Writing A Resume That Gets You Noticed

As the old saying goes, “you never get a second chance to make a first impression.” In today’s business world, of course, that first impression usually does not come from a face-to-face conversation, but from whatever you can tell your future boss about yourself on paper: your resume.

Sample Resume Objectives: What They All Tend To Miss

A sample resume objective isn't necessarily a good one. But they all tend to miss one critical fact. Your objective isn't really about you at all.

10 Tips For Writing A Professional Resume

When you apply for a position listed online, you only have one chance to make a good first impression, and your resume is your only tool. You are sending out a representation of yourself, so here are 10 tips I have compiled to help you send the right message.

To Whom Should You Send Your Cover Letter and Resume

Are you ready to compose your cover letter? Did you get the name and address of the hiring manager conducting the interviews? What? You just got the company address and you were planning to send it to To Whom It May Concern in the human resources department? (Why on earth would somebody give their child such a name?)

8 Resume Editing Tips

It’s amazing what a well-written and nicely presented resume can do for your job search. Before you send yours out, follow this checklist to ensure you are sending out an excellent quality representation of yourself.

Resume Falsification: Would You Lie On Your Resume?

Before you consider stretching the truth a little on your resume – or worse, lying about something like having a college degree or working for a particular employer --

Five Tips To Improve Your Resume

Polls of job seekers reveal that 90% felt dissatisfied with the image presented by their current resume. These five tips can help you create a more successful image from your resume...

Accomplishments and Your Resume

Stating your accomplishments in a factual, definable way is essential in creating a resume that GETS READ. Employers want to know specifics: not just what you DID, but SUCCESSFUL you were at what you did. SHOW THEM in your resume and get the interview.

Build A Resume Before You Write A Resume

Are you happily employed? Then you should be looking for a job. Job search begins now, while you still have an opportunity to build your resume.

The Critical Resume Question

Every resume should answer one critical question. If yours doesn't, you risk being in the reject pile, or buried with the also-rans.

The Dreaded One-Page Resume Rule

You've heard the rule that a resume should be no more than a page long. Poppycock. If you're best case won't fit on a page, you're nuts to limit it to one.

The ONLY Purpose Of A Resume

There is only one reason to submit a resume, only one job it's supposed to do. If it doesn't do that job for you, it's a waste of your time.

Are Resumes Vital? Only If You Want A Job

An outstanding resume is a crucial job search tool. A mediocre one isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

Cover Letters for Administrative Assistants

A cover letter takes the best of your qualifications and characteristics and makes them exciting and enticing to the prospective employer. It’s a carefully crafted letter that leads the employer to the resume to see why you are the best candidate for the job. Best of all, YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF!

Marketing Managers Need Cover Letters, Too?

You have to be your very best to get the great jobs. What skills and abilities do you have that you can offer the employer – and – how can you do so in a way that makes the employer pick up the phone and call you for an interview?