will also help your resume if you have an idea of how the employer will read it. You should make sure that the description of yourself in the resume matches up with the qualifications listed on the job posting. You should also make sure that your information is accurate and is related to the position you are applying for.An employer wants to know about the skills that they are going to need to learn when the position becomes available. You should also let them know that you can also teach other people. This helps them see that you are someone who is dedicated to helping others and someone who want to make a difference in their lives.The resume will help you to become more marketable and to help the employer to remember who you are. You should list out all of the hobbies you have and then explain why these are important to you. For example, if you enjoy writing, then mention that in your resume.When finding the best job openings, you should be able to find the one that you are most suited for. You should find something that you have passion for so that you are not wasting your time trying to fill out a job that you don't really want. It is also important to get a feel for the type of work that is available. See what type of experience or training is required for the position you are interested in.All of the information in your resume should be based on the proper facts and figures. You should not fill your resume with a bunch of filler words because the employer does not care what those words mean. You should instead use information that will show your true abilities.