{"id":1023,"date":"2020-04-01T17:11:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T11:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2020-04-01T17:25:38","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T11:55:38","slug":"why-right-now-is-a-great-time-to-work-on-your-resume-and-career-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/why-right-now-is-a-great-time-to-work-on-your-resume-and-career-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Why right now is a great time to work on your Resume and Career Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Corona Virus (or Covid19) Pandemic has brought the whole world to its knees. Production has stopped, industries are at a standstill, and everyone is worried and scared. But it doesn&#8217;t mean we won&#8217;t bounce back!<\/p>\n<p>Governments are taking precautions and locking cities down. Most educated people are socially distancing themselves and it is only a matter of time before we, as a race, defeat the virus and get back to our normal lives.<\/p>\n<p>This time, the lock down phase, is when most of us are at home and keeping a distance from all kinds of social distractions. It&#8217;s a once in a lifetime opportunity for most of us! You can pick up a habit, read on the books you wanted to, watch your shows and spend more time with family. At the same time it is also a period which if utilised properly, can help a lot of us in planning our career goals once the pandemic ends.<\/p>\n<p>Why is it the best time to get started on your resume and plan your career goals?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You have all the time in the world<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>To collate all the information you can.<\/li>\n<li>To dig deeper to uncover your accomplishments from the past years.<\/li>\n<li>To try out multiple formats.<\/li>\n<li>To evaluate and re-evaluate your career goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Once the dust on Covid19 settles<\/strong>, all corporations would want to compensate the loss made due to this pandemic. It will either happen through\n<ul>\n<li>Layoffs \/ Deferring of Pay \u2013 in which case you would need a resume immediately<\/li>\n<li>Increased Production \/ More Hiring \u2013 in which case there would be more opportunities in the market to grab, again demanding your resume<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you want to engage a <a href=\"http:\/\/getsetresumes.com\">professional<\/a><\/strong> for your resume, now is when most professionals will be able to give you a LOT of their time on discussions and revisions. Once the crisis is over, most professionals will be overbooked.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Even if you want to write your resume<\/strong> yourself, again it is not a one-day job. <a href=\"http:\/\/resumod.in\">Start now<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are safe and healthy and under a lockdown, utilise this time well for the aftermath hiring rush.<\/p>\n<p>Stay safe, stay healthy, stay home!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1028 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Best-Time-to-Write-Resume-Covid19-Get-Set-Resumes-2-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"Best Time to Write Resume Covid19 Get Set Resumes\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Best-Time-to-Write-Resume-Covid19-Get-Set-Resumes-2-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Best-Time-to-Write-Resume-Covid19-Get-Set-Resumes-2-768x757.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Best-Time-to-Write-Resume-Covid19-Get-Set-Resumes-2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #111111;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">This post first appeared on the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\"><span style=\"color: #111111;\"><strong>getsetResumes.com Blog<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getsetResumes.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-474 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Picture12.png\" alt=\"Get Set Resumes - Making Resumes Better!\" width=\"548\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Picture12.png 548w, https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Picture12-300x93.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Corona Virus (or Covid19) Pandemic has brought the whole world to its knees. Production has stopped, industries are at a standstill, and everyone is worried and scared. But it doesn&#8217;t mean we won&#8217;t bounce back! Governments are taking precautions and locking cities down. Most educated people are socially distancing themselves and it is only a matter of time before we, as a race, defeat the virus and get back to our normal lives. This time, the lock down phase, is when most of us are at home and keeping a distance from all kinds of social distractions. 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