Over the past year, I have been on a quest to dispel as many myths as possible when it comes to job hunting, in general, and to the resume, in particular Unfortunately, with all the online job posting sites available, these fallacies have a way of taking on a life of their own and even manage to fool many good resume writers and career coaches out there

With the bleak outlook that the media are giving to the job market in 2009, as a job search coach and resume writer, I am hoping that out of it we can finally put to rest some misconceptions that I believe have really been plaguing professionals for a while and that have a lot to do with the improper outlook many of us have in regard to our careers

With unemployment rates at record highs and Fortune 500s daily announcing pending layoffs, it is pretty clear that 2009 is going to usher in an even greater frenzy of job seekers All of us, directly or indirectly, will be affected in some way

Spend a little time in the wonderful world of resume writing, and you will find that it is a far more complex place than most people realize Back in my college days, I distinctly remember the two extremes, those seniors running around fretting about their resume and whether they had followed all the “rules” to get them that key entry position into some Fortune 500 and those seniors who simply shrugged and said, “what is there to it

Creating an IT resume is not always an easy task There is usually a lot of information to convey

With the current state of affairs and rising joblessness rate, many corporations will be offering outplacement services to displaced workers The corporation signs a contract with an outplacement firm to offer a variety of job transition assistance free of charge to employees that the company is laying off

I really think it is time that colleges took a long, hard look at their career placement centers And I think it is time that college students (and their parents who are footing the bill) started holding universities accountable for the quality of these departments

You have to feel for IT job seekers It is tough for them to find solid IT-focused resume writers

I’m not sure there is anything more frustrating to today’s job search process than companies that post online for open positions, insist that candidates contact them only via online forms, and warn against trying any other means of applying for the position Obedient job seekers then follow all the requirements, sit dutifully by and wait, and what happens

There’s been a lot of talk about how great functional resumes can be for career changers You know, all those job seekers out there who are looking to head into a new direction, be it a new field entirely or new industry