Nurtition and Resumes: You don't know what you don't know

Once upon a time I suffered from aches and pains in my joints, had trouble losing weight, (and dare I admit it?) suffered from gas. I ate low cal foods, snacked on those 100 calorie cookies, avoided red meats, limited how many eggs I ate, and on and on. Most of my friends, certainly those of a similar age, were experiencing similar problems, some even worse. And so I figured, "That's the way it is once you hit middle age."

Today, I eat read meat whenever I want, enjoy bacon and butter (instead of pretend bacon and margarine), my aches and pains have diminished to the point that I now live in a 2-story home, and I am a very respectable 128 or so pounds ... and I am in my mid-50s!

So what happened? I am following the advice of a nutritionist who has taught me how the body functions and the folly of trying to nourish a body with calorie-counting, nutrient-empty "foods." Valuable lessons. But before I learned these things, I simply didn't know.

The same thing is true of resumes. If you don't know that your resume is lousy, you don't know that it can be improved. You keep sending the same one out over and over, never hear anything, and think "Well, none of my friends have any better luck."

Ignorance is not bliss. Rouse yourself from a place of acceptance and fight! Fight for your health, and fight for the right to a decent job!

Resume standards have changed and yet most people use a resume styled after an example from the 1980s. Today's resumes have to sell not tell. They must relate how you have met workplace challenges, how you solved problems, saved money, earned money, improved processes, streamlined procedures, and otherwise provided your boss with a positive return on your salary. It's all about profits--business banks on it! Profits through performance and productivity.

Don't know a resume writer? There are lots of us around with varying qualifications and niches. Some work locally (check your yellow pages) and some virtually (internet search), and some, like me, serve clients both local and global. Check out http://www.newleafresumes.ca/ for samples and information.

And check out that nutritionist too (http://www.katiecher.com/). If you don't have your health, your resume won't matter.