Does Your Resume Look Dated?
Are you still including the term “references available upon request” at the bottom of your resume? Scratch it. It’s wasted information now in today’s day and age of LinkedIn. According…
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Are you still including the term "references available upon request" at the bottom of your resume? Scratch it. It's wasted information now in today's day and age of LinkedIn. According to career coach, Maggie Mistal, you should also scratch jobs that you had more than ten years ago. And go ahead and delete your street address. It's only necessary to include city and state.
For the complete list of things you should scratch, click here.
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Roxanne is a co-host on the MJ Morning Show and host of Middays on Q105 in Tampa Bay. She also hosts segments on The Current, which features local feel-good stories and health and wellness segments, and airs on five of the six Tampa-based Beasley Media Group stations. Roxanne has conducted hundreds of interviews, from athletes to Oscar winners, including Matt Damon, Christian Bale, and Chadwick Boseman. She also specializes in media training, having worked with clients in the NFL, NBA and WWE for television, in print, and online. Roxanne is a published author and will be releasing a thriller novel in 2024. Her favorite thing in the world is being with her two daughters and husband. As a content creator for Q105, Roxanne writes about family activities in the Tampa Bay area, as well as reviews for local restaurants and travel.
