Keep Up-to-date

Always, always keep your resume up-to-date. The late 80s and early 90s taught me that. I saw too many other people get laid off and go into shock at the prospect of writing their resume. Since that time I try very hard to keep my resume up-to-date. That approach was critical while I was contracting since assignments had a habit of ending unexpectedly.

If your resume is up-to-date then that's one less thing to worry about when the job ends or a new opportunity comes up.

Update your resume every 6 months and you will never face writing your resume from scratch again.