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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;A resume is required for a job search but is also useful even if you stay just where you are.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;By forcing yourself to write your resume, you conduct an audit of your career to date:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;?xml:namespace prefix=&quot;o&quot; ns=&quot;urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office&quot;?&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Are you making progress, and is this the direction that you want?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Are you happy with the industry mix ? are you an expert in your target industry or are you pigeon-holed in one place?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Are you doing what you thought you?d be doing by now?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;Are you at the level you expected?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;Are you in the functional area you want?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Are you progressing faster or slower than is typical for your position, industry or company?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;Are you happy with the pace?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;What if anything is missing from your current set of experiences and skills?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;What would you need to add ?specific technical skills, overseas experience, management responsibility?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;You want to look at your resume in two ways:&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;Look at your current position compared to your past jobs; then look at how the description of your current position changes over time.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;Ideally you update your resume every time your role changes.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;This should &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal&quot;&gt;not&lt;/i&gt; only be when you change jobs.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;If you are progressing within your current company, your resume should change even as you stay put.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;This demonstrates that you are growing even within your current job.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;--Posted by Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Co-founder of SixFigureStart &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;

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