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How to translate your executive IT resume for a new industry

In this resume makeover, a government CIO’s resume gets transformed and translated into a concise document fit for the private sector.

By Sarah White

Oct 15, 20248 mins

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12 common resume mistakes (and how to fix them)

Have you made any of these top resume mistakes? If so, take some time to revisit, review, and update your resume before you apply for your next job.

By Sarah K. White

Apr 16, 2021 10 mins

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CIO resumes: 9 best practices and 8 strong examples

If you're stuck on how to write your resume for a CIO position, here are nine best practices from industry professionals — and real-world examples of winning CIO resumes.

By Sarah K. White

Mar 12, 2021 12 mins

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IT Resume Makeover: Cut down details to stand out as a leader

Experience and accomplishments are often buried deep in the details of an IT resume. Learn how to trim the fat and surface what recruiters need to know up top in this resume makeover.

By Sarah K. White

Jan 29, 2021

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IT Resume Makeover: Setting the tone for IT leadership from the top

In this resume makeover, Andrew Ysasi helps an IT executive highlight his leadership experience on his resume, demonstrating his qualifications for a senior IT leadership role.

By Sarah K. White

Dec 11, 2020

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8 ways job hunting has changed since last you looked

The recruiting and hiring process for in-demand IT roles has evolved considerably, thanks to emerging technical advances and new approaches to filling the talent gap.

By Paul Heltzel

Apr 8, 2020 11 mins

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IT Resume Makeover: Restructuring for the C-suite

In this resume makeover, Andrew Ysasi helps a candidate update his already-strong resume with better formatting and a more visually appealing design.

By Sarah K. White

Oct 15, 2019

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IT resume makeover: Finding the right aesthetic and format

IT leaders must work to hone their resumes, but equally important is making sure the format and flow catch the attention of recruiters and application tracking systems alike.

By Sarah K. White

Jul 30, 2019

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IT Resume Makeover: Streamlining your executive resume

It's every executive's challenge: Condensing decades of experience and expertise onto a single resume page. Here's how our resume expert helped streamline a CIO's storied 25-year career.

By Sarah K. White

May 21, 2019 6 mins

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IT Resume Makeover: Condensing for the CIO role

In this resume makeover, Andrew Ysasi helps a CIO find a focus for his executive resume, while overhauling the design for a more visual — and compact — impact.

By Sarah K. White

Mar 20, 2019 8 mins

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Are your hiring practices filtering tech talent you want and need?

You may not realize that the hiring philosophies you use to filter talent exclude swaths of qualified candidates. Tech companies continue to have abysmally low numbers of women and minorities within their ranks and must adapt their hiring practices to tap into this new and much needed talent pipeline.

By Megan Bigelow

Mar 1, 2019

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How CIOs can become corporate board directors

Debra McCormack, managing director for the Center for Board Effectiveness at Deloitte, offers advice to CIOs who would like to join a corporate board.

By Martha Heller

Jan 23, 2019 9 mins

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