Let’s address the elephant in the room. Today's resume is much different from the resume that worked 10 years ago. And the truth is, most people are still following those outdated practices and really just need to start their resume over - from scratch.

Before you ask, no, this isn’t another quirky personality quiz that you pull from the pages of Cosmopolitan and do during your lunch break. While those are fun, those types of “personality assessments” are usually only good for a few laughs with your girlfriends and a couple of minutes second-guessing the accuracy of your horoscope.

"Tell me about yourself." What should be one of the easiest talking points often becomes a dreaded conversation topic because you don't know how to tell your career story concisely. Rather than simply listing off the roles you've held, and the companies you've worked for, thoughtfully crafting a career narrative allows you to tell your story, which is far more valuable than regurgitating your resume.

Your career summary acts as a teaser for the rest of your resume; you need to give the recruiter/hiring manager a reason to want to read more. Not sure what that looks like? Well, you're in luck because I'm telling you exactly how!

So you're ready to start actively applying for new roles... Congratulations! Before you just start blindly applying, it's important to have a strategy as you approach your job search. Let's face it - simply applying to every position you find based on a "job title + location" search on LinkedIn is NOT a strategy.