Don’t underestimate the importance of a professional cover letter when you are applying to a job. While your resume shows the experience and skills you bring the job, your cover letter allows you to state in a few sentences the most important aspects of yourself that make you the perfect candidate. If you don’t make […]
Many of us follow resume advice that we have received from people we respect, such as our parents, teachers and former employers. We made some of these pointers the foundation of our resume writing style, and never thought to question them. While these resume writing tips may have been completely worthwhile years ago, chances that […]
Being a college graduate is a satisfying achievement, while at the same time overwhelming. You have just completed several years of hard work, all to benefit your future. But now the future starts. In order to get started on your career path, you need a strong resume to sell yourself to potential employers. This can […]
Most job seekers have experienced a period of unemployment for one reason or another. Various circumstances can lead someone to go a length of time without work, such as illness, family obligations, or a layoff. Most hiring managers understand that unemployment is often a fact of life, and wouldn’t disqualify a job search candidate for […]
The longer you have worked, the harder it can be to figure out the best way to arrange your employment history on your resume in a way that will reflect your skills in the best light possible. You want to include as much of your work experience on your resume as possible, but you only […]
There’s much talk around the fact that an effectively written resume is the key to landing more interviews, down to every word in the document. There couldn’t be more truth to this statement. Hiring managers usually decide in the first few seconds of looking at an applicant’s resume whether or not it is a possible […]
It can be enough of a challenge to get all the necessary information about your past experience, accomplishments and skillset into your resume that it’s easy to forget to pay attention to the language you are using. Since your resume is a document that drives the future of your career, it is worth taking a […]
It’s normal to not hear back from some applications for employment you send in, especially when you are applying to hundreds of positions in your job search. You may not be hearing back for valid reasons such as being unqualified, having too much experience, or because someone was hired before your application was received. But […]
