You know you need a résumé in order to get a job. But have you taken the time to step back from the résumé-writing process to ask yourself what a résumé is and isn’t? Fundamentally, it is important to recognize that your résumé is your marketing document. Its purpose is to garner enough interest in you to get an employer to think: “This person may well have the capacity to do the work associated with the job that needs to be filled.” And once an employer has reviewed your résumé and initiated contact with you for a phone or in-person interview, it has successfully fulfilled its purpose. To help you evaluate your résumé in terms of today’s best practices, bear in mind all the things that a résumé is not. Read more.
Katy Davis
Katy is responsible for supporting LibGig's recruiting department and recruiting for library and information management positions in the legal, federal, media, corporate, and academic sectors.
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