September is a Great Time to Update Your Resume

Here are 3 reasons why September is a good time to update your resume!

1. Its nearly time for your annual performance review and you want to position yourself or a raise.
2. One of your contacts approaches you with a great job opportunity and needs your resume, now!
3. You learn that your job is in the re-organization, or you are on the RIF list.

What you should include:

1. Your accomplishments since your last update: Did you initiate or work on a special project  (both work or volunteer)? Be specific and quantify your results as much as possible. Did you surpass goals? Save time and/or money? Go above and beyond? Who benefited from your efforts?
2. Awards or recognition you’ve received. Recall both the verbal and e-mail props.
3.  Gain new skills? List training, conferences you attended or certifications you earned.
4. Have your career goals shifted?  If your focus changed since your last update, go through your entire resume to be sure everything is strategic and relevant.
5. Is your contact information up-to-date? Be sure you have a professional email address (not your employee email) and a mobile phone number that only you answer. Check that outgoing message. Is it something you’d want a prospective boss to hear?

Keep you resume or CV up-to-date to be ready for your next turn in your career!

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