Margaret Phares

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If you’re a résumé writer relying on Upwork, Fiverr, or general job boards to find clients, you’re not alone. However, you may be leaving money and high-quality leads on the table. The most successful résumé writers attract consistent, high-value clients through channels that position them as experts rather than vendors. Here’s how to build a […]

You’ve worked hard to support your clients. And it’s a wonderful sign when they come back and ask for your help in updating the document you wrote. But how easy it is to fall into the routine: Adding a new job or new credential is straightforward. But it is the context that really adds the […]

You know the feeling, that post-Labor Day rush when your inbox starts to stir, your website traffic ticks back up, and clients you haven’t heard from since June reappear like cicadas? Welcome to Back to Biz Season. While January may be the official kickoff of the calendar year, there’s something in our psychology that makes […]

The new PARWCC Interview Institute is launching at the perfect time. AI-enhanced résumés and AI-generated job applications are flooding hiring systems. Interviews are fast becoming the centerpiece of hiring decisions as the most trusted way for employers to validate and evaluate candidates. Now more than ever,  interviews are the high-stakes conversations that make-or-break careers. One […]

If your feed feels chaotic right now, you’re not imagining it. On August 1, 2025,  after a weaker-than-expected jobs report with large downward revisions, President Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer and has since moved to replace her – sparking questions about the neutrality of the nation’s jobs data. As a […]

Lately, a lot of my time has gone toward a new training venture. In this process, I’m documenting skills that I’ve used throughout my career to help new business owners get in front of the very hard learning curve. I’m a “hands-on” manager and prone to jump in, which is often the very wrong answer.  […]

My message to all my clients is always to have an updated resume. And in this marketplace, with the upheavals in employment, including many unexpected layoffs and shifts in the employment economy, it is even more critical.  I constantly coach my clients to have an updated resume on file. I encourage my clients to maintain […]

A former client reaches out for a résumé refresh. You helped her land her current position three years ago, and now she’s aiming for a more senior role in the same field, this time at a new company. At first glance, it seems straightforward: Add her current role to the top of the experience section, […]

After 35 years, I will fully retire on December 31, 2025. Back in 1990 when Frank Fox and I launched The Professional Association of Resume Writers – PARW (later to become PARWCC), little did we know it would lead to a National Update Your Résumé Month in 2000 (Thank you Laura DeCarlo). The principal mission […]