Deb McClanahan

"Tips from the Recruiter"

Deb McClanahan, Principal of BroadBand HR Consulting, helps companies with Executive Search and HR Consulting. She has also developed a practice in Expert Testimony helping clients with challenging immigration and employment matters. Attorneys across the country rave about her success rate on these cases. For Executive Search, Deb services high tech, biotech and medical device companies as well as other businesses by finding and attracting extremely qualified people. Whether it is VP, Director, or individual contributor level, Deb specializes in hard to find talent.

Prior to starting BroadBand HR Consulting, Deb worked in-house at software and hardware companies in the Valley. Her experience also includes years in Manufacturing management and numerous HR roles at General Motors. She has also mentored in various incubator groups and supported non-profit career development and other organizations. Her degree from Georgia Tech has prepared her well to contribute in a variety of ways to both technical and business process challenges well beyond the traditional borders of HR. Deb currently serves as Secretary and Communications Director for the Women in Consulting Organization, having been active in the group for many years.

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Resume Musts
June 17, 2011 by Deb McClanahan
Attention must be paid to your resume. There are some things we Head Hunters hate to see.
 
This is a pretty good place to start:
 
http://www.careerrocketeer.com/2010/09/is-your-resume-plagued-with-overused.html
 
Have someone else read it for content - does it make sense, does it say what you did?
 
Have a 3rd person read it for typos and grammar - there is nothing that turns me off more than reading a resume and finding typos. I may not even finish reading it if it has typos in it. That says to me that you are sloppy and do not pay attention to important details.
 
Think about the reader as you are writing:
  • What are they looking for in a person
  • What skills are critical
  • Does your resume really reflect who you are
  • Does it show your personality and what kind of culture you work best in
  • What would the reader be searching for in terms of experience
  • Have you hidden important facts under unimportant verbiage
Many experienced people still manage to "bury the lead" as they say in the news business - The lead is the lead, and should come first.
 
Just a few thoughts from the Head Hunter. Watch this space for more...
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