As I neared graduation from the University of Toronto, I remember talking with a good friend of mine who had just started work at a new job that week, a job he had spent a good deal of time getting. As far as I was concerned, being in such a position would be an ideal time to be satisfied with your career, as you work hard to master that new job. But my friend was looking in the classifieds.
I asked him why he was looking for work, when he had just started this new position. He looked up and told me that you should always be looking for something better.
He was right. Since that time, this experience has stayed with me. It is always important to focus on what you are doing right now, while having an eye firmly focused on the next opportunity. In my friend's case, even though he had just started a great job, it was no time to stop looking for a better one.
It is because of the inspiration I have gained from this attitude that I have started this blog. There is no ideal - there is only better and worse, and as you progress through your career it is important that you continually take stock, reflect on what you have accomplished, and where this may lead you in the future. I think the best way for you to do this is through reworking and constantly building your resume.
I am to contribute to this blog tips, hints and snapshots of what separates great resumes from weak ones. I hope you the reader uses them to craft your own resume into something that will help you take that next step towards something better.
John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com
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