resume writing – Melissa Llarena

LinkedIn Groups: Don’t Have Regrets

By Melissa Llarena | June 22, 2012 |

Stop ignoring your LinkedIn groups! Yes, you can join up to 50 LinkedIn groups. However, don’t stop there. Ignoring them can mean missing out on desirable opportunities that you may later regret.

Write Evidence-based Cover Letters Not Fluff

By Melissa Llarena | June 7, 2012 |

Generic cover letters or fluff-filled ones are as bad as showing up to an interview with a grossly stained outfit. Yes, you wore the suit but you did not show care by having it dry-cleaned and as a result you look sloppy…the same can be said of a fluff-filled cover letter…it’s just plain sloppy.

Writing a Résumé Should Hurt

By Melissa Llarena | May 10, 2012 |

A résumé enables you to put your best foot forward so be painfully thoughtful about its content. It must showcase only your MOST impressive accomplishments and selecting those requires four things: 1) discipline, 2) a delete button, 3) a job description, and 4) my secret sauce when the stakes are highest.