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Resume Writing Tips
A career summary shouldn’t actually be a summary in the traditional sense of the word at all. You want to get attention with quantifiable accomplishments and relevant hard skills—not bore a hiring manager with the exact same information about years of experience they’re about to see on your resume. Hiring managers and recruiters want to…
There are two primary resume formats—chronological and functional. A chronological resume is exactly what it sounds like—a resume organized by date. A functional resume is instead organized by skills or major accomplishments/career highlights. Often, functional resumes are used by people who want to minimize gaps in their careers—whether it’s because they were laid off, had…
There’s a common myth about resume length. Specifically, that you should limit it to just one page. This is nothing more than a myth—in fact, employers prefer to see resumes that are two pages long! ResumeGo did a study on this very topic and found that recruiters were 2.3 times as likely to hire someone…
How many times have you felt like you were the perfect fit for a role yet didn’t get the position? As annoying as this situation is, it’s not necessarily terrible. Getting passed up for a position can clue you in to what you should be doing better. Fixing these mistakes will then upgrade your application…
Most any position for which you apply will require that you provide professional references. Sometimes, deciding whom to ask and how to ask can be tricky waters to navigate, especially if your current employer is unaware you are job searching. I’ve put together a few tips below on how to resolve common situations and help…
So how can you create a winning resume that you believe will get you hired, even in the midst of a tough economic time? Here are three tips to help you as you write: Finding employment during tough economic times is not a simple task because so many qualified candidates are submitting their resumes at…