It’s that time of year! We’re hitting reset on our annual Resume Book. Every year ELGL collects resumes and then compiles them into a book that gets shared with our members, executive search firms, HR professionals, and other key local government stakeholders. This is a great opportunity to gain exposure, find out what other members are up to, and connect … Continued
If you’re an ELGL member and you want to submit your resume to the book just email a PDF copy to Ben Kittelson at ben@elgl.org. New Year, new installment of the ELGL Resume Book. We have eight new additions to the living document with experiences ranging from engineering to city management and economic development. The … Continued
The Expert Resume Man is back! And to help you out while writing your resume he has a list of questions to ask yourself. When Writing Your Resume… Do you have responsibility for operating budgets? Capital budgets? Have you been able to reduce annual costs? How? In what areas? By how much? Did you lead, … Continued
The second installment of our living Resume Book is here! This month we’ve added five resumes to the collection: Angela Handran, Community Outreach Specialist, Wilsonville, OR Elsa Villagrana, Administrative Support Coordinator, California State University – Long Beach Patrick Burke, Vice President (former), Seize the Future Development Foundation Rebecca Edwards, Intern, Main Street Woodruff Rob Severance, Deputy City … Continued
The first installment of our living Resume Book is here! This month we’ve added two resumes to the collection, who both happen to be new ELGL members. Don Buczek – Assistant to the City Manager, Bellbrook, OH Terrell Johnson – MPA Student, Villanova University Take a look at their resumes below and read through the others included … Continued
It’s alive! We’re kicking the annual Resume Book up a notch, you can now submit your resume to the 2015 Resume Book throughout the year. We will compile the new submissions and add them to the book at the end of every month! We’re making the Resume Book a living document and we’ll still be distributing … Continued
You’ve read about the career survey that we completed last month. We’ve highlighted a number of the findings in these articles: Cover Letters: The Hardest Part of the Search, 6 Tips for Interviewing for a Job by Emily Leuning, and 6 Tips for Writing a Resume by Katie Babits, Veneta, OR. We have three more articles in the works on … Continued
ELGL has recently been turned on to Vizify.com a Portland, Oregon based start up company that has created a platform where you can sync all your social media accounts and transform them into a digital resume. Here’s what they have to say about their program: “A visual representation of you. Present yourself to people Googling … Continued
