Geoffrey S. Adeti – Advisor

Geoffrey S. Adeti Severn, MD 21144 / selormadeti@yahoo.com OBJECTIVE:  College Advisor – Higher Education; Advisor – State or Local Government CAREER SUMMARY WORK EXPERIENCE 11/22 – present, Vice President (Board of Directors) Jacobs Forest Homeowners Association, Millersville, MD 05/21 – present, Mortgage Closer Shared Services Solutions, Baltimore, ...

Writing the dreaded cover letter

While the requirements of supplying cover letters are waning in the digital world of employment tasking for most hiring companies, about 5%-8% of potential employers may still ask for this communication. The recruiter wants an example of the job seeker’s ability to write a succinct and ...

Bad Resume Advice: 16 ‘don’ts’ for Resume Writing

What is some of the worst resume advice you’ve ever gotten? Did you naively use suggestions from someone you thought knew best (or worse, you paid for the advice)? Some resumes I’ve reviewed recently make me shake my head. Where on earth did the resume owners ...

How Do You Love Your Work?

Convincing Future Employers to Allow Work From Home (WFH)

A recent Statistics’ Time Use report by the US Bureau of Labor showed a whopping ~35% of all employed persons in the US spent the average work day WFH — up from the previous year (2022) after a slight peak of ~38% (2021). Statistics show ~16% more employees ...

Matthew Matson – Quality Assurance Analyst; Aviation Structural Mechanic

Matthew P. Matson Virginia Beach, VA 23453 / (815) 830-7887 / matson1982@gmail.com Career Objective: Quality Assurance Analyst; Aviation Structural Mechanic Supervisor CAREER SUMMARY EXPERIENCE PORTFOLIO 12/22 – present, Airframes / Shift Lead, Leading Petty Officer (E6/AM1), United States Navy, USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75), Naval ...

In a Hot Job Market, Forget A.I. – Get in the S.H.A.D.E.

In the week ending June 8, 2024, seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims for benefits were ~242,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week of 229,000 (according to the USDOL). Going into the hot summer months, it will get harder for job seekers to find work. ...

Roy Pendleton – Supervisor/Manager

Menifee, CA 92584 / (619) 213-7058 / roypendleton1@gmail.com CAREER SUMMARY EXPERIENCE PORTFOLIO 10/21 – present, Field Supervisor MPS, Murrieta, CA Organizational Management Contract Management, Financial Management, Safety Management Human Asset Management, Training and Development 10/19 – 09/21, Shift Guard  Securitas, Temecula, CA 02/18 – 08/18, Restaurant Manager Red Lobster ...

Knitting (Artificial Intelligence) vs. Crocheting (Human Writing) a Resume

The hottest trend lately is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for anything related to creating content for stories, blogs, books, illustrations – and resume writing. Clients submit their resumes (designed by AI), thinking they can ‘beat’ the filter. They don’t understand why they are not getting any ...

Gwen Marchbanks – HR Practitioner

Gwen M. Marchbanks Camden, NC 27921 / Marchbanksgm1@gmail.com CAREER SUMMARY EXPERIENCE PORTFOLIO 07/23 – present, Academy Coach (Trainer, Instructor)    Walmart # 5851 (Walmart Academy), Greenville, NC Training and Development, Instructional Management 09/19 – 07/23, People Lead (Human Resources Practitioner) Walmart # 1527, Elizabeth City, NC Organizational Management Human ...