Author Archives: Martyn A. Dell

10 Steps to Creating a Resume That Will Blow Away the Competition – Step 4: Paper

The paper you choose for your resume and cover letter is very important – especially if you are going to be mailing it, dropping it off, or bringing it with you to the interview.  Forget the fancy colours.  White paper … Continue reading

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10 Steps to Creating a Resume That Will Blow Away the Competition – Step 3: Aligning Bullets

You’ve probably noticed that there is a ruler at the top of Microsoft Word.  You may have wondered what it is for.  I didn’t know until this year that that ruler is used to align elements of a Word document … Continue reading

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10 Steps to Creating a Resume That Will Blow Away the Competition – Step 2: Bullet Points

One of the biggest mistakes I see people do with their resumes is to have the information in sentence form.  That’s a big “no no” to hiring managers.  They often have to weed through hundreds of resumes to fill one … Continue reading

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10 Steps to Creating a Resume That Will Blow Away the Competition – Step 1: White Space

Welcome to the first post in my series for creating a resume that will blow away the competition. In this series I’ll be sharing some tips with you that I use to create great resumes for my clients. Ready for … Continue reading

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Welcome to Heart’s Write!

This is the blog for Heart’s Write.  I’m Martyn A. Dell and I started Heart’s Write to help people improve their lives.  I provide resume writing services for job seekers and business writing services for small and medium-sized business owners.  I … Continue reading

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