Tag Archives: Resume
Leave these Words OFF Your Resume
If you’ve applied for a job recently, you’ve probably looked over that 8½ x 11” summary of your career more times than you can count—and tweaked it just as often—in pursuit of the perfect resume.
But before you add another bullet point, consider this: It’s not always about what you add in—the best changes you can [...]
Posted in Career Coaching, Job Search Tips
Also tagged equine careers, equine employment, Job hunting, resume tips
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Curriculum Vitae Vs. Résumé ????
Have you ever been asked for a curriculum vitae or CV when applying for a job? Did you wonder what the employer was talking about?
For Canadians, curriculum vitae can mean one of two things: 1. It is a document similar to a résumé but much more comprehensive and used primarily in academic settings; 2. It [...]
Posted in Career Coaching, Interviewing, Resumes
Also tagged equine employment, Job hunting, Job Search, Job Seeker Tips
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5 Things to Look for in a Horse Industry Resume
A resume is the most common written tool in use by applicants in the horse industry job market. If you employ people in the horse industry, you probably receive lots of them, even when you don’t have jobs available. Everyone who writes a resume does it a little differently. Sometimes [...]
The Proper Function of a Horse Industry Resume
Conventional wisdom says; “When you need a horse job, send your resume to as many equine employers as possible and hope for the best.” A resume is an important job market tool, but many job seekers depend on it far too much. Think of your resume as like a [...]
Posted in Job Search Tips, Resumes, Uncategorized
Also tagged Equine CV, equine resume, horse job
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Sending Your Resume by Email to an Equine Employer
We receive and process lots of resumes at Equimax. The majority of them are created from a word processing program like Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works, Open Office, or Word Perfect, and sent to us in the equivalent format. Here are some reasons this is a bad idea:
1. Word [...]
Posted in Job Search Tips, Resumes, Uncategorized
Also tagged PDF resume, resume format, word processor
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What to Look For in an Equine Resume – Reading Between the Lines
A resume is the most common written tool in use by applicants in the horse job market. You probably receive lots of them, even when you don’t have jobs available. Everyone who writes a resume does it a little differently. Sometimes it is difficult to compare applicants when resumes [...]
Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Horse Experience?
When writing a resume or looking for a horse job it is natural for horse people to want to look as good as possible. It is also common for job hunters to assume that the more experience they have the more impressive they will be to employers. However, it is possible to “blow [...]
Posted in About Horse Jobs, Job Search Tips, Resumes, Uncategorized
Also tagged equine employment, horse job
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Horse Industry Resume Pitfalls – Some Common Mistakes
A lot of horse industry resumes come across our desk here at Equimax. Most all of them suffer from a poor understanding of how to write an effective resume. Even career counselors at colleges and universities are commonly misinformed about how to write an effective horse industry resume. [...]
Posted in Job Search Tips, Resumes, Uncategorized
Also tagged equine employment, horse job, resume mistakes
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10 Words that Don’t Belong in a Resume or Job Ad!
Here are some words and phrases that should never be used when advertising a job or writing a resume. Can you figure out why?
Self-Motivated
Hard Working
Dedicated
Organized
Reliable
Dependable
Good with People
Expert
Detail-Oriented
Responsible
These words and others like them describe “subjective qualities.” They represent qualities that are definitely desirable in an employment relationship. However, advertising for these qualities [...]
Posted in Career Coaching, Help Wanted Ad, Resumes, Uncategorized
Also tagged equine career, horse jobs, Job Search, mistakes, subjective words
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