Speaking and Communicating Podcast

Are you tired of throwing your resume into a black hole?Fatemah Mirza is a Certified Resume Master who has been helping job seekers with their resumes for the past 11 years. She owns CareerTuners which is a team of skilled professionals from various industries who specialize in providing professional resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn profiles, and much more career-related services to help ambitious people land their dream jobs and achieve career goals.CareerTuners started in 2010 and has evolved to supporting their clients with every step of their career journeys – from finding a career that they’re enthralled with to negotiating 5-digit salary raises. When not helping clients feel more in control of their careers, the CareerTuners team advises job seekers through their blog and free resources. To date, their resume cheat sheet has been downloaded by more than 150,000 smart professionals. They do all this by continually seeking input from our 3000+ recruiter friends.CareerTuners resumes have landed clients jobs at organizations like Google, the White House, Microsoft, PWC, Ernst & Young, and Deloitte. They are 1 of only 8 Certified Online Job Search and Reputation Management Specialists in the world and one of 15 Certified Executive Resume Masters. CareerTuners was also nominated by the Career Directors International for their Toast of the Resume Industry Awards.Fatemah's expertise is both broad and deep. It also includes coaching you on which career path would suit you best, redoing all the written components of your application, outsourcing all the job application monotony to her and her team.Most companies use tools, called Applicant Tracking Systems, to filter out resumes they don’t want to look at. Unfortunately, these tools aren’t that great and can get tripped up by simple things – like a resume using the wrong font or color.On this episode, Fatemah also shares how a professionally written resume beats ATS, slows down even the most impatient of screeners, wows interviewers, and helps you get paid more.Listen as Fatemah shares:- tips for succeeding during your Zoom interview- how to answer questions that most find challenging- ways to manage your hiring manager- how to stand out from other candidates- what makes a high impact resume- how to use resume keywords- how to use LinkedIn keywords- how to explain gaps in employment- how to address lack of work experience- how to demonstrate transferable skills from different industries- how to answer why we should invest in you- how to answer strength and weakness questions- how to overcome objections- when and how to negotiate salary...and so much more!Connect with Fatemah:Website: https://careertuners.comAdditional Resources:FREE resources"Nail That Job Interview" w/ Carrie-Lyn HotsonConnect with me on:LinkedInFacebookInstagramLeave a rating and a review:iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/common-interview-questions-and-how-to-answer-them-w/id1614151066?i=1000599399182Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0cYikbnyeEyWYnkG7ggRkfYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwXZB4UFFuc